Star Rating/Flag settings not retained when switching images
I continue to have issues with my edit settings not being retained when switching between images. Once I restart Lightroom, the issue appears to resolve for a while, but eventually it recurs. This often results in losing work, sometimes hours of work, if I'm not paying close attention.
Here's a video of the issue: https://youtu.be/_NAemukP5Vs
Steps I've used to reproduce:
1. Select an image
2. Set the image rating to 5 stars (either clicking the icon or using the "5" key)
3. Select another image
4. Go back to the original image from step 1
5. *Notice* The image is no longer rated 5 stars
6. Flag the image as "Picked"
7. Select another image
8. Go back to the original image from Step 6
9. *Notice* the image is no longer flagged as picked.
10. Restart Lightroom
11. Rate or flag an image.
12. Select another image
13. Go back to the original image from step 11
14. *Notice* Rating and flag setting is retained after restarting Lightroom.
Version, Platform & OS info
Lightroom version: 9.0 arm64 [ 20251017-1944-414afc8 ] (Oct 17 2025)
NGL Version: 1.42.0.5
WF Version: 8.0 58cbd19
VF Version: 1.0.164
HIL Version: 40501
CAI Version: c2pa-c/0.6.0 c2pa-rs/0.46.0
PH Version: 5.2.3
Adobe GSDK Version: 1.4.0.42
CR Version: 29.5.0.202509162212_6e7a997
Operating system: macOS
OS Version: macOS 15.7.2 (24G325)
Application architecture: arm64
Computer model: MacBookPro18,3 / Apple M1 Pro
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