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Just updated to 12.2.1 on M2 Macbook Pro. Imported photos. Tried to add the location. It failed (nothing happened, no error or anything). Restarted lightroom, same issue. Re started computer, same issue. Installed 12.1 no longer an issue
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Can you be more specific about how and where you tried to add the location metadata. Screenshots of where you tried to apply the location metadata would also be helpful.
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How are you trying to add the location? I'm not seeing a problem when manually typing location data into the various location fields, using 12.2.1 on MacOS 13.2.1 on an M1 Mac Mini.
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I should have been more specific. I was in the map module and was trying to drag a group of ~50 photos onto the map. Tried a few locations all close to where I wanted. Tried a few zoom levels. Nothing made a difference. I should have thought to try adding the location manually. As soon as I downgraded to the previous version of lightroom it worked fine first try.
I am also using MacOS 13.2.1
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I've experienced the same issue a few times over recent months. Others have also reported the issue. In my case, it's intermittent, and resetting the preference file resolved the issue each time it occurred.
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How do you reset the preference file?
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Resetting the preference file is described in Method 1 of this Adobe Help document https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/setting-preferences-lightroom.html
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Thanks for the info. Seems like a pretty annoying workaround if doing that resets all my preferances to default. Ill try that next time I run into the issue
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Agreed, the need to reset preferences when LrC misbehaves has been the subject of much irritation and discussion for many years. The best way of avoiding rebuilding your personalised preferences when LrC drops a xxxxxx is to make a copy of same, then use the clean copy as a replacement for the soiled version. The file itself is stored at
Mac - Lightroom Classic: /Users/[username]/Library/Preferences/com.adobe.LightroomClassicCC7.plist
Windows - Lightroom Classic: C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom\Preferences\Lightroom Classic CC 7 Preferences.agprefs
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Thats a good idea. I'll save a copy now. Thanks!
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One common cause of Map misbehavior: Exiting LR while in the Map module.
If the Map misbehaves in any way, then go to Library, exit LR, restart LR. This usually fixes the problem. While this bug is more often reported on Windows, it has been reported on Mac too:
Note that resetting preferences effectively restarts LR in Library rather than in the Map module. So definitely try exiting from Library before resetting preferences.