Updates are destroying my settings!

[KE_DP]

Wondering what I need to do to make my custom camera/color profiles and presets sticky - so they don't get deleted every time a new version of LR Classic drops?

I go the the profile browser and everything is gone, just hours after having used them last.

Yes I can import them AGAIN - (after I figure out where they are hidden in the OSX//Library) but shouldn't have to.  Automatic Updates shouldn't delete user settings IMHO.

I do't use user/custom Presets but had some in my system and all those were also deleted. 

[KE_DP]

Just to add to this - I try to import my camera profiles and it says they were "already imported" - but there is nothing in there other than the default profiles!

I've now restarted - same issue.     This is OSX Catalina, LR Classic/Desktop 10.3

[KE_DP]

Continuiing on since we can't edit posts....

- I've found an UPDATE now online - LR Classic 10.3 to 10.4 - it did not help.   I still get the "already imported" error message yet I have 28 custom current profiles that do not show up (created in Colcor Checker - matching to the RAW files/camera origin)

I can actually see the files uder the User library in Finder - just not in LR

[GoldingD]

And when you click on the + symbol, and select manage, are they selectable?

followup/I was conflating presets/profiles. Yep not the same

[KE_DP]

Manage Profiles only shows defaults.

Profiles are not presets.  That's something entirely different.

It's weird because they seem to be in the right place - they just do not show up in LR now.  And I was literally using them several hours before - mistakenly saying OK to an update.

 

 

[DdeGannes]

Could you show a screen capture of the folder with the profiles you are trying to import?

Also the description of your operating system should be macOS Catalina (include the version number).

Just a hint maybe there are no Profiles in the folder, could be Presets which are imported and are in your user Presets.

[GoldingD]

About to google on this, but

What is a dcp file?

hmm, 

https://www.file-extension.info/format/dcp

[KE_DP]

DCP files are custom Xrite Color Checker/Camera profiles (color correction for cameras and lens combos).

[GoldingD]

So, for the profiles (my mistake just noticed presets) when you browse, do they show up? Just as if you were to browse for camera matching profiles.

https://www.creative-photographer.com/lightroom-classic-profile-browser/

[KE_DP · Accepted solution]

SOLVED!!

Final solution - did an across the board update of the other Adobe programs, restarted and it's working again.

Maybe a glitch, maybe some stupid user error - not sure...

Thanks for effort to help.