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P: Map markers are not updated when photos are moved in the map module

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May 21, 2026
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Just starting today the Map module is leaving behind markers for a photo or photos that have been moved. It also continues to show markers for photos that have been opened but are no longer in the directory being worked in. If I leave LRC and come back in, all is well but I've never had to do this before. It is more of an annoyance than a major issue, but it does clutter up my screen while moving things. I am in the process of locating old photos that have inaccurate or no geotagging and this behavior is slowing me down. I’m running 15.3 on a MacBook Air. Has anyone else seen this or have a suggestion of how to fix this behavior?

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johnrellis

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Duplicate of this post:

martin_4359

Participant

No I don’t move photos I change the selection of the directory, donut’s something else.

dj_paige

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No I don’t move photos I change the selection of the directory, donut’s something else.

Later in that thread your exact problem is mentioned.

johnrellis

Legend

Does this still occur after restarting the computer? If so, it would be good if you posted a screen recording of the entire LR window showing this misbehavior:

ttps://support.apple.com/guide/quicktime-player/record-your-screen-qtp97b08e666/mac

martin_4359

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Yes after restarting Lightroom classic, the first chosen directory shows only markers for this directory but then when choosing a new directory, the markers of the first directory persist. This even happenstance a reboot

bill_9508Author

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I am running LRC 15.3 on a MacBook Air. I’ve never experienced this until today. If I move a photo in the map module the original marker is left behind until I exit and restart LRC. It gets very cluttered very fast. If I change photo directories, the markers from the previous directory are also left behind until I exit LRC and restart. I have been using map module to geotag lot of older photos where I forgot to, or couldn’t, geotag as I went. I don’t think I’ve changed any settings and I installed 15.3 in April and have been using LRC constantly since then. Has anyone else experienced this and is there a fix?

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Bigchipmunk

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Same issue here with the latest version (15.3.1) of LR Classic on Win 11. Open the map mule and selecting a different folder or collection just adds the markers to the map, instead of clearing the previous shown markers first. This is really annoying and makes the map module rather useless.

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