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cohenfive1
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January 7, 2026
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Issue with sort order in Lightroom Classic...

  • January 7, 2026
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I have a folder with some pictures in it. LRC numbers them in the order they were shot. Until yesterday, when I edited them in Topaz, after editing, the numbering and order of the folder was the same...IE, if I had just edited picture number 252 in Topaz, when I returned to LRC, the edited image was still 252. Starting yesterday, every time I edit in Topaz, that image becomes the last image in the folder. This is a pain as I lose track of where I am in the folder in terms of looking at and editing the images. I have made no changes to any settings on either application. How can I get LRC to keep the image numbering the same as it has been for years? I tried finding something about 'sort order' but I was unable. When I edit within LRC, the image stays in the same place with the same number. It is only when I edit in Topaz where the image now gets dumped at the end of the folder by LRC. 

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JohanElzenga
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JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
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January 7, 2026

I tried finding something about 'sort order' but I was unable. 

 

The sort order is in the lower left corner underneath the grid. If you do not see it, then you may have hidden the toolbar, so press "T" to show it again.

 

-- Johan W. Elzenga
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cohenfive1Author
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January 7, 2026

Dumb question, but if what I want is to preserve the original numerical order that was in place, which sort setting do I need? I wonder how it got changed, but if I can get it back to where it was, I'll be satisfied. Thanks. 

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cohenfive1Author
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January 7, 2026

I think I found it. Under Sort: it says 'capture time'. I never paid attention to this before, so I do not know whether this has changed somewhow...but if i want to preserve the original order regardless of whether I use Topaz to edit, what should this be set to? I would have thought capture time would be correct to sort in the order the shot was taken..but maybe LRC now considers a shot edited in Topaz as having been captured when edited, not shot. That would be a change, and not a good one. 

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