It's only an idea. Check if your GPU support is enabled and if you have installed the recent version of the graphic device driver. If you have installed a NVidia card make sure the you have installed the Studio version of the driver and not the Game Ready version.   You can alos try to reset the preferences of Photoshop using the steps described here: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html#reset-preferences It's recommended to backup your settings before resetting the preferences. See here:  https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html#backup-photoshop-preferences   ... View more

Swift update, I have updated Photoshop to 26.3 and its still the same. However, on a different MacBook that I have, on 26.3, I can see the Gradient controls, the other Macbook is on Seqouia, but I am not willing to upgrade my main macbook as I had some  non-compatible driver warnings for logitech and possibly a few oither things in the upgrade process, and there doesnt seem to be a log provided of the exceptions thrown during the upgrade process. ... View more

Glad you got it identified. Check out the Metadata Wrangler plugin, which gives much finer control over the metadata included in exports. ... View more

catalog on dedicated internal nvme ssd pcie4. Thumbnails and previews too. Image files split across 4 different sata raid5 and nvme ssd pcie4, all internal. No catalog or thumbnails on these. OS runs on separate, dedicated nvme ssd. No catalog or previews here either. ram varies for the different computers; 40-128gb, and cpu goes from 1.3 to 3.8 ghz. Graphics cards are all up to snuff. For me, Lr runs slow whether the images are on nas, on another network drive or locally stored. It makes little to no difference.  ... View more

Moderators, @Rikk Flohr: Photography, please merge with this existing Idea: https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-ideas/p-add-quot-previously-printed-quot-to-library-filter/idi-p/12762275 ... View more

I have mixed feelings here: On one hand I am grateful to find there are more than me struggling with the sluggish Lightroom. On the other hand I feel sorry for you. I have struggled with getting any version of Lightroom (since 2013) to handle metadata in a timely fashion, and have spent more than 500 hours (documented) on chat/remote support/phone to get Adobe to understand that it is vital to a photographer to be able to meet deadlines, i.e. being able to enter/search/alter metadata without having to wait for minutes, sometimes hours for the software to update. Even worse scenario: After culling/sorting/adding metadata for - let's say 8 hours, the program crashes. Despite promises that the metadata will be written to the files next time it starts, it doesn't, so now your next 24 hours of work consists of detective work in your images to find out which images got the new metadata and which ones did not. Adobe does not seem to understand the importance of Digital Asset Management (outside of 2-3000 images, that is), and would rather spend time on developing AI filters (that I obviously cannot use for ethical reasons) than to fix the handling of the most elementary part of the program; a fast and reliable handling of the metadata. Before you say I should change computer: This happens to me on multiple computers, with ample ram and cpu, fast raids and ssd's and more than capable gpu's. This is not a hardware issue.  It is a lag issue that has been around for at least 10 years, and it has yet to be resolved properly. I dread the day Adobe starts making cars: imagine steering left to avoid an obstacle in the road, only to have to wait for hours before the car reacts. That's how not funny I find this issue of lag not being resolved. One tip (which clearly points to the issue being Lr's handling of the sql): Closing the keywording dialogue seems to reduce the lag by half. Another tip: Check read/write permissions in the Adobe system folders (appdata etc) ... View more

Thank you for your proposed solution.  However, I have Mac so will have to try the Mac equivalent.   ... View more

Just a note about that Option key modifier shortcut, it isn’t just about Lightroom Classic. Option is a standard expand/collapse modifier key that macOS has used for many years, so many applications pick it up. You can use it to expand/collapse hierarchies in List view in a macOS Finder window, and in hierarchical property lists in many Mac apps such as Adobe After Effects. So now that you know that modifier key tip, you can use it in lots of places. ... View more

Hi, same issue here, but with a Canon Printer, I am now printing through the Canon Pro Print layout software which produces a much more faithful copy of the image. Have you managed to resolve your issue yet? ... View more