LrC edits keep disappearing

[ismdc8]

UGH - In Lightroom Classic 13.4 my lightroom edits are disappearing.  I made edits to photos and then synced over the edits to other photos (several in the same series) and they are randomly disappearing.

I uninstalled LrC and reinstalled.  Same issue.  I am beyond frustrated as I have 2,000 photos it is happening too.

the software is completely unusable

Any edits made disappear.

I can go back in history and get my edit but it doesn't "stick" and I CANNOT keep doing this to get the software to work.

Lrc - 13.4

Mac OS 14.5 

[JohanElzenga]

Did you try resetting the preferences? https://www.lightroomqueen.com/how-do-i-reset-lightrooms-preferences/

And please do not double post (I merged your two posts).

[ismdc8]

i reset the preferences - although did do that when I reinstalled - to no avail - it is still happening.

[ismdc8]

UGH - In Lightroom Classic 13.4 my lightroom edits are disappearing.  I made edits to photos and then synced over the edits to other photos (several in the same series) and they are randomly disappearing.

I uninstalled LrC and reinstalled.  Same issue.  I am beyond frustrated as I 2,000 photos it is happening too.

the software is completely unusable

Any edits made disappear.

I can go back in history and get my edit but it doesn't "stick" and I CANNOT keep doing this to get the software to work.

Lrc - 13.4

Mac OS 14.5 

[Rob_Cullen]

You seem new to this forum. Are you also 'new' to Lightroom Classic?

Where are your edits "disappearing"?  Is it from the image previews in the Lr-Classic library views, or from the photos that you view in Mac Finder (or other apps)?

And did a Preferences Reset have any effect?

[ismdc8]

No I am not new to LrC - I have been using it for 15 years.  I have never had any major issues until the last release.

My edits are disappearing right in front of my eyes in LrC.

I did a prederence reset - but the issue is still happening.

My issue:

in LrC (the only App I am using in this specific example)

I am in my folder for the shoot.  I edit a raw file  in the Develop module (basic, tone Curve, color mixer, details, masks) for one photo and then sync settings for several - maybe 10 -20 - Surfer shots so I want the same look across.  The changes take place and I keep working on the next set of photos.  

I go back to view them still in Develop - to give them a quick view - I can see if the film strip all the photos changing back to the original raw file look (my edits are undoing themselves).  I go into Library and view them in Grid - and I can see them all switching back one at a time - to the original raw view.  

I can go into a random photo and look at the history - and can cycle through the history - to get back to the version I want.  However - this is not a solution when i have 2000 photos.  I actually just want the software to work.

I wonder if there is some issue with the sync settings "tool".  For some of these I sync settings twice if I make a change. they still don't take.

any insights?

thank you

[Rob_Cullen]

Certainly a weird , and very annoying, problem. I have no answer, sorry.

I tried a few attempts in LrC  but could not produce what you are seeing.

Do the edits 'stick' if you use the [Copy] and [Paste] options?

If your develop steps are recorded in History for each image- is the last History step a 'Reset'?

I hope you can get an answer that solves your problem.

[ismdc8 · Accepted solution]

Thank you for your help on this.  

I think I have 'fixed' the issue.   I synced my folders again.  This seems to have worked - however I am in the early days of testing. Just wanted to post in case it helps someone else.

Thank you,

 

 

[dworster]

I am havng a similar issue, however syncing the folders isn't brining back my edits. 

[Rob_Cullen]

@dworster   'Syncing Folders' and 'syncing develop edits' across multiple photos are two entirely different things.

Can you be more specific about your experience, your problem may not be the same as the OP. And screen-clips will often help.

Synchronizing Folders can have unwanted effects if the folder and photos in the LrC catalog appeared as 'Missing'. A Folder Synchronization WILL delete all edit history for the photos in the folder.

Dangers of Synchronize Folder