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July 28, 2025
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Edited TIFFs from Photoshop Occasionally Sort Incorrectly in Lightroom Library

  • July 28, 2025
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Periodically when I finish working in Photoshop and save the image back to LR, LR puts the new TIFF preview at the bottom of my Library (i.e. 2011). It usually gets returned to its right place chronologically when I reopen LR, but it's kind of annoying to have to scroll back up from 2011 to 2025 when I finish in Photoshop and want to move to the next image in Lightroom. Is this a bug or something I am doing wrong? There doesn't seem to be any pattern associated with this issue. Most times the image appears where it should but sometimes (once every 6-10 times) it get put at the bottom of the Library. I currently use MacOS Sonoma 14.7.6, but this has been happening for a few years.

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Periodically when I finish working in Photoshop and save the image back to LR, LR puts the new TIFF preview at the bottom of my Library (i.e. 2011). It usually gets returned to its right place chronologically when I reopen LR, but it's kind of annoying to have to scroll back up from 2011 to 2025 when I finish in Photoshop and want to move to the next image in Lightroom. Is this a bug or something I am doing wrong? There doesn't seem to be any pattern associated with this issue. Most times the image appears where it should but sometimes (once every 6-10 times) it get put at the bottom of the Library. I currently use MacOS Sonoma 14.7.6, but this has been happening for a few years.


By @Samway_88

Hello @Samway_88,
You're not doing anything wrong—this is a known quirk in Lightroom Classic, especially when working with TIFFs saved from Photoshop. Occasionally, the metadata (like capture date) gets misread or reset, causing the image to jump to the bottom of your Library. It usually corrects itself on restart, but yes, it’s frustrating. Adobe’s integration between LR and PS isn’t always seamless, and this behavior has been reported even on newer macOS versions like Sonoma. Hopefully, future updates will smooth this out. 

Best Regards,
Thomas Henry

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July 29, 2025
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Periodically when I finish working in Photoshop and save the image back to LR, LR puts the new TIFF preview at the bottom of my Library (i.e. 2011). It usually gets returned to its right place chronologically when I reopen LR, but it's kind of annoying to have to scroll back up from 2011 to 2025 when I finish in Photoshop and want to move to the next image in Lightroom. Is this a bug or something I am doing wrong? There doesn't seem to be any pattern associated with this issue. Most times the image appears where it should but sometimes (once every 6-10 times) it get put at the bottom of the Library. I currently use MacOS Sonoma 14.7.6, but this has been happening for a few years.


By @Samway_88

Hello @Samway_88,
You're not doing anything wrong—this is a known quirk in Lightroom Classic, especially when working with TIFFs saved from Photoshop. Occasionally, the metadata (like capture date) gets misread or reset, causing the image to jump to the bottom of your Library. It usually corrects itself on restart, but yes, it’s frustrating. Adobe’s integration between LR and PS isn’t always seamless, and this behavior has been reported even on newer macOS versions like Sonoma. Hopefully, future updates will smooth this out. 

Best Regards,
Thomas Henry

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July 29, 2025

Thanks, Thomas. Good to know