One thing that continues to bother me, is your process of using Windows File explorer, double clicking on the image(s) and that bringing up LrC, correctly.
Now this could be an old dog new tricks thing. I could be arguing against something that is just fine.
So, a test.
1.First up, I maintain a catalog I call Test, just for such a purpose. But it is not a catalog I normally work in, and it would not be the catalog LrC brings up by default. So, I launched LrC, selected that catalog, and edited /preferences/general/ to change the default catalog to open to be Load Most Recent Catalog (I suppose I could have alternatively specified the specific catalog, but this setting is the normal default) (side note: my habit is to prompt for what catalog to open, old dog, old school. old habits)
2. Renamed all the photos is the catalog, sequentially, so that I would have mo issues identifying what is what. Not a huge catalog, not lots of photos, so not a big problem
3. Closed LrC, brought up Windows File Explorer, copied a photo from another source, into the folder that Test catalog uses. Renamed the photo 001.RAF (Fujifilm image), and selected the image and forced an Open With, in this case LrC.
4. LrC started, Library screen came up, then it switched to import screen, All photos in that folder were displayed (note I had all photos, not new photos checked), all but the one test photo were grayed, the test photo was selected. Note that I select Add, then imported. All worked fine. (Oh and I did not have the option to not import suspected duplicates checked)
5. Now I close LrC, waited a few seconds, went back to Windows File Explorer, and repeated the process for that very same photo. The photo that is now in the catalog, in the folder mentioned. The process repeated except when the import screen appeared, all photos were grayed out, I could not re-import the photo. As expected.
6. If I close LrC, and using Windows File explorer, I copy that test photo to another folder, then repeat the test, I can import the photo IF I do not have the button to not import suspected duplicates. In this case, Add was used.
7. And finally, if I repeat (6) but select Copy, and select destination as the same folder way back in step 3. the folder with this photo already in it, and I do not have the do not import suspected duplicates checked. Note, image in say folder A, importing to say folder B. The import occurs, the resultant image gets its file name modified to include a sequence number. Mind you this last test is not what i would want to do normally.
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Summary and conclusion
Point of the test was concerning bringing images into LrC from Windows File Explorer, and would image previously imported, foul things up, would the correct catalog be invoked, would duplicate images be placed. Answer was, correct catalog (at lest in my rig) would be launched, Import would get invoked, extra copy's could be imported IF NOT IN SAME FOLDER, and if the images already existed in the desired folder, the duplicates would get an altered name, involving a sequence number.
So, in your work, where you think the same photo winds up getting re-imported, and existing edits appear to get wiped out, as if a new photo to the catalog.
- Is the newly imported photo in the same folder as the image you previously worked on
- Is the newly imported photo renamed adding a sequence number.
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