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June 19, 2026

P: Delete Rejected Photos in Duplicates view deletes all copies

  • June 19, 2026
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This bug causes DATA LOSS.

  • Description of Issue
    • After viewing duplicates using the new LR15.4 Find and manage duplicate photos feature, and marking some photos (either Original or Duplicate) as Rejected, the use of the “delete rejected photos” function (e.g., through the keystroke cmd-Delete) will cause all photos to be deleted from disk and from the catalog, not just those marked for rejection.
  • Lightroom Classic Version Number (Help>System Info…)
    • Lightroom Classic version: 15.4 [ 202606101834-493069d4 ]
  • OS Version Number
    • ​​​​​​​MacOS 26.5.1 (25F80)
  • Step-by-step Reproduction Instructions
    • ​​​​​​​add a photo, and a duplicate of that photo, to a LR catalog.
    • switch to Duplicates view; the two photos should appear in a stack.
    • mark one of the two photos Rejected.
    • cmd-Delete to delete rejected photos
    • confirm.
  • The Expected Result
    • ​​​​​​​only the Rejected photos disappear from disk and the catalog.
  • The Actual Result
    • ​​​​​​​all the photos - even those not marked Rejected, disappear from disk and the catalog.

In my testing to reproduce the bug, the dialog box always refers to the total number of photos.  In my initial experience, I think I recall it only referring to the number of rejected photos.  Because that looked normal/correct, I confirmed, LR proceeded, and I lost ~60 photos from my catalog and my disk :-(.  I note this point because it’s possible the bug is a bit trickier than in the bulleted list above.

 

    1 reply

    Rikk Flohr_Photography
    Community Manager
    June 19, 2026

    Thanks for reporting, David. ​@Victoria Bampton LR Queen  had alerted me to this and we have the team reviewing right now. 

    Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org