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itzjake
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July 27, 2026
Question

While using the erase tool to generative fill it comes up to about 50% to bar and then an error message pops up saying like there is something wrong in the photo that isnt allowing you to do this edit

  • July 27, 2026
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So the message that I am getting is this: Generative Remove Failed-We encountered an issue with your results. Please view our guidelines and try again. 

And this is when I’ve already selected my thing to erase, and then when I hit generate, it comes up to roughly 50% on the bar, and then the message pops up… I haven’t had any sort of problems before because I can do it to other photos, but on some of the images it gives me that warning, and it somewhat PO lol.

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    Claire H.
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    July 30, 2026

    Hi ​@itzjake , the progress bar stopping at around 50% typically indicates a connection issue with Adobe's AI servers. Here are some quick things to try:

    • Check Adobe's service status at https://adobe.ly/4bUbSON — there may be a temporary outage.

    • Disable any VPN or proxy temporarily and try again.

    • Sign out of Creative Cloud, then sign back in. This refreshes your authentication token, which the AI features require.

    If none of those work, try Adobe's full troubleshooting guide: Troubleshoot Generative AI features. Otherwise, let us know which version of Lightroom you're using and your system info. You can find your system info by going to Help > System Info, copying and pasting it into a text file, and attaching it here. I hope this helps!^CH