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October 16, 2024
Answered

Copy & Paste Not Working in New Version 14

  • October 16, 2024
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Just updated my Lightroom Classic to Version 14.0, and the "Copy" and "Paste" buttons and menu functions are not working properly. The buttons do not function at all, and the drop-down menu option works sporadically. This is a vital function! Please fix!

Correct answer Rikk Flohr_Photography

Tested LrC 14.0 on Windows 10. 

I am not able to replicate this issue. 

Have you tried resetting your preferences?

This procedure works for both Lightroom Classic and Lightroom Desktop.

If you are using Lightroom Desktop, it can change your local storage location. Please review this setting after resetting preferences. 

 

Reset Procedure:

1. Close Lightroom.

2. Hold down [Alt/Opt]+[Shift] while restarting Lightroom.

3. Overwrite the Preferences when prompted by the dialog.

4. Close Lightroom.

5. Restart Lightroom.

4 replies

skyrunr
Inspiring
December 9, 2024

I just ran into this issue, and resetting my preferences is a huge PITA!  Unfortunately, I'm married to Lightroom, and nothing I've tried comes close for my workflow.  I just spend an hour tinkering around instead of getting my work done.  This program still constantly crashes navigating through images in Develop mode, and when you return it forgets where you were.  It is SO BUGGY.  Most of the fancy new features don't work on HEIF or JPG images either.  What else is broken that I can no longer trust?!

Participant
October 14, 2025

I'm in the same situation and losing copy/paste is a real issue for me.  500 headshots to edit and no topportunity to batch process them, what a long afternoon this is going to be!

 

Participating Frequently
October 31, 2024

Hello,

Same problem for me on windows 11, in library mode, Paste doesn't work except if I reset the settings of the photo before, then it works. If settings are already applied, it doesn't update.

Participant
November 13, 2024

I have the same problem today. Paste setting suddenly stop working! Lightroom hang for good!

Participant
November 14, 2024
I’ve found a temporary solution.
Copy the desired settings from the edited picture, go to the raw or
untouched, click on the picture to zoom it 100% and control/V in PC.
Works all the time for me.

Good luck!
Known Participant
October 26, 2024

Same problem on a mac M1 laptop OS Sonoma 14.7, 32 gigs ram. Since the 14.0.1 update copy/paste settings doesn't work and gives the (mis-spelled) error message: "some masking models failed to download. pease try again later." have tried restart while signed into my account, resetting prefs. this is a compunded problem that has existed since since LRC 13 which was getting that same masking error message when trying to apply any of the presets. this occurs even when there are no masks in the copied settings. adobe pease try to fix this or give me a solutuion. btw, the same mask error message appears when using sync settings between pictures to try and get around the copy/paste proble,. adobe pease fix this. 

Participant
October 29, 2024

Yes, same with me. Started happening today 10/29/24 randomly and even after I updated to 14.01. Please fix this Adobe, it always me to paste maybe one photo and the next 3 it doesn't. 

Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
October 16, 2024

Tested LrC 14.0 on Windows 10. 

I am not able to replicate this issue. 

Have you tried resetting your preferences?

This procedure works for both Lightroom Classic and Lightroom Desktop.

If you are using Lightroom Desktop, it can change your local storage location. Please review this setting after resetting preferences. 

 

Reset Procedure:

1. Close Lightroom.

2. Hold down [Alt/Opt]+[Shift] while restarting Lightroom.

3. Overwrite the Preferences when prompted by the dialog.

4. Close Lightroom.

5. Restart Lightroom.

Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
Participant
October 17, 2024

That worked. Thanks Rikk!

Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
October 17, 2024

Thank you for reporting back!

Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org