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Billiams
Inspiring
April 15, 2017
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Stop lightroom from doing unwanted tasks

  • April 15, 2017
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I have two very frustrating problems:

One, lightroom is renaming my image files with a bunch of strange letters and numbers every time I import. I can't find the place to stop it and there is no documentation regarding this issue anywhere in Adobe's help section.

And Two: lightroom is opening automatically each and every time my computer wakes.  I am getting tired of having to constantly  "X" out of it.

Why is lightroom behaving this way and how can I stop it???

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    Correct answer Joe Foe Toe

    Filename - sounds like import filename setting. See: The Filename Template Editor and Text Template Editor in Lightroom

    Lightroom opening on wake - if you haven't closed Lightroom, it will wake on wake. If you have closed Lightroom and it starts on wake, it sounds like someone set your task scheduler to run Lightroom on wake. To find out how to check this for Windows, search the net for File Scheduler. For a Mac the keyword may be "automator" - but not my area.

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    Joe Foe ToeCorrect answer
    Legend
    April 16, 2017

    Filename - sounds like import filename setting. See: The Filename Template Editor and Text Template Editor in Lightroom

    Lightroom opening on wake - if you haven't closed Lightroom, it will wake on wake. If you have closed Lightroom and it starts on wake, it sounds like someone set your task scheduler to run Lightroom on wake. To find out how to check this for Windows, search the net for File Scheduler. For a Mac the keyword may be "automator" - but not my area.

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    BilliamsAuthor
    Inspiring
    April 16, 2017

    I don't have the file renaming box checked in the import dialogue, but nonetheless, they are still being renamed and I can't figure out why.

    I understand that Lightroom, along with other programs that were open before will "wake" on computer waking but at least the rest of the programs remain in the background. The problem is the import dialogue box is coming onto my screen immediately after waking and I have the "auto open import dialogue with memory card" unchecked.

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    BilliamsAuthor
    Inspiring
    April 16, 2017

    Also, there is no one here but me, so consequently, there's no "mischief" behind the scenes.

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