Lightroom randomly changes my keywords

Question

When I filter my photos by keyword, Lightroom randomly changes the keywords of other photos. For example, I've decided I want to look at all my photos of sparrows. While I am actively going through my sparrows, a couple of other photos that are definitely not sparrows will suddenly appear. At first, I thought I had mislabeled something but it keeps happening and it will happen right before my eyes. A few herons (for example) will suddenly appear with their keywords changed. I change them back to what they were and a new couple of photos appear with changed keywords. Sometimes it changes one keyword for the photos that appear, but sometimes it changes multiples simultaneously.

Anyone else have this issue?

Srishti Bali · Answer

Hi @Laura244168561ocg,

Apologies for the delayed response, I hope things are a bit smoother now. This definitely shouldn’t be happening; Lightroom shouldn’t randomly change keywords on its own, and I can imagine how frustrating and disruptive this must be. If you are still facing this issue, could you share a few details?

Which version of Lightroom Classic and operating system are you using
Did this behavior start after installing the recent update?
Is your catalog synced with Lightroom (cloud) or used only locally?
Any patterns you’ve noticed — for example, does it happen after editing, switching modules, or applying presets?
If possible, a short screen recording of the issue would also be very helpful.

Regards,

Srishti

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