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Participant
Oct 18, 2024 10:09 PM UTC
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LR selects 2 photo's

Since today LR selects sometimes 2 photo's (not in compare mode).

1 photo with a white and  1 with a black mark in the upper right corner.

Due to this problem it's no longer possible to choose new photo's with the cursor keys. It's only switching between the 2 selected photo's.

 

 

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Legend
Oct 19, 2024 4:08 AM UTC

Those itty bitty diamonds in the upper right of the thumbnails mean that you are in compare mode. (Keyboard shortcut C)

 

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Participant
Nov 3, 2025 6:54 AM UTC

If Lightroom selects two images in Develop mode even when you click one just go to View → Loupe View or press E in Library mode
It resets the selection and keeps only one photo active. 

 

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Community Expert
Oct 19, 2024 7:20 AM UTC

If pressing the shortcut C to get out of the Compare mode doesn't help try to reset the preferences of Lightroom Classic:  How to reset Lightroom Classic preferences (adobe.com) 

 

It's recommended to backup your preferences before you reset the preferences to the default settings: 

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/preference-file-and-other-file-locations.html

 

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GoldingD
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Legend
Oct 19, 2024 4:08 AM UTC

Those itty bitty diamonds in the upper right of the thumbnails mean that you are in compare mode. (Keyboard shortcut C)

 

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Participant
Oct 19, 2024 6:24 PM UTC

My 2nd screen (switched off) was in compare mode.
Thanks for your tip!

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