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Lightroom Classic 15.5 · Known bug

Export still embeds develop settings when catalog option off

Not marked fixed as of Lightroom Classic 16.0.0. The bug was reported for Lightroom Classic 15.5.1. Adobe tracks it (status: Investigating).

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

Timeline

  1. Sep 1, 2026Reported on Lightroom Classic 15.5.1
  2. Nov 10, 2026Not marked fixed as of Lightroom Classic 16.0.0Adobe: Investigating

The report

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“P: Catalog setting Include Develop Settings In Metadata not working”

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