Lightroom randomly changes my keywords

[Laura244168561ocg]

When I filter my photos by keyword, Lightroom randomly changes the keywords of other photos. For example, I've decided I want to look at all my photos of sparrows. While I am actively going through my sparrows, a couple of other photos that are definitely not sparrows will suddenly appear. At first, I thought I had mislabeled something but it keeps happening and it will happen right before my eyes. A few herons (for example) will suddenly appear with their keywords changed. I change them back to what they were and a new couple of photos appear with changed keywords. Sometimes it changes one keyword for the photos that appear, but sometimes it changes multiples simultaneously.

Anyone else have this issue?

[Srishti Bali]

Hi @Laura244168561ocg,

Apologies for the delayed response, I hope things are a bit smoother now. This definitely shouldn’t be happening; Lightroom shouldn’t randomly change keywords on its own, and I can imagine how frustrating and disruptive this must be. If you are still facing this issue, could you share a few details?

• Which version of Lightroom Classic and operating system are you using

• Did this behavior start after installing the recent update?

• Is your catalog synced with Lightroom (cloud) or used only locally?

• Any patterns you’ve noticed — for example, does it happen after editing, switching modules, or applying presets?

• If possible, a short screen recording of the issue would also be very helpful.

Regards,

Srishti