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Kurkurak
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September 17, 2023
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Recover lost Develop Settings used to export JPG to corresponding, unedited photo in RAW

  • September 17, 2023
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Hi,

Recently I was formatting my computer, and unfortunately lost all of my Develop Settings in Lightroom used in photos. However, I have all the RAWs and edited, exported JPGs saved. I would like to recover the Develop Settings used to edit the photos, and have them back in Lightroom, so I can tweak them or export with different crop ratio.

 

In other words, let's say I have two files: photo.jpg - edited and exported with Lightroom Classic, and photo.CR2 - the original RAW file, but without any Develop Settings, and would like to apply them again in Lightroom.

 

Is there any way to do this? I know that Lightroom somehow writes the Settings to metadata. In Photoshop's File > File Info > Raw Data I can see something that actually looks like Settings and values that I have used, so maybe there is a way to read this and apply on my original RAW file in Lightroom?

 

I know that resetting my computer without backing everything up wasn't a good idea in the first place, but right now it's already too late.

 

Huge thanks for any help!

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최고의 답변: Kurkurak

When you export the photos to a JPG, the edits should be present in the file, unless you selected certain export options. However, I am not aware of any way to en masse read the edits from these exported JPGs and then apply them en masse to the original RAWs.

 

Having no backups is never a good situation. From now on, catalog backups must be made (it is not optional) on a regular and automated basis. These catalog backups MUST be (it is not optional) on a different physical disk than the original.


Yes! That's right. I have finally figured it out, with a huge help of this thread:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/import-develop-settings-from-jpeg-and-apply-them-to-a-raw/m-p/10479400 

Where a similar case is discussed. Basically, I used the ExifTool to read the edits included in file's metadata, and copying them to a new .xmp file (and changing AlreadyApplied value to False). Then I put the .xmp to the folder where the RAW was stored, and Read Metada From file in Lightroom > Metadata. All the settings where restored!

 

Thank you very much for your help, from now on I surely will be more careful when backing up and deleting anything 😉

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dj_paige
dj_paige
Legend
September 17, 2023

The way to do this is to restore a recent backup of your catalog file.

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Kurkurak작성자
Participant
September 17, 2023

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

The thing is, I have no backups from before the formatting of my PC, that's why I mentioned the "Raw Data" in metadata as something that maybe can help. Maybe I can make a use of it with some help from any third-party apps?

thanks

dj_paige
dj_paige
Legend
September 17, 2023

When you export the photos to a JPG, the edits should be present in the file, unless you selected certain export options. However, I am not aware of any way to en masse read the edits from these exported JPGs and then apply them en masse to the original RAWs.

 

Having no backups is never a good situation. From now on, catalog backups must be made (it is not optional) on a regular and automated basis. These catalog backups MUST be (it is not optional) on a different physical disk than the original.

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