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bigdobes
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Jul 12, 2025 2:40 PM UTC
Question

Renaming file removes all edits.

I have edited Nikon RAW images using the latest version of LR (not LRC).  When I rename the file (and XMP) both keywording and edits are removed and it reverts back to the original.  This just started the past week.  I'm using a MacBook Pro M3.  Has anyone else encountered this problem?

 

Thank you,

John

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Jim Wilde
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Jim WildeCommunity Expert
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Jul 13, 2025 9:57 AM UTC

I assume you're using the Local mode, yes?

 

In which case, I have tested it on my MBP M2 (i.e. applied edits and metadata to selected images, then renamed both the images and the associated XMP sidecars) and after restarting LrD in Local mode the edits and metadata were still there. The only failure was when I deliberately renamed one of the XMP sidecars incorrectly, after which that image reverted to the original unedited state. Correcting the XMP sidecar name then restores the edits and metadata back to the raw file.

 

Have you checked and re-checked that you have renamed the XMP sidecar files correctly? 

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bigdobesAuthor
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Jul 13, 2025 10:07 AM UTC
Yes, the XMPs are named the same as the RAW file. This just started happening.

I am running local and have the latest version of LR loaded. I’ll try reloading LR and see if that helps.

Thank you,
John

"If you ever drop your camera into a river of molten lava, let it go, because man, it's gone"
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Claire H.
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Claire H.Community Manager
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Jul 25, 2025 8:55 PM UTC

Hi @bigdobes, I'm just checking in to see if the suggestion helped or if you are still running into the issue? Let us know how things are going. Happy to keep troubleshooting with you if needed. Thanks! ^CH

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