Hello - Out of curiosity, I just tried exporting a photo from my LR catalog, adding one of my existing .png watermarks. In the export window I carefully lloked at each option. making sure the settings were the way I want. The preview showed my watermark. Then I exported the image and the water mark showed up as planned. I am also on MacOS Monterey 12.5.1 with LRc 11.5.    ... View more

Like John Rellis mentioned, check your color profile set up. This sort of problem most often happens with mis matched color profiles. ... View more

Which update c aused the problem?  Also - Another way to SEE each catalog by name is to launch LRc whicle holding down the Option (ALT) key. Then LRc will show you a list of catalogs. ... View more

When does this happen? And just so we know how to help - which version of Lightroom and which operating system are you using? This information will help one of us figure out your problem. ... View more

Are you asking about Lightroom or Lightroom Classic? and again, like John said, Which version, and which operating system. If you are on a computer and it is Lightroom Classic, have you tried Uninstalling, restarting the computer and then reinstalling Lightroom Classic? ... View more

Bonjour,  Je connais Capture One, et ca marche assez bien, mais Lightroom est bien plus maniable et efficace - Evidemment quand cela ne marche pas, c'est un gros probleme!  Premiere chose: Quel OS - operating systeme (le numero et le modele - PC ou Mac) et quel version de LRC?  Cela nous aide a trouver une solution. ... View more

Adding to DdeGannes' great "thought" , I always recommend rebooting or even doing a shut down and then restart after changes are made to preferences, or after adding new software. That allows the system clear out left over bits and bytes.... ... View more

So you said that you did reset the preferences in LR and PS? And now. you are getting save AS when you hit save? Have you tried just pressing Command (Mac) or Control (PC) S when you are finished updating the photo in PS? ... View more

As Golding D said, choosing save as in PS is often the culprit here. We are too often used to saving as in PS. When you send the photo from LR to PS and want it to return to LR, you just select save or close it.  THen in should appear in LR. ... View more

HI, What specifically is not working for you? Can you attach some screen shots? And what operating system and versions of LR and PS are you using? ... View more

Hello, a nu,ber of people have reported this situation in the past. Are you sure. your color profiles for both LR and PS are still set to the same? Have you restarted your computer and restarted LR and PS since setting the color profile?  Have you calibrated your monitor with an colorimeter or photospectrometer tool (meaning a calibrite or Xrite product). An un calibrated monitor profile can sometimes affect applications differently.  ... View more

@mtimko, What if you first cop the photo files from the card to your desktop. And then you launch LRC and import from the folder (with the card out ofthe card reader? I have always since LR version 1, imported that way to avoid any possible glitches from the memory card to LR. And knowck on wood, I had not had the duplication problem in any version of LRC!  And extra step, however if it saves time later sorting through duplicates, it is definitely worth it. ... View more

Hello frankp83974770,  If you read this thread you will notice that there have been alot of queries regarding a duplication problem. As Rikk Flohr from Adobe pointed out, one of the problems was fixed with an updated version of LR classic.  is there a reason you have not upgraded to the latest LRC?  And also you said this happens when you "moved" photos into LR. DId you mean you were importing them directly from a memory card or from a file on your desktop? ... View more

@defaultfhf02f3w6waa,  SO those two panes just "show up" ?  And yes there seem to be 2 different issues in this thread.   The questions remain: Is the duplication of imported files only happening with imports directly from memory cards? Is the duplication happening due to OS configuration? Is the duplication happening due to hardware or software or combination?   Hopefully, one of the updates will avoid this problem for those who are experiencing it. ... View more

This issue is so confusing. I am trying to see if I can replicate it somehow. Still nothing. Please try to first copy the files from the Card to a folder on the desktop. Then open Lightroom Classic and import from the folder on the desktop. And see if the duplication happens this way also. ... View more

Do the errors also show up when you import from files on your computer rather than through the card reader? ... View more

Ha ha! I'm sure they ARE working on it!!! ... View more

@naestyoh  - does the work around bringing the photos in as files still work for you? I am on MacOS 12.5 with LR 11.41 also  - my imports are normal - no duplicates.. ... View more

So to follow up, were you able to ADD the new larger drive? Basically you have two separate steps to follow. The first would be to add that new Large drive to your Lightroom Catalog. Then when you see that new Large drive in the left hand panel of LR, one of us here can show you how to move the older photo files from the smaller drives to the new larger drive. The "trick" if we can call it that, is to use Lightroom as a hub to move the photo files.   It is easier to have Lightroom do the moving than to use Windows explorer to do it.   Once you get the concept that Lightroom is the hub or station master for directing where your photo files are, it starts becoming really clear.  ... View more

You can always send us a screen shot of your settings. ... View more

CHeck your import settings.  ... View more

perfect! ... View more

Those of us who answer questions in this forum are not Adobe employees. We are volunteers with a lot of experience in one or more applications.   Also the "AUTHOR" of the question is not  the one who is allowed to mark an answer a solved. You can write that the answer solved your problem and then everyone in the forums knows that this is the correct solution. Moderators on the forums are the ones who control the official "correct" answers. ... View more

There are basically 3 ways to do this, and the easiest is to follow the instructions at the Lightroom Queen's site here: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/how-do-i-reset-lightrooms-preferences/ ... View more

Hello, Those of us who try to help users in this forum are not Adobe employees. We are volunteers but most very experienced in the application. You said you reinstalled LR, however, have you tried deleting the preferences? Sometimes preferences in LR and other applications from all companies get corrupted.   ... View more

Are you importing into LR from the Eos Utility? ... View more

So do you want to ADD another external drive to store your next Raw files or do you want to MOVE all the raw files you now have to a larger external ?  Both are fairly easy to do and yes, DJ and DdeGannes are both great in the forums... ... View more

YEA!!  ... View more

Thanks, Dennnis!!!  ... View more

Great to hear - Dont know if I am allowed to list the tutorial I found so helpful. I am sure there are plenty, there is a lot to learn! ... View more