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jcoemd
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July 29, 2026
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LrC 15.4.1 UI Issue: Closing Remove Tool leaves gray panel area; fails to redraw Edit/Basic panels.

  • July 29, 2026
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·  Title: LrC 15.4.1 UI Issue:  Closing Remove Tool leaves gray panel area; fails to redraw Edit/Basic panels.

 

·  Product: Adobe Lightroom Classic v15.4.1 Release (Camera Raw 18.4)

 

·  OS: macOS 25.6.2

 

·  Description: In the Develop module, using Solo Mode with the right panel visible, activating and then closing the Remove (spot removal) tool completely breaks the right panel interface. The panels vanish into a blank, dark empty column. Global panel keys (F8, Shift+Tab) and top menu toggles fail to restore it. 

 

Workaround: Clicking the Edit icon (sliders) manually, or toggling Crop (R) or Masking (M) or Red Eye Removal icons on and off forces Lightroom to redraw the UI, successfully bringing the Basic and edit panels back.   Exiting the develop module to the Library module, (G or E) and then re-entering the Develop module (D) will also bring back the Basic and edit panels.

 

·  Camera model:  N/A

 

·  Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Open Lightroom Classic 15.4.1 in Develop module with Solo Mode active.
  2. Click the Remove tool icon (note that all but the Histogram and the local edits options disappear at this point. 
  3. Click "Close" on the floating tool panel does not result in reappearance of the missing Basic/Edit panels.

 

·  Expected Result: The right-hand panel column returns to showing the Basic/Edit panel headers.

 

·  Actual Result: The entire right column turns into a dead, blank black space.  If the panel toggles (via menu or shortcut keys) are used thee remove panel and histogram closes and reappears.  When closed, the right panel location is grey. 

    2 replies

    JohanElzenga
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    July 30, 2026

    I read about the same problem in another forum. Resetting the preferences did indeed solve this.

    -- Johan W. Elzenga
    donaldb291rown
    Participant
    July 30, 2026

    hello ​@jcoemd Manage Vanilla gift card account

     

    I'd try deleting Lightroom's preferences and see if disabling GPU-accelerated viewing or switching to another display mode helps. Given that everything resets when another software is launched, it's possible that Lightroom does not refresh the UI properly after the Remove tool is closed, causing the issue to resolve itself upon reopening the application. Hopefully, Adobe will address the problem in the next version.

     

     

    i hope this will helpfull to you 

     

    Best regards
    Donald Brown