Lightroom Classic

Hi there, I just opened Lightroom. There was some sort of update, and now the images in my book module are showing, but when I press develop mode it says the photo cannot be found. None of these photos can be found. They were all on my external hard drive which is plugged in, and I can plainly see them on the hard drive separately, so I know that they're there. Can someone please assist with this? I have no idea how to fix this, but I'm pretty sure it can be fixed, right? That book took me a long time to put together I cannot start it over again. Thank you in advance to anyone with any suggestions!Sarah

recently upgraded my Mac computer. new computer running Monterey OS versus High Sierra previously. Now having problems loading my Lightroom 4 product. (Lightroom 2 + Lightroom 4 upgrade pkg). System loads the Lightroom 2 disc but not the Lightroom 4 upgrade disc. Why? Is there a fix? Other options?

Hi everyone,I’m experiencing a persistent issue with Lightroom Classic after updating to version 13.3 (May 2025 release). The application freezes randomly during basic tasks—especially when I switch between the Library and Develop modules or try to export a batch of images.System Info:macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 (also happened on Ventura)MacBook Pro M1 Pro, 16GB RAMLightroom Classic v13.3GPU acceleration enabledCatalog and images stored on an external SSD (Samsung T7)I’ve already tried:Disabling GPU accelerationResetting preferencesCreating a new catalogReinstalling LightroomNothing seems to help, and the app becomes unresponsive requiring a force quit. Activity Monitor doesn’t show anything unusual except for high CPU usage before the freeze.Has anyone else encountered this since the recent update? Are there any workarounds or specific settings that help stabilize performance?Thanks in advance!

LR Classic CC 8.0.  I thought I have everything checked or unchecked to prevent this from happening but LR still opens when I insert my SD card into the USB reader.  Is there anything else I can do to stop this or perhaps something I missed?   I like to review all pics taken before I import them, I find it too cumbersome to review and delete images I don't want to work within the LR space.  Thanks  Ralph

Hello everyoneI’m experiencing a serious performance issue in Lightroom Classic 14.5 on my MacBook Pro with an M4 Pro and 24 GB of unified memory running macOS 15.6. Even with a small number of photos (around 40 RAW files), Lightroom consumes an extremely high amount of memory, triggering macOS memory pressure warnings (yellow to red) and causing significant lag. I have already tried the following troubleshooting steps without success: Optimizing the catalogClearing the Camera Raw cacheReducing preview sizesExporting smaller batchesDisabling GPU acceleration for testing  Despite this, Lightroom continues to use well over the physical RAM (reports show up to 78 GB memory footprint) during exports and heavy edits. The application becomes almost unresponsive during these operations. This seems to be a memory management issue or a memory leak in Lightroom Classic on macOS, as even a small number of images triggers massive RAM usage. I’m looking for guidance on

I was trying to create a camera profile from two photos of passport checker 2 under different lighting and could not find Calibrite passport 2 under Export with presets. I already restarted my Mac and Lightroom Classic after installing Calibrite profiler when i got the passport with dng files.Not sure how to handle this.Thank you

Lightoom now has taken up over 153 GB on my hard drive, and I only have 165 GB available on my hard drive. What can I do to lower the amount of space LR is taking up? Thank you! 

I keep my working photos on an external hard drive in a folder labled photos.  Recently the connector failed and a technician was able to copy the contents to a new external hard drive.  Lightroom is able to see the new external hard drive, but Im unable to see the folder labled photos.  Therefore, I am unable to see any of my working folders.  FYI, under the photos folder, I have yearly working folders (e.g. 2023, 2024, etc).  Any suggestions?  Also, my computer is a Macbook Pro.

Lightroom classic AI masks not persistent after restart – catalog does not save updates

I used to use the "Text" option in the Library Filter in Grid mode to select photographs that needed renaming. I used the "Filename" "Starts With" option. It used to filter only files whose file name started with the text that I put into the search box. Now it appears to find any file that has the text in the file name, not just at the beginning. It seems to be looking at the beginning of every word in the file name. I think I first noticed this when Version 3 came out, but it might have been before that.

I recently copied all my Lightroom Classic files - image files and catalogue - to an external drive, to use while travelling.When I open Lightroom from the catalogue on the external drive, there are no previews visible. Do I need to tell Lightroom the new location of the previews folder?Thanks

Seit gestern öffnet sich DXO Pure Raw3 nicht mehr aus Lightroom. Ich arbeite mit einem IMac.Pure Rar funktioniert als standalone richtig. Wenn ich nach dem Entrauschen als Exportziel Lightroom Classic auswähle, dann öffnet das Programm lightroom korrekt und zeigt das neue Bild an und es befindet sich im Importdialog. Dieser läuft ebenfalls sauber ab.Nur wenn ich in lightrppm über Datei/Plug-in-extra/Übergeben an DXO PureRawe3auswähle, öffnet sich das Programm nicht.Ich wäre dankbar für eure Hilfe.Viele Grüße Ines

In adobe lightroom classic (windows), when I press "I" while in full screen view mode I do not see the photo information, while in windowed mode in the library the photo information is shown. Anyone else have this issue? My library view options are below.

I have done my due diligence before posting this question, but have not found the answer. I know about the browser based User Guide but prefer a downloaded version. I have Lightroom Classic v 14.0 on my M1 mac mini. I did the search for the manual in the current Safari browser.  Thank you in advance if you are able to help me with this seemingly simple request I have not found the answer to.

Hello, Lightroom is not showing my photos in develop tab or in the library tab. I can only see 3 at a time, and when I click on a new photo, the previous one disapears. I tried rebooting my computer, upgrading my graphic cards and I looking around on the net, but nothing works.   I made a shot video of the problem: https://www.amazon.ca/photos/share/XCl4V5kcqlCUyUftyCEbLYGlsRxo7QNs6AFu7Mh7GVM   Is there something that I can do?   Thank you.   [Moved from ‘Bugs’ to ‘Discussions’ by moderator, according to forum rules. A ‘bug’ is not just another word for any problem with software!]

as usual I edit my photos yesterday and when I open it in the morning all of my edits are gone. It's weird since i saved a preset but its still there but my edited photos are not saved.    [moved from bugs to discussions according to the community rules - Mod.]

Hi! Why is my LR CC catalogue still v13-3 when I have the latest LR CC version 14.5.1? Do I need to fix it and if so how? Running on Windows 10 Pro.

hi, i'm new to lightroom classic and when i began using it ,  whenever i exported an edited file LR would automatically add a new jpeg (of the edited file) next to the raw file in the "film strip" at the bottom of the screen.  Now it's stopped doing that and i can't figure out why. I have checked the box in preferences to "treat jpeg files next to raw files as separate photos" but it makes no difference. my edited jpeg files are being exported to the export folder i choose. i will really appreciate help with this. TIA

I'm running an old (LR6.14) version on a Mac.  I've haven't used LR in quite a while and noticed that most of my image previews are missing.  I suspect others in the household have used LR in my absence and may have contributed to the problem.  I'm at the "Don't know what I don't know" stage.  My first assumption is that this is a catalog problem.  If I do a search for "Lightroom Catalog", here's what I get: My understanding of LR catalogs is rudimentary at best .  At this stage I'm not sure what other info to post or how to proceed.  I'm at a total  loss and would greatly appreciate any help.  I searched for Lightroom for Idiots but came up empty!

Ao ativar o DESFOQUE DE LENTE , aparece uma mensagem dizendo: ERRO INESPERADO. Já reiniciei o computador e a continuação desse erro. O que devo fazer?

Would it be possible to have a function to collapse all the folder hierarchies in Lightroom Classic. Its time consuming to navigate all open folders, so having the ability to collapse to 1,2 or 3 levels of hierarchy would be extremely useful. Same goes for Collections and Presets......

This is about editing only a select number of images from my card.  Let's say I have 100 photos on my card, but I only have time to edit 60 of them. After highlighting those 60, checking the box, selecting my Destination, Importing, and then editing those 60 images, I discover I have more time to spend on editing. Are those 40 remaing photos still found in the Library, or if not, where are they? TY communityWindows 11LrC 14.5.1

Hallo,    seit kurzem ist der Button für das KI Entrauschen aus Lightroom und Camera Raw verschwunden. Ich kann nur noch normal entrauschen. Wurde das bewusst von Adobe entfernt? Hat jemand das gleiche Verhalten? Oder muss ich irgendwas bestimmtes in den Einstellungen ändern? Ich arbeite mit einem MacBook Pro M4 und habe Lightroom Classic 14.5.1 und Camera Raw 17.5.    Ich bin ein bisschen verzweifelt.    Viele Grüße Johanna