Lightroom Classic

I AM A RETURNING CUSTOMER FROM 5 YRS AGO.I AM NOT SURE IF I INSTALLED ALL OF THESE APPS/PROGRAMS OR NOT, ON 3/21/26: Lr V: 9.2; Lr Classic V:15.2.1 (which I want), PS 2026, V: 27.5.0.13 (WHICH I WANT) & CREATIVE CLOUD V: 6.9.0.6181 (WHICH I THINK IS IN MY PHOTOGRAPHY PLAN) I'M WONDERING IF HAVING ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS IS MY PROBLEM. SOME PROBLEMS WERE IMMEDIATE:FOR A WHILE THE LIBRARY MODULE FROZE-"NOT RESPONDING" ALMOST CONSTANTLY. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED WITH NEW V: 15.2.1THE DEVELOP MODULE NEVER HAD ALL THE TOOLS IN THE PANEL & I'VE TRIED FIXING THAT. EXAMPLE: THE HUE/SATURATION/LUMINENCE PANEL WILL NOT STAY IN THE PANEL. WHEN I TRY TO USE THE SPOT REMOVAL TOOL, Lr CLOSES ABRUPTLY & HAPPENS VERY MUCH WITH OTHER TOOLS. WHEN I EXPORT TO PS, THE IMAGE IS MEDIUM SIZE. WHEN I ZOOM IN, THE IMAGE BECOMES "STRETCHED"  INFO OF COMPUTER: Dell Inspiron 16 Plus: 2024-PROCESSOR: 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13620H (2.4 GHz)-Windows 11 Home - Version 25H2-OS BUILD: 26200.8117-SYSTEM TYPE: 64

I have lost the connection between my pictures in Flickr and my public service in lightroom classic. Im using JF Flickr (Jeffrey).  Its 0 pictures there, I have around 1500 on Flickr.  I have tried to reaturized them, remove JF application in Flickr and in Lightroom, noting seems to help.  Flickr suport coundent help and Jeffrey is not aswering. Someone here who could help or have any ide what to do? I have used his service for many yaers, and from time to time I have to reinstal his “program”

Upon rotating an image 90º (clockwise), it becomes completely distorted, albeit only in Develop mode, in Library (and, most fortunately,  when exporting) it’s OK.distorted in develop module (OK in filmstrip and library mode)Rotating back (counterclockwise) doesn’t restore normal proportions. It’s as if the “canvas”would rotate, but the image would not, and instead be stretched to fill the new canvas.Weird…. LRC 15.2.1 Release, up to date on 04/15/2026

Kann LR Classic seit dem Update vor einer Woche nicht mehr starten. Erhalte die Meldung, dass der Katalog beschädigt ist und die Reparatur scheitert.Nutze Windows 10 und habe kein Katalog Backup.Neuinstallation nützt auch nichts.Wer kann mir, auch gegen Bezahlung, helfen ?Wolfgang Endl, Salzburg- Grödig

I am running Lightroom on Mac Studio M1 with Tahoe 26.3.1.I have the latest LR 15.2.1 I store my raw files on Synology NAS which is updated to the latest version I have my catalog on a T7 SSD Crash Report-------------------------------------Translated Report (Full Report Below)-------------------------------------Process:             Adobe Lightroom Classic [87667]Path:                /Applications/Adobe Lightroom Classic/Adobe Lightroom Classic.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Lightroom ClassicIdentifier:          com.adobe.LightroomClassicCC7Version:             15.2.1 (15.2.1)Code Type:           ARM-64 (Native)Role:                ForegroundParent Process:      launchd [1]Coalition:           com.adobe.LightroomClassicCC7 [1761]User ID:             501Date/Time:           2026-04-16 09:21:25.1838 +0100Launch Time:         2026-04-16 09:12:29.0638 +0100Hardware Model:      Mac13,2OS Version:          macOS 26.3.1 (25D2128)Release Type:        UserCrash Reporter Key:  7CC8EF77-FBBF-E858-1AA7

In Lightroom Classic grid mode, the top toolbar now covers part of the grid. In full-screen mode I can't even see the file names. Is this something I can fix here?

I’m laboriously working on ridding my computer of duplicate images. I wonder if anyone has developed a technique les tedious than what I’m doing. I know LR doesn’t find duplicates so this is what I’m doing now:Run a duplicate file finder program that lists the duplicatesCheck LR (version 4.4) to see if they are in it.If  both are, I mark one as rejected and proceed to the next in the listIf only one is, I use Windows Explorer to confirm the non LR image is indeed on my computer and delete it in Explorer, sometimes moving the LR image to the folder of my choiceIf neither is there, I import one to LR, and delete the other in Explorer.Filter LR images for the rejected attribute and delete all these from the disk Am I making this harder than it should be?  How are you all dealing  with eliminating duplicates? Thanks, hal

Since LrC 15 I get this popup: Smart previews have been the single thing that kept Lightroom Classic moving decently for me, even when my Macbook was brand new, even when I made super powerful workstations before that. Lightroom Classic has always been slow loading original images, no matter what I did, except for enabling the use of smart previews.Now the app says I should disable the only thing making usable for someone editing thousands of pics at a time. Now I have to go through several steps when I need one of the new models (because working with smart previews does indeed lower the output quality), then go through several steps again to enable the use of smart previews, when the only logical thing to do was probably a single line of code saying “if CurrentPic.source == SmartPreview {CurrentPic.source == Original} when using one of the features needing originals.Please fix this simple yet horrendous user experience bug asap.

I have been using LR for many years and have had no problem with dragging images in the film strip to reorder them. Recently, this has become very erratic. Sometimes it works okay other times, even though the cursor shows I have picked up the image, when I drop it it either just returns to the original place, drops somewhere random or even sometimes another image will randomly change place.I have tried shutting down and restarting both my laptop and LR but the problem persists. I have the order set to, ‘custom’. I have also collapsed and reopened the filmstrip. The problem also occurs in the library module using grid view.What once took my 5 minutes is now taking hours, it’s very frustrating. Any help would be great.Dave

In moving to a new MacBook Air I lost a year’s worth of photos even though backed up with both Backblaze and an external drive.  That is history.  How can I create photos from my smart previews on this new computer.  It tells me the MacBook Air won’t do it.   All I can come up with is taking a screenshot..  Thanks for any help.

Hello,I am currently using the Content Credentials feature when exporting photos from Lightroom, and I am encountering a couple of issues.1. Creator name not consistently visibleWhen exporting a photo, I configure the Content Credentials so that my name is included. However:On https://verify.contentauthenticity.org/, my name does not appear On LinkedIn, the credentials also do not display my name But on https://contentauthenticity.adobe.com/inspect, my name does appear correctlyThis raises the question: why is the “producer”/creator information visible in Adobe’s Inspect tool but not on other verification platforms?2. Original image still visible despite settingsWhen exporting, I explicitly untick the option that allows the original image to be shown.However, both:https://verify.contentauthenticity.org/ https://contentauthenticity.adobe.com/inspectstill display the original image.This suggests that the export settings may not be applied correctly, or that there is an issue with how the

I had to reinstall lightroom classic on my old Mac. Adobe support used remote Desktop to install it for me. Version 13.0. Unfortunately all of my catalogs are 13.3 and not compatible with this older version.Any idea how to update this version? The latest versions from creative cloud are not compatible with this machine.Thanks

Every time i try and edit photos in develop mode it keeps saying some masking models are being downloaded. ive reinstalled the app on my laptop and it still says the same thing. i cant use any filters from classic.

Description of IssueWhen I send a photo from Lightroom Classic to Topaz Photo and return it to Lightroom, Lightroom Classic sometimes shows this warning:“Topaz Photo either failed to start or did not finish successfully. Exit code: 3221225477”However, the image is usually processed correctly and returned to Lightroom with the edits applied.The issue appears to be intermittent. It happens when Topaz Photo is using the GPU. If I set Topaz Photo’s AI Processor to CPU, the warning does not appear.I also observed that system RAM and GPU memory were well below full usage at the time of the warning, so this does not appear to be a simple out-of-memory condition.Lightroom Classic Version Number (Help > System Info…)Lightroom Classic 15.2.1 ReleaseCamera Raw 18.2.2OS Version NumberWindows 10 Pro 22H2OS Build 19045Camera Model (sometimes necessary)Not camera-specific.Tested with an existing image in Lightroom Classic during external editing to Topaz Photo.Step-by-step Reproduction Instruction

I have run LRC on my Windows 10 PC for ages without a problem. Suddenly it refuses to open. If I click on the App, the wheel spins breifly, disappears and LRC doesn't open. I have tried unistalling and reinstalling the LRC App but LRC still will not open. The App version is up to date (V 13.3)

Lightroom Classic won't open, writes that my catalog is corrupt, cannot be used until it is repaired, and then nothing happens. *updated title by Community Manager for more clarity.

Hi,I’ve been dealing with an issue that Lightroom uses too much memory when batch exporting photos, resulting in a memory usage of up to 60GB on a 48GB MacBook Pro.This causes a significant slowdown, and a very high system total I/O written count which wears down my SSD. The issue does not show up and Lightroom stays between 20-30GB of memory if I manually export every photo one by one. My question: Is there a way to stop Lightroom from trying to export multiple photos in the queue at the same time? It’s not even faster because the system is constantly waiting to get data in/out of swap, so I’d be significantly better off without parallel exports.Lightroom 15.2.1MacOS 15.7.3MacBook Pro M3 Max (16”), 48GB ram

This is only my second time trying to use this since purchasing and it won't allow itself to create a temporary folder for some reason.

Lightroom version 14.1 is not working.  (It converted my catalog and then said it's corrups and can't be fixed. ) I tried reverting back to an older verions, but Lightroom insistes that my catalog be converted and that I update to the latest version.  How can I continue to use the older version?-DeniseWin 10

I am using LrC 15.2.1 on a 16" M2 Pro 12/19 Macbook Pro 32gb/1tb, MacOS 15.7.5 and it is connected to a larger external display.  Been like this for the last 3+ years since I bought this computer.  I use LrC everyday and I have it on my big display.  Strangely, today when I use it though it has started doing something I have never seen it do in the 15 years I have been using LrC.  On my big display is the normal LrC window with the grid, but on my laptop display there is the loupe window.  If I explicitly click on the grid icon at the top of the loupe view to try and get rid of the window on the laptop the result is that on the big display it changes to the loupe view (but still the main LrC window) and on the laptop it changes to a grid display.I can't figure out how this got started.  Did I do something, maybe accidentally typed a shortcut?  How do I get rid of this extra window on the laptop?  I have tried exiting LrC and restarting, but the same thing.  I rebooted, but still the sa

Uploading photos and getting attached.  Import is grey and everything freezes?

Hello- I have  the latest vrsion on LRC, never had problems with exporting to a designated folder on my hard-drive  (Windows 11),  seems like that changed today.   My export box opens and when I scroll down it seems to keep trying to save on the CD/DVD option (I don't even have a CD or DVD drive),  I now have to select the Hard-drive option everytime.  Is anyone having the same issue?     Is that a new bug in this app?  Thanks  -Terry

Please let me know what I can adjust in my laptop that might be causing it to slow down and flickering, especially when I work with masks. I updated to 15.2.1 but it was so glitchy I had to go back to 15.1.1. Also I have the latest NVIDIA studio drivers 595.79.ThanksHere are my specs...SYSTEM...Device name    Legion_7iProcessor    Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 9 275HX (2.70 GHz)Installed RAM    32.0 GB (31.4 GB usable)Device ID    703B9D07-99FD-4CFB-BE6F-A902752D9FC3Product ID    00342-21461-18818-AAOEMSystem type    64-bit operating system, x64-based processorPen and touch    No pen or touch input is available for this displayLIGHTROOM CLASSIC...Lightroom Classic version: 15.1.1 [ 202601141538-a543b18a ]License: Creative CloudLanguage setting: enOperating system: Windows 11 - Home Premium EditionVersion: 11.0.26200Application architecture: x64System architecture: x64Logical processor count: 24Processor speed: 3.0GHzSqLite Version: 3.36.0Adobe GSDK Version: 1.4.0.171CPU Utilisation: 0.0%Powe

Ability to turn off culling.   When searching for peoples faces on extremely large catalogues, Lightroom classic just crashes.

Hello. Why can't I use the AI Remover feature in Lightroom Classic? I get an error message saying "Unfortunately, this feature is not available in your region at this time". (I'm in Germany). There is no such problem in Photoshop and the function works, but I need it specifically in Lightroom Classic. Please help me.