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Participating Frequently
Mar 25, 2025 3:58 AM UTC
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How do I restore the color profiles in Lightroom?

I accedently clicked the favorite star to off on the adaptive color profile.  Now I can't find it anyway.  How do I restore it?   

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Rob_Cullen
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Mar 27, 2025 10:08 PM UTC

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@davids41103537 

Do you have a raw image selected?  'Adaptive' only appears for raw file images-

JPG  vs RAW

  

Are you scrolling down to see Profiles at the base of the panel? Your scroll elevator suggests a long view of the Profile previews.

Have you tried viewing the Profiles in 'List' view, and closing all the groups?

 

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Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.6, Photoshop 27.8, ACR 18.7, Lightroom 9.4, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
Participating Frequently
Mar 27, 2025 11:50 PM UTC

I have it up and working again. I was starting LRC by way of a shortcut pinned to the task bar. Once I lost adaptive color after clicking off the favorite star thereafter the taskbar shortcut would load LRC without the adaptive color profile. I then tried the main LRC icon through the start button and now all is working the way is should, both adaptive color and B&W are there. I have rebooted the computer and started and exiting LRC several times since and so far all is good.  I would think a shortcut would have nothing other than a path to the LRC executable within it.  

 

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Jim Wilde
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Mar 28, 2025 8:47 AM UTC

Very weird, but glad it's working again.

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Jim Wilde
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Mar 25, 2025 11:03 AM UTC

No need to "restore", simply use the profile browser and you should see an "Adaptive" group, open that and you will see the Adaptive Color and Adaptive B&W profiles.

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Participating Frequently
Mar 25, 2025 12:32 PM UTC

Thank you for your reply.  This is where the problem is, I see the profile group but only have the adaptive B&W profile within.  The Adaptive color profile is missing, this is what I need restored.   

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Jim Wilde
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Mar 25, 2025 12:55 PM UTC

Click on the tri-dot icon next to the "Profile" header, and then make sure that "All" is selected (you may have "B&W" selected, which would only show specific B&W profiles).

 

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jane-e
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Mar 25, 2025 10:12 AM UTC

@davids41103537 

 

I've moved your post from Creative Cloud desktop to the Lightroom forum.

 

Jane

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