"Waiting for Settings" happening regularly with LR Mobile since updating LrC to v12

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November 11, 2022
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I've only noticed this since updating to LrC v12, but I'm getting regular "Waiting for Settings" messages with photos in LR Mobile (iOS version) on photos which I've edited on LrC. Attached screenshots show the message. The only option is to keep waiting or overwrite all the edits that have been done. The screenshots were from 11/10 and some of them say that the edits were done in late October so almost two weeks and, for some reason, they have not sync'd over to LR mobile from LrC. I have even done a Rebuild Sync Data on LrC recently and it fixed the issue for some photos but not others. If the data hasn't sync'd in almost 2 weeks, unclear if it will ever do so and why on earth it would take this long to sync the information.

Unless v12 broke something that needs fixing, I assume there is a way to make this stop happening so that small amount of edit data are sync'd quickly as I've never encountered this issue in the past roughtly 4 years of using LR mobile until updating to v12.

Anyone know why this is happening and how to fix it permanently?

Correct answer Jim Wilde

I get a "Waiting for Settings" condition quite often, but I find that I can easily clear it by making a tiny inconsequential slider change on the affected image in LrC (usually just make a +1 adjustment to the Texture slider in the Basic panel, but it could be any slider). After the adjustment syncs, the problem in Lightroom usually clears.

Worth a try?

The permanent fix would be to wait for Adobe to fix the problem. They are aware of it, so hopefully we'll see a fix soon.

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Gawrobryk

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I am still moving from LRC to LR. So far keep uploading photos to both. LRC as backup. I recently moved all my 2022 photos from internal disk to external one to make more space. Since then many (not all) pictures in LR lost their settings (but previews are still OK ?!!!!). I was not even processing them using LRC (only in LR). Editing is not possible even after pressing reset. I have to manually delete those photos upload backup and start editing again. Adobe - I pay you lots of money every month. I am getting tired with this nonsense. Please be kind and respectful to us.

Jim Wilde

Correct answer

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I get a "Waiting for Settings" condition quite often, but I find that I can easily clear it by making a tiny inconsequential slider change on the affected image in LrC (usually just make a +1 adjustment to the Texture slider in the Basic panel, but it could be any slider). After the adjustment syncs, the problem in Lightroom usually clears.

Worth a try?

The permanent fix would be to wait for Adobe to fix the problem. They are aware of it, so hopefully we'll see a fix soon.

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silverzippo

Participant

It's 2024, Adobe is making tons of monet from Lightroom and this problem is still not fixed ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Sandy694

Known Participant

So now we are up to LR "classic" 14 and now, for the first time, I have this problem. I do NOT want to reset my settings! I do not want to edit the photo. I just want to see it! Re-opening the photo on the original device is absolutely NO help. How about something that works. Apprently I the slider trick is no longer available unless I "reset all settings". I don't want my settings reset!

edit: apparently I have to do the slider trick in Lightroom classic. Not a good option for multiple images!

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