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michelegranja
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August 22, 2025

P: Camera Raw "Settings" resetting with each update

  • August 22, 2025
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I apologize if this has been asked before but it's tough wording to find in search and I may not even be using the right terms. 

So anyway, with the last handful of updates, all my "interface/layout" settings in Camera Raw have been resetting on my Silicon MacBook (but NOT on my Intel iMac). It all goes back to default... favorites are gone (profiles AND presets), vertical is horizontal again, it's back to light gray, custom panel order is reset... seems trivial (and is certainly less of a hassle than all the issue the program was putting me through a couple years back) but it is a huge time-suck and I can't figure out why it is happening on one and not the other... which also makes me feel like there may be a fix. Anyone have any insight?

BOTH MACHINES : Version 17.5.0.2318

MACHINE WITH ISSUE : 2024 MacBook Air, 15-inch, M3, 16 GB, Sequoia 15.6.1

MACHINE NOT HAVING ISSUE : 2020 Retina 5K iMac, 27-inch, 3.6 GHz 10-Core Intel Core i9, AMD Radeon Pro 5700 8 GB, 32 GB 2667 MHz DDR4, Sequoia 15.6.1

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    BrandonJacksonPhoto
    Known Participant
    October 7, 2025

    Same here on Windows 11. 3rd time this has happened on updates. 

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    michelegranjaAuthor
    Known Participant
    October 7, 2025

    I’m ready to lose my mind - THERE WASN'T EVEN AN UPDATE TODAY - i sinply saved abd closed cause i was going upstairs to shower. I just cane back abd reopened on my iMac and ALL OF THE SETTINGS I FIXED YESTERDAY ARE BACK TO DEFAULT.

    kevin_todora
    kevin_todora
    Known Participant
    October 6, 2025

    I'm having same issue on my macbook pro 2024 i carry with me and my M1 mac studio in office. really annoying. happens a couple of times a week and has been for a while now. I don't see anything that is triggering it. same version of Camera Raw as you. 

    -Kevin Todora
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    michelegranjaAuthor
    Known Participant
    October 7, 2025

    Dear lord, now it happened on my desktop whoch has remained unchanged during every ither update. This is MADNESS.

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    tikastor
    Participating Frequently
    September 2, 2025

    Same issue here. It's like the 5th time this month ACR resets to default, like it's a fresh installation. Issue was present in previous version of ACR.
    Windows 11 24H2
    Bridge 15.1.1.729
    Camera Raw 17.5.0.2318

      ivank11134774
      ivank11134774
      Inspiring
      September 3, 2025

      Same here. Very annoying. Did not happen to me before version 17 though.

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      Marco Basile Images
      Participating Frequently
      August 29, 2025

      I am also having the same issue on a Macbook Pro. I was hoping the bug would be fixed, but there have three updates for Camera Raw since it started and no fixes yet. Any ideas?

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