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david48lindsay
Inspiring
March 17, 2025
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Auto Button in Basic Develop Screen

  • March 17, 2025
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I had found a Tips YouTube Movie that showed a "hidden" way of being able to apply this button to any selection of photos rather than just one at a time.

 

This worked brilliantly for me and saved hours of time as once I had set it once it remained active every time I restarted Lightrooom.

 

Unfortunatley it has reverted to single photos only and I cannot remember how to reset it and I cannot find the YouTube Movie either.

 

Can anyone help me please?

Correct answer johnrellis

Two methods:

 

1. Safe: Go to Library Grid view.  Select the desired photos and click the Auto button in the Quick Develop panel on the right.

 

2. Unsafe: In Develop, select the desired photos in the filmstrip. Do the menu command Settings > Enable Auto Sync. Click Auto. IMPORTANT: Do Settings > Enable Auto Sync again to uncheck it. (And yes, other readers, you can toggle Auto Sync in the lower-right corner.)

 

This second option is dangerous -- too many people forget to uncheck Auto Sync and end up accidentally subsequently modifying all the affected photos with later develop settings.

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johnrellis
johnrellisCorrect answer
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March 17, 2025

Two methods:

 

1. Safe: Go to Library Grid view.  Select the desired photos and click the Auto button in the Quick Develop panel on the right.

 

2. Unsafe: In Develop, select the desired photos in the filmstrip. Do the menu command Settings > Enable Auto Sync. Click Auto. IMPORTANT: Do Settings > Enable Auto Sync again to uncheck it. (And yes, other readers, you can toggle Auto Sync in the lower-right corner.)

 

This second option is dangerous -- too many people forget to uncheck Auto Sync and end up accidentally subsequently modifying all the affected photos with later develop settings.

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david48lindsayAuthor
Inspiring
March 17, 2025

Many many Thanks.

 

I am a very happy camper.

 

The way the movie had shown me was the "Unsafe" way - and yes I had had a few accidents with it already which had caused some muttering from me and consternation from my wife.

 

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