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Lightroom Classic 15.5 · Known bug

Compare view wrongly labels photos as embedded preview

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

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

Timeline

  1. Aug 20, 2026Reported on Lightroom Classic 15.5
  2. Nov 10, 2026Not marked fixed as of Lightroom Classic 16.0.0Adobe: Investigating

The report

2 votes · 0 replies

“P: Compare view often incorrectly labels a photo as having an embedded preview”

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Based on public bug reports on the Adobe Community board. Last changed November 10, 2026. The title and rating are ours; the report is the reporter’s. Not affiliated with Adobe.