Lightroom Classic

I’ve noticed that File Explorer now shows a folder called Gallery.  I understand it’s a new feature.  It contains thumbnails of images that have recently been put in the Pictures folder.  That’s all well and good, even nice.  However, I like to remove clutter and was about to clear the Gallery on the assumption that just the thumbnails will be removes, but thought I’d better check first.  It turns out that deleting the thumbnails also deletes the original in the Pictures folder.  That should strike fear in any photographer that uses the Pictures folder as part of their workflow.  Apparently, deleting the Gallery folder can be done safely without threatening the originals but I’ve yet to try it.So, what do you think?  Has Microsoft inadvertently created a potential photographer’s land mine into File Explorer or have I had too many coffees? 

Since the latest versions of Lightroom Classic and MacOS the masking of people always shows “No people found” – even on photos where it was working before. Lightroom Classic version: 15.2 [ 202602111402-ec4112e8 ]License: Creative CloudLanguage setting: en-DEOperating system: Mac OS 26Version: 26.3.0 [25D125]Application architecture: x64Logical processor count: 24Processor speed: 3,3GHzSqLite Version: 3.36.0Adobe GSDK Version: 1.4.0.171Built-in memory: 196.608,0 MBDedicated GPU memory used by Lightroom: 4.743,3MB / 16.368,0MB (28%)Real memory available to Lightroom: 196.608,0 MBReal memory used by Lightroom: 3.040,3 MB (1,5%)Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 55.303,7 MBMemory cache size: 62,7MBInternal Camera Raw version: 18.2 [ 2482 ]Maximum thread count used by Camera Raw: 5Camera Raw SIMD optimization: SSE2,AVX,AVX2Camera Raw virtual memory: 631MB / 98303MB (0%)Camera Raw real memory: 644MB / 196608MB (0%)Cache1: Final1- RAM:519,0MB, VRAM:1.818,0MB, ALP05331.ARWNT- RAM:519,0MB, VRAM

Hi, I’ve had a Hard Drive failure and thankfully my backups were good, all except the most recent shoot. However this was still on my 2nd card in the camera so I have the original raw files. Is there a way other than manually locating each file and then renaming it to the filename it has in Lightroom that I can reinstate the files? Lightroom has the original filename in the metadata for each image, but I’d quite like to use the new names as those are the ones my clients are referencing when requesting edits.

I had an OS crash and all my apps had to be reinstalled.  Now when trying to import photos I am not getting the option to import to a collection like I used to.  It’s a different screen layout.  See screenshot.  Anyone know what happened to that option?  It used to show up on the righmost panel of the screen, with an option to create a new collection if needed.  Thanks.   

Found this in my /etc/hosts file dated 17th March## Adobe Creative Cloud WAM - Start ##166.117.29.222 detect-ccd.creativecloud.adobe.com## Adobe Creative Cloud WAM - End ##On both my Macs running Creative Cloud.I use Lightroom Classic daily as part of a “Creative Cloud” subscription.Just want to confirm what this is for. I’ve done some research and others have reported it as well.Thanks

I have just bought Lightroom Classic, and when I try to open a raw file in it, there is a modal dialog telling me that Lightroom will automatically sync my files with the cloud. The only option it gives me, is “ok” … but the thing is that I only want my images to be on my computer hard disk and no where else!I HATE having all your cloud solutions shoveled down my throat. I didn’t ask for a TB in your cloud, and I dont intent to use it at all, but I was never given the opportunity to say no thank you!Now I am not sure if I can use your product at all, without having you guys uploading my entire foto collection to your cloud? What the feck happened to good old concent here? Why isn’t this an opt-in possibility, or at least give us a chance to opt it out, for crying out loud? 😠

LightRoom Classic 15.2 build: 202602111402-ec4112e8Only this release has a fast memory leak in the graphics card memory (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB).  It  uses up almost all the memory just exporting 8 files to Tif to be edited in PTGUI Pro that also uses graphics memory and crashes repeatedly until exiting LRC, and that fixes the problem.However it is not efficient to have to close LR every time I export files to either Photoshop or PTgui Pro.Lightroom Classic 15.2build: 202602111402-ec4112e8MS Win 11 Prov: 10.0.26200 Build 26200x-64 based PCASUS motherboard Proart z790-creator wifi96GB memoryGraphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GBC: drive has 495 GB free.Lightroom database and photo collection on 2 other drives has always run smoothly.Kind regards from Hans

Introducing Assisted Culling (Early Access) in Lightroom Classic.  For providing feedback for Lightroom Desktop, click here.    We’re bringing Assisted Culling to Lightroom Classic as part of the MAX 2025 release! This AI-powered workflow helps you quickly narrow large photo sets to the best shots using objective signals.    What is Assisted Culling? Assisted Culling is one of the most requested features from advanced photographers, consistently topping feedback at customer events. It streamlines the process of identifying top photo selects from large sets—hundreds or even thousands—based on attributes like eye openness, sharpness, and more.    Assisted Culling saves photographers countless hours of manual review, letting them focus on creativity instead of sorting.  Eyes Open – Detects whether subjects’ eyes are open.  Eye Focus – Measures the sharpness of the eyes.  Subject Focus – Evaluates overall clarity.  Clean Up

Short description:When importing RAW and/or JPG files from my Fuji X-T5 into LrC, despite selecting the "Do not import possible duplicates" function, no duplicates are recognised and all images that have already been imported are imported into LrC again. A “-2” is appended to the file names.Duplicates of my RAW files from my Canon R5 II are recognised as such and are not imported. All settings are the same in both cases.LrC 15.2, macOS Tahoe 26.3, iMac with M3LrC 15.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.4, MacStudio with M4 MaxLrC 15.2 Windows 11 lasted VersionLong Description:The problem I described above, whereby RAW files from the Fuji X-T5 are not recognised as duplicates during import and are therefore not imported, is a little more complicated than it seems.One type of import works, but the other does not.It works when I import the images as follows:1. Connect the camera directly to the iMac -> import > all images that have not yet been imported are offered for import. Images that were imp

In the past few weeks, my LRC is failing to identify any people when creating a mask. The people view will detect faces when in Library, but when in edit, and I try to create a people mask, it says “No People Detected” - this is even when there is a clear and obvious person/face as the centre focus of the picture and is happening with all photos. Within my Catalog settings/Metadata, I have “Automatically detect faces in all photos” ticked.Any suggestions on how to resolved this?

I noticed some of one of my lightroom folders had only 20 photos when the number is showing 400. So I verified that they are all in the folder on drive. So I tried to re-import but it shows all greyed out and I cannot select them. In fact it says the photos have already been imported. They are not corrupted or missing as there is no error icon on them. But yet, they are not showing in library view. I saw advice to find old catalog but I am am not sure how and which one even to try with. Either way, I have bunch of edits and do not want to lose all those edits. How can I remedy this? My LR version is 15.1.1 

Somehow, unknown to be how, I ended in Proof Mode. I cannot exit from it. The top level menu shows Perceptual/Relative mode of Proof Copy. I just want to exit it. How do I do that?

I was using Lightroom v15.2 on my laptop (ASUS ProArt H7604JV, i9-13980HX, 32GB RAM,  RTX4060, Win 11 Home 25H2) when I discovered that the Thunderbolt drivers were no longer installed so I couldn’t connect my second monitor. I attempted to use Windows Update to repair Windows and after the “repair” Lightroom wouldn’t open. With the task manager open I can see that Lightroom opens in background processes but never actually starts. I’ve tried uninstalling and reinstalling and still nothing. I’ve tried opening backed-up catalogs and nothing. I’m going crazy trying to open lightroom so any help is appreciated!

My cat walked on my keyboard and now every time I edit a photo I'm asked if I want to save it as a proof. How do I get out of this mode? Thanks!

LR V15.2 hangs in denoise after several images were processed. That suggests a memory leak or a resource starvation, deadlock or any similar issue. LR hangs than, ignores the “cancel” button. When I click on the window [x] the window closes, but LR is still non responsive. When I try to terminate it, it hangs. Using Task Manager “kill process” stops LR finally.  After a restart the previously hanging image processes fine and fast. I am using W11 Pro on a Dell Xeon workstation with 48G RAM and the LR and its cache are on a NVMe drive. When it works, the denoise (and also the AI object removal or marking) are wonderful and they clearly improve the quality of work on our photography. 

On Lightroom Classic 15.2.1 Mac OS 26.3.1, I’m experiencing problems with exporting my photos. I’m running a Mac Studio M4 2025 with 64BG RAM.With the latest version of Classic, I am sometimes able to export photos as usual, whether using the “Export...” dialog box or using a preset. However, mostly, the feature slows down so much that it is barely usable.If I select a preset, the exported image takes something like 30 seconds to appear on the HD. If I try using “Export...”, the Export dialog box takes about 30 seconds to open and then takes another 30 seconds for the exported file to appear on the HD.I have tried this on old and new photos and DNG and JPG photos taken with different cameras - the same problem happens - sometimes it works, and but mostly export occurs very slowly.I’ve never experienced such issues before. It appears to only have appeared with the latest update (15.2.1).Thanks

When you change the year in Metadata > Edit Capture Time to before 2001, the milliseconds goes negative and one is added to whatever value you enter for seconds.  This is likely related to the Cocoa timestamp epoch of 1/1/2001.  If instead you change the year to 2018, the milliseconds gets decremented by one (also incorrect). To reproduce on LR 15.2 / Mac OS 26.2: 1. Open the attached tiny catalog. 2. Select the photo and do Metadata > Edit Capture Time. 3. Click in the year and type 2019 (quickly, to avoid another Edit Capture Time bug).  Observe that the milliseconds field stays at 22 (correct). 4. Click cancel, do Edit Capture Time, click in the year, and type 2018. Observe that the milliseconds field gets changed to 21 (incorrect) 5. Click cancel, do Edit Capture Time, click in the year, and type 2001. Observe that the milliseconds field gets changed to 21 (incorrect). 6. Click cancel, do Edit Capture Time, click in the year, and type 2000. Observe that the milliseconds field

Hi Adobe Team, I’m posting this as a clear performance regression report for Lightroom Classic v15.x — specifically the Develop module image-to-image switching latency on Mac. REALLY SLOW. Please do not merge this thread into a generic “performance” megathread and then mark it as “Solved” as if nothing happened. Multiple users are reporting the same behaviour, and it deserves a proper investigation and acknowledgement (instead of being dismissed as an “NVIDIA driver” issue — this is Apple Silicon). What’s happening On Lightroom Classic v15.2, switching between photos in Develop is several times slower than in previous versions. This is not a minor “feels slower” issue — it’s a real, repeatable regression that drastically impacts professional workflows. My setup  MacBook Pro (M3 Max) macOS v26.2 Lightroom Classic v15.2 Preferences → Performance → Graphics Processor: ALL acceleration options manually enabled (not Auto)  Proof / Reproduction To remove any subjectivity, I recorded sc

System: Windows 11 (25H2). Lightroom shows all pictures but doesn’t open them. Importing new images is totally impossible.

I tried to create a new folder called Various inside Photographs/2000’s/00. However Lightroom created a new instance of the Synology SharePoint folder (Photo) and place it there? It did however create the new folder in the correct location on the NAS. The only change to my setup that I can see is the different ip address for the NAS.