My edits are missing

[jorich_scott_7149]

as usual I edit my photos yesterday and when I open it in the morning all of my edits are gone. It's weird since i saved a preset but its still there but my edited photos are not saved. 

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[DdeGannes]

Please provide some basic information,

1,  The actual version # of the Lightroom application are working  with, ( actual numeric number).

2. The actual version number of your Operating System.

Hint, you are posting in the Lightroom Classic forum, and if you are working with this application you need to be aware that the edits you have done with the application are stored in the Lightroom Catalog file. It's likely you have opened Lightroom Classic with an older Catalog.

[JohanElzenga]

When you say "my edited photos are not saved", what does that mean? Are the photos still there but without edits? Are the photos gone? If the latter, then most likely Lightroom Classic opened an older catalog, like @DdeGannes already suggested. As presets are stored separately by default, a new preset will also show in that old catalog.

[jorich_scott_7149]

When I opened LRC, it only showed the RAW files with no edits or adjustments applied. I checked the catalogs, but there were no backups or even older versions. That’s the thing—I usually assume that when I open LR, it will display my latest edits. 

Lightroom Classic version: 14.5.1 [ 202508231203-c2638d01 ]

Operating system: Windows 10 - Business Edition

Version: 10.0.19045

[Bill Sprague]

......That’s the thing—I usually assume that when I open LR, it will display my latest edits. 

By @jorich_scott_7149

It should.   In addition to the existing advice,  there may be something else. 

1. You may have opened the wrong catalog
• If you accidentally opened a new or different catalog, it will see your photos as fresh RAWs, with no edits. Check: Go to File > Open Recent and see if another catalog has your edits.

2. You may imported the files again
• If you re-imported the photos instead of opening them from the existing catalog, Lightroom will treat them as new files without adjustments. Check if you have duplicate entries in the Library module.

3. Catalog backups vs. working catalog
• If you restored from an old backup catalog, it may not have your latest edits. Look at the catalog location in Edit > Catalog Settings > General and confirm you’re in the right one.

4. Missing or corrupted previews
• If the edits are in the catalog but previews didn’t build correctly, it may look like the RAWs are unedited. Go to Develop module and see if the adjustment sliders are actually at zero, or if they have values. If sliders show edits but the image looks unedited, try Library > Previews > Build Standard-Sized Previews.

For a quick test, pick one of your “unedited” RAWs and check the Develop module:
• If all sliders are at zero → you’re in the wrong catalog or re-imported.
• If sliders have values but the photo looks unedited → previews or cache are corrupted.