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Jan Jasek
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September 19, 2018
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Lightroom: How to export settings when photo is not available?

  • September 19, 2018
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Hi guys, I need some help. I've made changes in Develop settings on a couple of photos, backed up the lightroom catalog, but then unfortunately deleted those photos.

So now when I open Lightroom, I see the preset settings but they are greyed out, and due to "photo not available" message, I am not able to Copy the Develop settings so I could apply that to other pictures.

Is there any way how to export or copy Develop settings, when original photo is not available, but the catalog is? !

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Correct answer Jan Jasek

WOOO HOOO guys I solved it!

For anyone else that may face the same issue: All I did was a bit of a trick, but still worked. In Library section, I have found what was the original location of the RAW file that I deleted, including its name. So I closed Lightroom, found a different RAW file and copied it to the location of the original file and renamed it, so a bit of a trick to Lightroom. After re-launching Lightroom, I have used "Locate missing photo" and pointed LR to the newly create file, which was just the RAW file without any XMP, and it did use the preset that was stored in the Catalog file from the original file!

YAY! I now can Create a new preset from the values that were imported from the Catalog and my Develop settings are restored Success

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Jan JasekAuthorCorrect answer
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September 20, 2018

WOOO HOOO guys I solved it!

For anyone else that may face the same issue: All I did was a bit of a trick, but still worked. In Library section, I have found what was the original location of the RAW file that I deleted, including its name. So I closed Lightroom, found a different RAW file and copied it to the location of the original file and renamed it, so a bit of a trick to Lightroom. After re-launching Lightroom, I have used "Locate missing photo" and pointed LR to the newly create file, which was just the RAW file without any XMP, and it did use the preset that was stored in the Catalog file from the original file!

YAY! I now can Create a new preset from the values that were imported from the Catalog and my Develop settings are restored Success

    Sahil.Chawla
    Adobe Employee
    Sahil.Chawla
    Adobe Employee
    September 19, 2018

    Hi Jan,

    I just tried it at my end and I'm able to copy the settings from an unavailable image, could you please let us know which version of Lightroom you're working on and which operating system are you using?


    I made the previews when I first imported the images in Lightroom, If you did not make previews then you're not be able to even edit the unavailable images.

    Regards,
    Sahil

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    Jan JasekAuthor
    Participant
    September 19, 2018

    Hello Sahil, thank you very much for prompt response! I'm using the CC version which is regularly updated, so I am on the latest:

    Lightroom Classic version: 7.5 [ 1186149 ]

    License: Creative Cloud

    Language setting: en

    Operating system: Windows 10 - Business Edition

    Version: 10.0.17134

    Application architecture: x64

    System architecture: x64

    Attached is also a screenshot from the catalog I'd like to export settings from. When I choose Copy in the Develop Settings section, which I normally use, the dialog where I can choose what settings I want to copy, does not pop up.

    Rob_Cullen
    Community Expert
    Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 19, 2018

    A thought-!

    Have you tried making a Develop Preset of the one 'missing' developed file (using Check 'all' )?

    You may be able to apply this Preset to other files that do exist (and are not 'missing') in the catalog.

    Of course, it is limited to the 'Global' adjustments (Basic panel, etc) and not brushing, gradients, etc.

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.3, Photoshop 27.5, ACR 18.3, Lightroom 9.3, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
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