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InoculateIT
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June 21, 2022
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Export overwriting after latest update!

  • June 21, 2022
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After the latest update of lightroom, the export settings are ignoring the setting:

 

Existing Files: Choose a new name for the exported file

Its not working anylonger, and keep overwriting the existing files if you export the files fast 😞

Anyone got the same problem?

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Hidayet24967689q5tz
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February 21, 2023

Is there a solution now?

 

InoculateIT
InoculateITAuthor
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June 21, 2022

Sorry I mean Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E 🙂

Bob Somrak
Bob Somrak
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June 21, 2022

It does overwrite the file if you use the shortcut fast but why would you want to export the same file multiple times to multiiple files to the same place with the previous export settings.

M4 Pro Mac Mini. 48GB
    InoculateIT
    InoculateITAuthor
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    June 22, 2022

    Because I make it in color first, then black & white ect....

    I always did it that way with no problems, its after the latest update it started being a problem...

    InoculateIT
    InoculateITAuthor
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    June 21, 2022

    Yes its working when you get the dialogscreen, but my settings is: Choose a new name for the exported file...

    Whats th idea to use this settings if its not working anymore?

    It used to work before on both machines, now it dosn't work anymore on both machines?

     

    Try the settings, and use Ctrl+Shift+E fast 2-3 times as it my way to work fast and see what happens then 🙂

    Like I said before, I used to use it that way and worked perfect....

    AxelMatt
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    AxelMattCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 21, 2022

    I 've tried that with several different settings and I got already the appropriate dialog screen if I try to export a picture with the same name. I don't see anyx bug. It worked as it should. 

     

    Do you have tried to reset the preferences as I wrote in my formaer post? 

    My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 8 - PureRAW 5 - Topaz Photo
    InoculateIT
    InoculateITAuthor
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    June 22, 2022

    Yep, but still the same (

    AxelMatt
    Community Expert
    AxelMattCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 21, 2022

    I've checked this and don't see this issue. If I exported a picture and the file name already exists in the appropriate folder I get an dialog. In this dialog I can choose if I will overwriting the file or keep it and export with a new name.

    It worked as it should.

     

    In a first step please try resetting the preferences of Lightroom Classic:   https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/setting-preferences-lightroom.html

    It's recommended to backup your preferences before you reset the preferences to the default settings: 

    https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/preference-file-and-other-file-locations.html

     

    My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 8 - PureRAW 5 - Topaz Photo
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