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Lightroom Classic Keywords DO NOT Auto-fill

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January 15, 2020
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I have just created a new catalog. I have imported all of my keywords from prior catalogs. My prior catalogs ALL work perfectly, when I type "Michael" a list drops down with every Michael I have ever tagged, Michael Smith, Michael Jackson, et al. However my new catalog does not do this. If I type Michael, I only see a very very small amount of Michael's in the dropdown. I have checked and unchecked the autocomplete box, yes yes yes. But it still doesnt work. That being said when I create a new keyword for the event I am at "PFW Men's Fall/Winter 2020/2021" when I type "PFW" on my next import to the same event, THIS keyword autopopulates. If I type in "Paris" I do not get the drop down option of keywording just "Paris" but only "Paris Hilton" who I have tagged in older photos. Help me!

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johnrellis

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Deleting the Helper.lrdata file/folder often fixes problems with keyword auto-complete:

https://feedback.photoshop.com/conversations/lightroom-classic/lightroom-classic-deleting-a-keyword-from-the-keyword-list-doesnt-remove-it-from-auto-complete/5f5f46214b561a3d4275246b?commentId=5f5f49364b561a3d42575f9c

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Tinger17

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Thank you, John. That did the trick perfectly.

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Bermannyc

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Totally worked (shockingly)

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MightyScrod

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Hi Sahil,

I am having these exact symptoms with my keywords after importing from one catalog to another. Did you ever get a resolution?

Thanks,
Lee

GoldingD

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A year old discussion. For better results, please post your own. When you do, include your system info as LrC reports it. (/Help/System Info/ copy that, include info from first line down to and including plugin info, donot include info after plugininfo, gets to long)

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Tinger17

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Respectfully, the thread may be a year old, but the examples are very relevant, with no solution. I'm having the same issue after importing keywords from another catalog when I started a new catalog due to some obscure issue (per Adobe suggestion). Since then, keywords I enter during import aren't all saved, and auto-complete doesn't work, no matter the settings in catalog prefs>Metadata. The "missing" keywords are in the Keyword list, and are on the photos in the catalog as expected, but I cannot get most of them to auto-suggest, and new ones I enter on import aren't saved.

Lightroom Classic version: 10.2 [ 202103041821-226a1211 ]
License: Creative Cloud
Language setting: en-US
Operating system: Mac OS 10
Version: 10.14.6 [18G9028]
Application architecture: x64
Logical processor count: 8
Processor speed: 4.2 GHz
SqLite Version: 3.34.0
Built-in memory: 49,152.0 MB
Real memory available to Lightroom: 49,152.0 MB
Real memory used by Lightroom: 9,772.5 MB (19.8%)
Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 27,316.0 MB
Memory cache size: 1,169.5MB
Internal Camera Raw version: 13.2 [ 738 ]
Maximum thread count used by Camera Raw: 5
Camera Raw SIMD optimization: SSE2,AVX,AVX2
Camera Raw virtual memory: 2892MB / 24575MB (11%)
Camera Raw real memory: 2951MB / 49152MB (6%)
Displays: 1) 4096x2304

Graphics Processor Info:
Metal: AMD Radeon Pro 580

Application folder: /Applications/Adobe Lightroom Classic
Library Path: /Users/xxxx/Pictures/Lightroom/AJW Master Catalog/AJW Master rebuild Nov2020/AJW Master rebuild Nov2020.lrcat
Settings Folder: /Users/xxxx/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom

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mmitea

Participant

If we delete the Lightroom preferences automatically, we must correct the problems of the labels and therefore should not give problems when merging catalogs. This can be done if you are on a Mac holding down the option button when opening the lightromm, the previous preferences are automatically deleted and created with the new changes they are going to make, try that, sorry for the English but I am from Ecuador and very bad for the translation 😞 🙂

johnrellis

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"I have same issue since I've merged 2 catalogs. It's very annoying when you have complex keywords not to have auto compete working with all keywords. There should be a way to initialize the auto complete function with the current list !!!"

If you also posted in the other forum about typing face names not providing auto suggestions, see my answer:

https://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/dont-fill-face-names-when-type-first-letter

GoldingD

Legend

See : https://blogs.adobe.com/jkost/2011/04/lr3-keywords-auto-complete.html and do the opposite

aksindingAuthor

Participating Frequently

I think you didn't fully read my post where I say "I have checked and unchecked the autocomplete box, yes yes yes. But it still doesnt work."

BlokePix

Participant

I have same issue since I've merged 2 catalogs. It's very annoying when you have complex keywords not to have auto compete working with all keywords. There should be a way to initialize the auto complete function with the current list !!!

Sahil.Chawla

Adobe Employee

Hi there,

As the keywords are not working as expected, could you please let us know the version of Lightroom you're working on?

Also, how did you add keywrods from the older catalogs to the new one?

Could you please go to Edit > Catalog Settings > Metadata and make sure the Offer suggestions from recently entered values is checked?

Regards,
Sahil

aksindingAuthor

Participating Frequently

It is checked. I imported my keywords as I have done every time I start a new catalog. From importing them from the previous catalog using the "Import Keywords" from the dropdown menu.

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