PSE 2026 deletes People tags when a photo is edited

Question

In PSE2026, when a photo is edited (quick or full) any People tags are deleted.How can I stop this happening?

Glenn 8675309 · Answer

It’s due to the metadata of the image being altered a bit. (That’s a very simplified explanation)

Edit First, Tag Second: Always complete your quick or full visual edits (cropping, lighting, filters) before manually assigning names or tags to the people in the photo.
Trigger a Re-Scan: If you edited a photo in an app like Google Photos (or PSE)and the tags vanished, make a microscopic 1% crop to the image and save it. This minor change forces the software’s background AI to re-analyze the image and bring the face tags back.
Use Non-Destructive Editors: Try using apps that save edits as "sidecar" files (like Adobe Lightroom) rather than exporting a whole new image. This leaves the original photo metadata completely untouched.

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