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Don27111152nvfk
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May 25, 2026
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Editing with Auto Sync on do not sync the edits when using smart previews

  • May 25, 2026
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I have updated the LR to version 15.3, and since that update I cannot sync the edits across multiple photos with auto sync on while using Smart Previews to edit. Some things, like applying a preset works but adjusting exposure, shadows etc do not propagate through the rest of the images… If I do edit while on library module it will work. 

This works fine with the source files connected and when LR isn’t using smart previews…

 

also 
lightroom is slower to apply presets etc than the previous version

How do you fix this?

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    JohanElzenga
    Community Expert
    JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 25, 2026

    Mac or Windows? What hardware specs? Always supply this kind of info, so you don’t get (for you) useless replies from people who tried to replicate this in another OS than you use. By the way: I think the description of the problem is clear enough.

    -- Johan W. Elzenga
    dj_paige
    dj_paige
    Legend
    May 25, 2026

    …  since that update I cannot sync the edits across multiple photos with auto sync on while using Smart Previews to edit.

     

    Please provide details.

     

    Why can you not sync the edits? What happens? Is there an error message? If so please give us the exact unedited word-for-word error message.

     

    PS: Please call your software LrC 15.3 and not Lr (because it is not Lr)

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