Unable to unstack images in LR

[helendalmation]

Why, when i've edited an image in PS (or Silver Efex), when i save it, it won't unstack back in Lightroom. It has done this before, and then mysteriously started working again-just saving as  tif copy. After my latest update it has stopped again and shows 2 stacked images, but won't display them!

I asked Adobe about this a while ago and they couldn't give me an answer!

can anyone here help please?

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[Bob Somrak · Accepted solution]

Sounds similar to this problem that was never solved.  Must be ANOTHER random glitch in Lightroom.  There are way to many of these.

Re: Stacking issue after having edited

You might try setting "Stack with Original" to OFF in the external editing preferences as this seems to cause the problem.  You can then stack later.  Not a great workaround but beats not being able to unstack.

[helendalmation]

Thanks for your reply Bob. It didn't seem to work, and then suddenly was ok again! I'm not sure if it was because of your suggestion or despite it! I guess time will tell... thanks..!

[Asillett]

Hi, did you ever get to the bottom of this? I have the same problem

[johnrellis]

"Hi, did you ever get to the bottom of this? I have the same problem"

Please provide many more details of what you're doing and observing. "The same problem" often turns out to be different.  Also, please copy here the first ten lines from the menu command Help > System Info.

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[WaRomG]

I too have the same problem when doing editing in On1.  Here's my Help>System Info.

Lightroom Classic version: 9.2.1 [ 202004070813-7699d98a ]
License: Creative Cloud
Language setting: en-US
Operating system: Mac OS 10
Version: 10.15.4 [19E287]
Application architecture: x64
Logical processor count: 8
Processor speed: 2.8 GHz
SqLite Version: 3.30.1
Built-in memory: 16,384.0 MB
Real memory available to Lightroom: 16,384.0 MB
Real memory used by Lightroom: 1,350.3 MB (8.2%)
Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 8,603.6 MB
Memory cache size: 2.1MB
Internal Camera Raw version: 12.2.1 [ 415 ]
Maximum thread count used by Camera Raw: 5
Camera Raw SIMD optimization: SSE2,AVX,AVX2
Camera Raw virtual memory: 609MB / 8191MB (7%)
Camera Raw real memory: 610MB / 16384MB (3%)
Displays: 1) 2560x1440

Graphics Processor Info:
Metal: AMD Radeon R9 M370X

Application folder: /Applications/Adobe Lightroom Classic
Library Path: /Users/greggromey/Pictures/Lightroom/Lightroom Catalog 2-2-2.lrcat
Settings Folder: /Users/greggromey/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom

Installed Plugins:
1) AdobeStock
2) Aperture/iPhoto Importer Plug-in
3) Costco Photo Center
4) Facebook
5) Flickr
6) Nikon Tether Plugin
7) ON1 Photo RAW 2020
8) ON1 Resize 2019
9) ON1 Resize 2020
10) SmugMug

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[WaRomG]

Sorry, looks like I grabbed the entire screen

[lfeliperamos]

Hey! I know it's been a long time since you posted this. I just run into the same issue and I found this thread. My problem with not being able to unstack was that I had filters ON, therefore, I was not able to see the images I was unstacking, just the one that I have flagged (I had set to only show pictures that I have flagged). Maybe checking your filter options could solve the issue

[joshl23324095]

Ha! That helped me too, thanks!
Your solution, of course, is really a workaround around a problem for which there ought to be a formal solution (in this case, a feature that automatically gives the option to group starred image with unstarred versions).

[lfeliperamos]

I'm glad to be able to help. You are right! It's definitely not a very intuitive behavior

[GChristopherPhotos]

All I know is I had LR open, edited the photos, then did edit in PS then back as a .tif and when I ask to create a virtual copy, it would stack that rather than display the photo on the photo line thus making it impossible to edit the new virtual copy. When I unstacked, that VC went away. THEN, when I read your answer about the filter being on in the Library mode, I just checked it, unclicked that and they are all back were I can see the VC. THANKS!