Library module Wrong Photo counts in metadata filter

[fs1209]

Lightroom Version Number

10.2

Operating System

1. macOS 11 Big Sur

Hi Forum!

I have a problem with the coount of photos within the metadata filter of the library module.

Having a look at "All Photographs": I've noticed that the count within the "Smart Preview Status" is wrong. Count says 130 Photos have smart preview. Selecting this, it shows 14063 photos in the grid (see All_Photographs.jpg).

I have two locations for my originals ("archive" and "original"). The count in the "original" folder is fine (except the smart preview status, see Folder_original.jpg), but the "archive" folder shows 1 Photo less within the metadata filters and the grid (13313 vs. 13312).

I've tried already the "Test integrity of this catalog" at Lightroom start, but this didn't fix the issue.

Is there a way to have Lightroom to recount these numbers?

Thanks,
Frank

 

[johnrellis]

I just filed a bug about the counts:
https://feedback.photoshop.com/conv...s-shows-wrong-counts/609b116f3b0a051eac356d2a
Please click Like and Follow below the first post in that bug report, which will make it a little more likely Adobe will prioritize a fix, and you'll be notified when its status changes.

I couldn't find any way to get them to display correctly. However, selecting the line Has Smart Preview in the Smart Preview Status column always displays all the photos with smart previews, and the count above the filmstrip is correct (e.g. 14063 of 14105 photos in your first screenshot). So the workaround is to ignore the count in the Smart Preview Status column and use the one just above the filmstrip.

Alternatively, if you're looking at All Photographs (and not a folder or collection), you can use a smart collection with Has Smart Preview Is True, which always shows the correct counts.

 

[johnrellis]

but the "archive" folder shows 1 Photo less within the metadata filters and the grid (13313 vs. 13312).

There could be a stack of two photos in that folder that is collapsed. (The Filter bar only operates on photos that are visible in grid view.) Select All Photographs and do Photo > Stacking > Expand All Stacks, then apply the filter.

 

[fs1209]

Hi John,

I just liked/followed the bug report.
Concerning total Photo count: I really have two stacked photos - never realized that collapsing the stack reduces the count, but when I think about it, it's logical.

Many thanks for the hints!
Frank

 

[Califdan]

Could this have anything to do with the Smart Previews created behind the scenes for Syncing with the cloud being counted in one place and not in another? Just a thought.

 

[johnrellis]

Interesting hypothesis, but I don't think so. I tried turning off Sync, deleting the Smart Previews.lrdata, Sync.lrdata, and restarting LR, but the problem still occurs.

 

[Jim Wilde]

Could this have anything to do with the Smart Previews created behind the scenes for Syncing with the cloud being counted in one place and not in another? Just a thought.

No, it's definitely a bug. I can reproduce the issue in any of my catalogs (the one that syncs and all the others that don't). In fact the issue was reported to Adobe on a closed forum a few weeks before John reported it on the official public Adobe feedback site, so hopefully the two separate reports will lead to a speedy fix.