Hi Jim,
That’s richt,.. I did a manual update some time ago. Don’t remember how I did it just that it was a lot of hassle. And Yes, Creative Cloud application manager actually indicate that LR is not installed, that’s the problem I’m trying to get solved!
I do not want to update manual every time and I need LR to be installed in my CC to be able to update and use all CC functions.
Preferably without having to remove everything and re-install it completely.
It's your choice, but as far as I can see you're going to have to uninstall Lightroom and then install from the Creative Cloud application manager if you want to get everything in sync. Your other choice is to continue to download the updates and install them manually. If you choose to uninstall Lightroom and then reinstall, that will have no impact on any of the work you have already done because the catalog you have been using will remain in place as well all of the images that you have imported. I find it strange that you have the CC version running and yet the Creative Cloud manager indicates that it isn't installed. That just doesn't seem right. If you want to download and install the latest update manually, here is the link where you can get the latest update. You have to click on the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6 link on that webpage. The one update will take care of Lightroom 6 and Lightroom CC.
Download Photoshop Lightroom