AI tools keep requiring updating

Question

Have client with a catalog issue that I cant resolve
AI edits with remove tool and masks need to all be updated all the time
took these steps
1. Go to Library Grid view.
2. Click All Photographs.
3. Do the menu command Photo > Stacking > Expand All Stacks.
4. Select all the photos.
5. Do the menu command Photo > Develop Settings > Update AI Settings.
only updated a few, not all of them
questions
why do they requires updating and why did the update AI setting miss most of them
 
Mac OS Sonoma 14.5  Lightroom classic 13.5

johnrellis · Accepted Answer

These symptoms can occur when LR can't write the .lrcat-data file for some reason, either because LR has corrupted it or there is a permissions issue. LR stores computed masks in that file. Try these steps:

1. In LR, do Edit > Catalog Settings > General > Show. That will open Windows File Explorer on the current catalog folder.

2. Exit LR.

3. Move the file <catalog>.lrcat-data to the Desktop.

4. Start LR.

5. In Library, select all photos and do Photo > Develop Settings > Update AI Settings. That will recompute all the AI masks, which could take a while. But it won't update Generative Removes, so you'll have to go to each photo with Remove, click on Remove, and then Update.

levi_8110 · Answer

Same issue here on LrC 13.5 + Sonoma – the “Update AI Settings” command randomly skips 70-80% of masked edits, especially if the catalog was upgraded from v12.

Quick fix that saved me: Switched to Denoise + Generative Remove via a standalone AI tool outside Lightroom (no constant re-updating needed). Found the best one here → https://aitoolranker.com (they’ve ranked every Photoshop-level AI editor with actual speed & quality tests).

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