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Lightroom Classic 15.5 · Known bug

Generative people removal leaves metadata permanently unsaved

Not marked fixed as of Lightroom Classic 16.0.0. The bug was reported for Lightroom Classic 15.5. Adobe tracks it (status: Investigating). There is a workaround.

Status
Not fixedAdobe: Investigating
Severity
Major
Affects
Specific feature
System
Windows and macOS

Workaround

Remove the generative people removal edit to clear the stuck unsaved-metadata state.

Timeline

  1. Aug 19, 2026Reported on Lightroom Classic 15.5
  2. Nov 10, 2026Not marked fixed as of Lightroom Classic 16.0.0Adobe: Investigating

The report

0 votes · 2 replies

Reported on macOS by 1 person (from the report and 2 replies).

“P: Lightroom Classic 15.5: Cannot save metadata after using People Removal”

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