Lightroom Classic

On my Mac (27.01) on Friday 10/7/2026, Lightroom Classic updated to version 15.6.  Prior to the update, my folders looked like this in the Library module:After the update, they looked like this:Now only images from the last import are accessible (import was completed several days before the update).  All other folders show the number of images, but will not display any image thumbnails or previews.  How can I solve this?  For additional info, this is a screenprint of the actual folder structure on disk: 

Here’s your workflow rewritten into a clear, reference‑style checklist that’s easy to share in forums like Adobe’s community:🖥️ Hardware & SetupCPU/RAM: AMD Threadripper 3970X (32 cores, 64 threads), 128 GB RAM Catalog Drive: Samsung 990 Pro (2 TB, dedicated to Lightroom Classic catalog) Import Drive: Samsung 990 Pro (4 TB, used for incoming imports) Camera Workflow: Nikon Z9 → 256 GB XQD card (1.7 GB/s read speed) using a USB 3.2 card reader on a 20 GB/s port📸 Import WorkflowAssisted culling: Disabled Face detection: Disabled Location lookup: Enabled (images GPS‑encoded) Import preset: Imports to incoming drive, renames files Preview setting: Minimal previews Typical batch size: 1,000–1,500 images🔒 System ConfigurationLightroom working directories: Excluded from antivirus scanning⏱️ Performance Observed Direct import via Lightroom Classic: Duration: 20–30 minutes Behavior: Lightroom often becomes non‑responsive Copy + rename via Advanced Renamer, then in‑place import: Durati

I have used Lightroom Classic for nearly 20 years and have a large catalog (about 70,000 images).  As you would expect, I’ve also spent countless hours organizing the photos, editing and assigning keywords.A few months ago, I suddenly began to experience a new problem.  Suddenly, the “Exif and IPTC” fields on the right side of my screen were all blank (no keywords visible, no location info, no copyright info, etc.).  The small “spinning wheel” could be seen but it never stopped spinning.I searched these forums extensively and also many other sites.  There were recommendations that included resetting preferences, deleting the metadata helper file, and more.  Ultimately, nothing has fixed the problem.I note that deleting the metadata helper.db file does help for a short period.  In order words, if I delete it and then start Lightroom Classic, the IPTC and EXIF data reappears, however, after anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes, it disappears again and the spinning wheel returns.In addition, eve

I use LRc to edit B7W photos.  When using Select Sky mask LRc invariably selects parts of buildings and begitation that border the sky. I can remove these with the Subtract option for the mask, but it is an extra workflow step that I would like to avoid.  Is there any fix that Adobe is planning?

I have just spent over two hours trying to view & edit some pictures in LrC but keep getting the message "Lightroom not responding" & have to close it down & try again. About 30+ times so far. First I couldn't even get it to show the folder I wanted then next time I got as far as viewing the folder but was unable to select a picture before it stopped responding, next I got the piocture but couldn't move in to Develop etc, etc.This is not the first time this has happened, which is why I haven't edited anything  since before Christmas as it is so annoying. Especially after having the issue with photoshop that wouldn't recognise RAW files.How can Adobe justify increasing their prices when their product fails to do what it is meant to do.On top of all that I have just heard that the prices are rising & that the most affordable package is being withdrawn. Something I only found out by accident as I had no communication from Adobe to inform me of this. Apparently it was

When using the color grading panel the numerical fields for the Hue and Sat input behave erratically. When moving the Hue slider sometimes the last digit disappears. This happens with single Color Wheel interface. So instead if displaying 235 the field displays 23. It shows this behavior with various value: 231 shows 231, but 220 shows 22. You can check this  when displaying all 3 color wheels simultaneously. The hue values in both image is 235.Lightroom classic is showing this behavior since the last update, 15.6 release. This seems like a bug. I have tried resetting everything to the default settings but that doesn't make any difference.When I edit the same photo in Photoshop Camera Raw, Color Grading behaves as expected.

Lightroom was working perfectly this morning.. I come to load in new images and edit some while sitting here.. and as soon as Lightroom opened up - I tried to slide exposure (and other ones to test those...) and the slider immediately jumps one way or another.  I have reset preferences, turned off GPU.. NOTHING is helping.. please help me! 

Desde ayer por la tarde, al querer usar uno de mis preset favoritos, veo que no lo traslada a la fotografía y me sale el siguiente mensaje todo el rato: “No se han podido descargar algunos modelos de IA. Inténtelo más tarde”.Nunca antes me había pasado, cómo puedo solucionarlo?Muchas gracias.

When a video is exported from Lightroom Classic that does not have the size 1920x1080 pixels, it is scaled down. Videos that are in portrait format (1080x1920 pixels) are scaled to 960x540 pixels. A video with 1440x1080 pixels becomes 1280x720 pixels when exported. Do not scale videos during export.  

LrC up to date (15,6) however when I go to LrC and use a people image, then use masking icon, the icon to use the latest upgrade (i.e.) as shown by Terry White, is not there.   Dale

I use a Mac M5 Max with mac OS Tahoe 26.6 - lighroom cc keeps crashing within about 5-10 seconds of launching the application. What should i do? I have granted full disk access and tried disabling the graphics processor already.

So continuing the saga of importing from a cfExpress type b Card raw files from my z9. It takes about 9 hours to import roughly 4k files. I am using a reader and very fast cards for read and write speeds. Some of the events I shoot leave me with more than 10k images to import so just moving into a folder on my harddrive and then imporing is not practical as I end of with files with the same name spread over multiple cards...LR renames the file when writing to prevent this from overwriting existing images.  This slowness has persisted for several years now as I h ave been reading about this issue for quite a while. Adobe you can do better..please fix this.  

Bonjour,Je rencontre un problème persistant avec le module Impression de Lightroom Classic, et les différentes procédures de dépannage déjà effectuées n’ont pas permis de le résoudre.ConfigurationLightroom Classic : 15.5 Build : 202607291506-b8869fa7 Système : Windows 11 – 64 bits Version Windows : 11.0.26200 Processeur : 12 processeurs logiques Carte graphique : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 Go Camera Raw : 18.5 Catalogue principal : C:\Users\jadly\Pictures\Lightroom\Lightroom Catalog.lrcatDescription du problèmeDans le module Impression, le menu Style de disposition propose normalement :Une seule image / planche contact Collection d’images Collection personnaliséeCependant, lorsque je sélectionne Collection d’images ou Collection personnalisée, l’interface ne se met pas à jour.Les panneaux de droite restent systématiquement ceux correspondant à Une seule image / planche contact, notamment :Paramètres d’image Disposition Repères Page Travaux d’impressionLes panneaux attendus pour les mode

 I'm doing a lot of work where I have 2 different edits for images and it takes forever to go back and copy the other edit and then have to go back again to copy different edit. I don't want to create a preset since the edits might just be for that specific day/time.

It works fine for a few days and then won’t open.  Task Manager says it is running but I see nothing.  What gives?I should mention my catalog is huge … don’t know if that has anything to do with it.

Since updating to latest version 15.3 I cannot use my presets or update AI edits.When I try I get a box appear saying I am downloading AI models. This gets to 99% then stops. Then when I try to use presets or update the AI edits I get a red box that says ‘some Ai models failed to download. Please try again later.This has been going on since yesterday. I have tried uninstalling LR and reverting to previous version but problem persists.  Any ideas?  

I’ve processed multiple images in LR and try to send them to open as layers in PS ready to stack. PS wont finish importing them it locks up. This has only occurred since last week. It worked flawlessly previously.

Les "modèles utilisateur" que j'ai créés apparaissent dans le panneau de gauche et dans l'aperçu en haut à gauche, mais ne sont pas visible dans la fenêtre principale (style de disposition : collection personnalisée) et donc, ne sont pas utilisables. De plus, le panneau de droite reste figé et ne permet pas de créer de nouveau modèles (p.ex. le sous-panneau "cellules" n'apparait pas).

Bonjour,J’ai des photos en double dans un dossier et les doublons ont “ 2.RAF” ajouté à la fin du nom ([espace]2). Hélas LR me sort tous les fichiers qui se terminent par “ 2.RAF” mais aussi ceux qui se terlminent par “2.RAF” (sans l’espace)… Comment contourner ce problème ?Je suis sur MAC.Merci