Can't paste copied develop settings to other photos

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November 26, 2022
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Has anyone ever had the issue of not being able to paste settings from one photo to another within the develop panel in lightroom classic? I have been using this program for years and have never had this bug before. I just purchased a new laptop and was working on some photo edits and had been copying and pasting develop settings to other various photos all day and then all of the sudden I was unable to actually paste the settings in the develop view. If I copy the settings from one photo, then click on the library tab, I can then paste the settings. After doing this if I navigate back to the develop tab I can see that the photo settings have been pasted. I have tried resetting preferences, uninstalling/reinstalling the app, installing older versions of the app, restarting my machine etc. Has anyone ever experienced this that can provide any sort of insight?

Thank you!

Windows

johnrellis

Legend

In Develop, were you trying to paste to multiple photos in the filmstrip that weren't the current photo? The rules for how LR handles multiple selected photos are confusing and inconsistent. When in Loupe view (single photo showing in Develop or Library), many commands like Paste only work on the most-selected (current) photo.

A workaround is to right-click the selected photos in the filmstrip and do Develop Settings > Paste. (Some people here will suggest Auto-Sync, but I highly recommend staying away from that unless you thoroughly research it and know the risks -- Auto-Sync has ended in tears for many posting here.)

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Izzy305730445xnw

Participant

That unfortunately still does not work. The Paste option is greyed out.

johnrellis

Legend

@Izzy305730445xnw: "The Paste option is greyed out."

You're likely facing a different issue. First steps:

1. Try going to Library, not Develop. Do the command Library > Find All Missing Photos. Are any photos marked as missing? If so, fix the issue as described in this article:

https://www.lightroomqueen.com/lightroom-photos-missing-fix/

2. If that doesn't help, restart your computer. If the problem persists, try resetting LR's preferences:
https://www.lightroomqueen.com/articles-page/how-do-i-reset-lightrooms-preferences/

LR sometimes soils its preferences file, and resetting it can fix all sorts of wonky behavior. That article explains how to restore the old preferences if resetting doesn't help.