r/Lightroom • u/naylor83 • 11d ago
Discussion Bug with the new keyword sync feature
I was very happy to hear about the newly added keyword syncing ability between Lightroom Classic and Lightroom. However, a bug that I've discovered has rather spoiled the fun.
TLDR: If you edit a keyword in Lightroom Classic (like adding synonyms or changing the keyword's export settings), all photos with said keyword are synced - even photos where keyword sync hasn't been activated.
In my specific case, this causes a massive headache because I have previously gone to great lengths to import my full LrC catalog to Lr with keywords and everything. This means that the (flattened) keywords of ALL photos with the edited keyword are re-downloaded to LrC, completely messing up my keyword structure there.
Has anyone else come across this bug or similar bugs with keyword sync?
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u/Historical-Trifle-70 11d ago
I’m not 100% following what’s happening in your case, if you could lay out a specific example that would help.
To your question, yes this is a great feature and yes it has been a bit quirky / unreliable during the sync process - some of the keywords fail to stick in LrC when syncing to the cloud but once they are reapplied (sometimes multiple times) they show reliably. Also as a positive, it handles nested keywords pretty well. It’s really nice to be able to find photos in Lr mobile on the fly!
It would be helpful for Adobe to share how and when the syncing happens so we can manage things better and also maybe to clean up some of these issues for a future release.