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Nature Light
Inspiring
April 21, 2018
Answered

Suddenly star rating does not show under thumbnail

  • April 21, 2018
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Using LR version 7.3.  Working on assigning star ratings and all is working fine then out of nowhere, I press "3" to give a 3 star rating as I had just been doing successfully for about 45 minutes and no star rating shows up.  I get confirmation that 3 was assigned via pop up note and I I go to menu>photo>set rating it also shows the image as having a 3.  Why no "3" with the thumbnail????????????

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      Correct answer caseycrockerphoto

      In your main workspace at the very bottom right should be Lock Grid, View as Thumbnails, Content as Details, and Content as List.  Then a down facing arrow.  Click the down facing arrow and uncheck Thumbnails Only.  Your star ratings will come back on, along with the file name.  

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      Stwo
      Stwo
      Participant
      August 19, 2023

      At botrtom right, where those stars would normally be, click the word "Filter:" 

       

      It will expand to the left and you'll be back to normal.  

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      Hun-Young Kevin
      Participant
      July 21, 2023

      I also made the same mistake. I accidentally clicked on the tiny arrow in the center of the bottom, which shows the thumbnail images and the star sorting adjustment. Just click the tiny arrow located in the middle of the bottom.

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      lluna3009
      Participant
      March 18, 2022

      View/view options/compact cell extras/bottom lable, select raiting from de menu

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      YinandYangStudios
      Participant
      June 9, 2021

      I scoured and scoured the internet with no luck. Accidentally increased the size of the thumbnail by holding the border line and pulling it upward, Ta-Da!

      Hope that mistake works for you too.

      margaretf73847170
      margaretf73847170
      Participant
      October 4, 2019

      Try enlarging the thumbnail size. That worked today for me. The thumbnail on my laptop was compressed and suprise! spreading it open showed the rating stars!

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        TVC15
        Participant
        January 22, 2020

        Enlarging the thumbnail strip totally worked! Thanks a million!

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        Nature LightAuthor
        Inspiring
        April 22, 2018

        And so it goes....on version 7.2 today

        Downloading a shoot from today and all is working when suddenly a thumbnail goes gray.  Fed up so deleted preferences, restarted, reset preferences the way I had them, restarted and now get assertion failed message.  Tried restarting from yesterday's backup and got same message.   Anybody have any clues on this one!?

        caseycrockerphoto
        caseycrockerphotoCorrect answer
        Participant
        March 14, 2023

        In your main workspace at the very bottom right should be Lock Grid, View as Thumbnails, Content as Details, and Content as List.  Then a down facing arrow.  Click the down facing arrow and uncheck Thumbnails Only.  Your star ratings will come back on, along with the file name.  

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        Nature LightAuthor
        Inspiring
        April 22, 2018

        This is getting so tiresome.  The latest 7.3 update is one thing after another.  Now today I try to remove a folder from the catalog and it won't remove!!!!!!!!!!  rolled back to 7.2 again and I guess I'm going to have to stay there despite the convenience of the revised basic panel and the addition of profiles and improved auto adjustment.  I really don't expect any answer here.  This is just hoping Adobe realizes the mess.

        johnrellis
        johnrellis
        Legend
        April 21, 2018

        If you're referring to thumbnails in the Library grid view, go to View > View Options and make sure rating is selected for Compact Cell Extras and/or Expanded Cell Extras, depending on which you've selected in the top dropdown of the View Options window.

        If you're referring to thumbnails in the filmstrip at the bottom, go to Preferencs > Interface, and make sure ratings is selected under Filmstrip, and adjust the thumbnail size to make sure they're large enough: https://laurashoe.com/2013/03/25/lightroom-filmstrip-quick-tips/

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          Nature LightAuthor
          Inspiring
          April 21, 2018

          Thanks for trying to help but not a correct answer.  I know how to set LR to display star ratings.  My point is as I stated that they were displaying fine and then suddenly they stopped.  I was continually moving image to image using auto advance and applying ratings.  All was merrily rolling along and then stopped.  That's the problem!  Nothing to do with view options or preferences. 

          johnrellis
          johnrellis
          Legend
          April 21, 2018

          Troubleshooting questions:

          - You didn't indicate -- is the problem with Library grid view thumbnails or the filmstrip?  Different problems with different solutions.

          - Did you restart your computer?  Yes, unfortunately that can often fix problems with LR's user interface.

          - Did you actually double-check View > View Options (for grid view) or Preferences > Interface (for the filmstrip)? It's easy to accidentally change them (e.g. by typing "J"), and infrequently LR misbehaves and seems to change option settings itself.   Try changing the options, switching between expanded and compact cells, and turning off and on the ratings for each of those options.

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