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johnrellis
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May 22, 2024

P: Save Metadata To File doesn't always set metadata status to Up To Date

  • May 22, 2024
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The Save Metadata To File command doesn't always update a photo's metadata status to indicate it is Up To Date. To reproduce:

 

1. Download and open this catalog in LR:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jokv9a8pfsdc2z0jrqlu5/save-metadat-bug.2024.05.25.zip?rlkey=z833g3ek2gghxouxzx3xx62jb&dl=0

 

2. In Library View > View Options > Grid View, check Cell Icons > Unsaved Metadata.

 

3. In the Library Filter bar, open the Metadata browser with the column Metadata Status.

 

4. Observe that all 32 photos have metadata status Has Been Changed as indicated in the Metadata browser and on the thumbnails.

 

5. Select all the photos and do Metadata > Save Metadata To File.

 

6. Observe that 32 photos remain with status Has Been Changed, and Finder / File Explorer show the files or their .xmp sidecards have their Date Modified set to "now", indicating that LR wrote the files (but I haven't tested if they've been written correctly).

 

Tested on LR 13.3 / Mac OS 14.4.1 and Windows 11.

17 replies

Homy2024
Participating Frequently
June 12, 2024

Sudenly my corcens gone to this subject and what's happening on Adobe https://youtu.be/rEbgh-q7RCc?feature=shared

Known Participant
June 12, 2024

sorry 13.3.1

DdeGannes
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 12, 2024

@Klaus-Jürgen32479191h6ra , When did you get an update to LrC 13.3.2, the latest update I see on Adobe Creative Cloud is 13.3.1.

Regards, Denis: iMac 27” mid-2015, macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur; 2TB SSD, 24 GB Ram, GPU 2 GB; LrC 12.5,; Lr 6.5, PS 24.7,; ACR 15.5,; (also Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.0.1, PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.
Known Participant
June 12, 2024

Bei Lightroom Classic 13.3.2 funktioniert es immer noch nicht. Es nervt !!!!

Inspiring
May 28, 2024

had the same problem. I've reverted to 13.2. The generative fill removal tool isn't that great anyway.

Inspiring
May 28, 2024

tried 13.3 today and immediately had problems with reflecting metadata changes. I sent a raw file to PS for editing and then saved the psd file. Back in LrC, it would not reflect the edits that I made. Even asking it to update the metadata failed to reflect the edits. Had to remove the psd file from the catalog and then synchronize the folder. Very awkward, so I've reverted back to 13.2.

Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
Community Manager
May 25, 2024

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Homy2024
Participating Frequently
May 22, 2024

Metadata save stoped working after updating to Lightroom Classic 13.3 on Mac OS 14.5.

 

Anyone with the same issue?

johnrellis
Legend
May 25, 2024

I observed that the Metadata > Save Metadata To File command saves the metadata to the file (or its .xmp sidecar) but LR 13.3 isn't updating the Metadata Status:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-bugs/p-save-metadata-to-file-doesn-t-always-set-metadata-status-to-up-to-date/idi-p/14641120

 

Select one of the files in your catalog that has Metadata Status of Has Been Changed. Do Metadata Status > Save Metadata To File. Does Finder show Date Modified has changed to "now"?

 

If it has, you're tripping over the same bug.  If it hasn't, it's a different bug and we should file a different bug report.

Homy2024
Participating Frequently
June 1, 2024

Customer care about this issue says: "(...)

reading and writing the metadata in Lightroom Classic 13.3. We have checked and discovered that this is a known issue in the latest version of LR and the team had identified it. the team is working on it and this should be fixed in the next release of LR."
 
thank you