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February 7, 2023
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How can I give multiple ratings to the same image in different folders

  • February 7, 2023
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Hi all ... how can I give different ratings to the same image in multiple folders. First I took one image and placed it in multiple folders. In each different folder I want to give the same image different ratings according to the hieracy in that folder. However, once I change the rating in one folder .. the rating is changed to match that  in all the folders. How do I stop my rating from changing in all the folders

sincerly.

james 

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JohanElzenga
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Community Expert
February 7, 2023

I believe you are confusing collections and folders. An image can only be in one folder, but in multiple collections. Because it is still one and the same image, you cannot have different ratings in different collections.

 

-- Johan W. Elzenga
dj_paige
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February 7, 2023

If @JohanElzenga is correct, then you can put virtual copies in different collections, and these can have different star ratings.

john beardsworth
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Community Expert
February 7, 2023

My guess is we may be dealing with "Lightroom" , not Classic Lightroom.

Sean McCormack
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 7, 2023

The only system that wasn't global for a while was Flags, but in their wisdom, Adobe decided this was too confusing. So currently, there's no way to have different selection methods in different folders or collections. You may have to mix and match using labels, flags and ratings. You could also add final selects to a target collection and give them a final rating there. 

Sean McCormack. Author of 'Essential Development 3'. Magazine Writer. Former Official Fuji X-Photographer.
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February 7, 2023

Hi Sean,

It seems that what you are sayng is correct unfortunately. Thank you so much for your response. Hopefully they will change the perameters to allow different ratings for the same image in different collections. 

you rock sean

john beardsworth
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Community Expert
February 7, 2023

You might want to investigate stacking, which can be different in collections. Also virtual copies, as mentioned by DJPaige.

john beardsworth
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February 7, 2023

How exactly did you placed the image in multiple folders? And do you really mean folders, as in the Folders panel?

 

Also, please state exactly which version of LR you are using. That is easy to copy from the Help > System Info dialog box.