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Default import preset

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ColMac9090

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  1. Windows 10
I have a small number (4) of import presets which I have created. Of these 4, I use 1 approx 95% of the time. LR (Classic) however always opens with "None" showing as the Import Preset.

Is there a way to change the default? I have tried searching the forum but way too many hits for me to search through.
 
Incidentally I think it appears that (at least some) of the settings are sticky, but I have no idea if that survives a closing of LR, or a reboot.

Either way I do not feel too confident that "None" for an Import Preset may in fact mean "last used"
 
AFAIK, you cannot set a default import preset, but indeed the last used settings are sticky so you do not have to.
 
For me, it remembers the last import preset used, unless I'm using my CFexpress card. At least the MacOS treats that as a mounted real disk instead of like a SDcard. It also won't auto dismount after the import.

So what kind of card are you importing from? Or straight from a camera?
 
Do you assign keywords in your import preset? If so, there is a referenced bug in LR that when keywords are assigned in import preset, the preset choice is not memorized and is always set to "None" at the next import.
 
Thanks for all the feedback, much appreciated.
  1. I'm using an SDXC card
  2. I am using Keywords on import
I'll try working without keywords, not too much hassle to add later
 
Do you assign keywords in your import preset? If so, there is a referenced bug in LR that when keywords are assigned in import preset, the preset choice is not memorized and is always set to "None" at the next import.
That's interesting - to know that Adobe's intention probably was to make it sticky. On the contrary, I reasoned that using a default of "none" was intentional to avoid a blunder of importing to a folder that you haven't deliberately set for this specific activity and not finding the photos where intended.
I can imagine that such a mistake could cause a lot of wasted lookup time and critical comments back to Adobe engineers for losing photo files.
For me, since I never use keywords on Import, these presets are at the top of the useful list, saving a bunch of steps, so my habit is to use the "none" as a reminder to look for the right one before hitting Import.
 
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