Skip to main content
rogera50661785
rogera50661785
Known Participant
July 6, 2018
Question

No undo option

  • July 6, 2018
  • 3 replies
  • 777 views

Why is there no option to undelete

    This topic has been closed for replies.

    3 replies

    Rob_Cullen
    Community Expert
    Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 7, 2018

    Curiosity bites !

    Steps-

    1) Delete one photo in the LR Library-  [Delete] [Delete from Disk]

    2) Immediately right-click another photo in the same folder

    3) [Show in Explorer]  (I have Windows-10)

    4) Press [Ctrl+Z]  - Photo restored to folder from Windows Recycle Bin.

    5) LR Synchronize folder to import back to LR  (naturally, all edit data is lost)

    But yeah- if I 'Confirm' a deletion, I expect it to be gone!!

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
    rogera50661785
    rogera50661785Author
    Known Participant
    July 7, 2018

    Thanks for the reply but I am unable to because when I confirm deletion of one picture I did not expect it to delete all the photos in the folder so there are none left to right click on

    JP Hess
    JP Hess
    Inspiring
    July 7, 2018

    Then don't highlight all the images before you press the delete key. This is just a user error and user failure to observe what's going on, in my opinion. Additionally, the Lightroom warning should have indicated that all the images were about to be deleted.

    johnrellis
    johnrellis
    Legend
    July 6, 2018

    Adobe has never said publicly whey they don't provide undo of photo deletion. But you can add your constructive opinion to this feature request in the official Adobe feedback forum: Lightroom: Cannot undo delete | Photoshop Family Customer Community . Be sure to click Me Too and Follow in the upper-right corner.  That will make it a little more likely Adobe might eventually prioritize the request, and you'll be notified if they do.

    dj_paige
    dj_paige
    Legend
    July 6, 2018

    Because like in other programs, you get a dialog box CONFIRMING that you want to delete, and only if you answer in the affirmative does delete actually happen.

    rogera50661785
    rogera50661785Author
    Known Participant
    July 7, 2018

    Thanks for the reply but when I am asked to confirm deletion of one picture I do not expect it to delete all the photos in the folder

    Just Shoot Me
    Just Shoot Me
    Legend
    July 7, 2018

    rogera50661785  wrote

    Thanks for the reply but when I am asked to confirm deletion of one picture I do not expect it to delete all the photos in the folder

    That only happens when you have other, All, photos selected in that folder. But in that Confirm Deletion dialog box, at the top, is listed the number of images that will be deleted. And then there is a Cancel button in that dialog box too.

    Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
    Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices