After hitting reset in LrC, the image still looks edited. How can I restore the exact original?

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August 4, 2025
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Hi.

I am using LrC V14.0.1 on a mac, and it seems like I cannot revert an image back to the original. Even after resetting the image, there is still a big difference between the before and after.

The above screenshot was taken after I reset the image. Is there any way that I can get the original back, because I prefer that edit over the non-edited 'after' image.

Thanks!

macOS

E

ExUSA

Legend

Do you have any presets that are assigned at import time?

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ntmoolmanAuthor

Participant

No, all of the "Apply During Import" settings are at "None".

E

ExUSA

Legend

Try looking at the files in Bridge, which doesn't read the Lightroom catalog. You can fully revert to the out-of-camera file by deleting the XMP sidecar (if you use them) which will get rid of any adjustments, then open from Bridge into Adobe Camera RAW.