Overlay no longer appears automatically when masking

Question

I don’t know what I did but color overlays no longer appear automatically when creating a mask. I have to click the “show overlay” box. When I make the next mask the box is unchecked again. Previously the mask would automatically show and I’d have to uncheck if I didn’t want to see the colored area.

I’m sure this is an easy fix but haven’t found the answer searching Google. I haven’t changed any of my settings so I suspect I unwittingly hit a key combo. How do I to get back to showing the color overlay by default?

dj_paige · Accepted Answer

I’m guessing, and its probably very unlikely, but I ask anyway: are you accidentally pressing the letter O after you go into the masking?

If no, you are not accidentally pressing the letter O (which is much more likely), and the overlays doesn’t appear the next time you go into masking, then this may be a corrupted preference file. Please see if this helps. https://www.lightroomqueen.com/how-do-i-reset-lightrooms-preferences/, and pay attention to the advice “ * Moving or renaming that preferences file, rather than deleting it, means you can put it back if it doesn’t solve the problem, to save you recreating your preferences again.”

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