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Lightroom Classic: Multiple dng files from conversion
After conversion of tiffs to dngs, I have multiple dngs!!!
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After importing a series of tiff images, I converted the tiffs into Adobe dngs files. After restasrting LR 7.5, I find that I have multiple dngs!?! At least three (3)!

Really? Seriously?
My Finder does not show these duplicates as actually existing. So where in the heck did they come from?
Here's the details...
After importing a series of tiff images, I converted the tiffs into Adobe dngs files. After restasrting LR 7.5, I find that I have multiple dngs!?! At least three (3)!
Really? Seriously?
My Finder does not show these duplicates as actually existing. So where in the heck did they come from?
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Victoria_Bampton_Lightroom_Queen
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Victoria Bampton a.k.a. The Lightroom Queen
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Now the question I have to ask.
Why are you creating DNG files from TIF files? In my mind there is NO GOOD reason to do that.
TIFF is a multi platform/program recognized image format. The file can be read and displayed by many many different computer OS's and programs. DNG is not.
When I send an image over to Photoshop for further editing I save it as a TIF file. I would not then convert it back to a Digital NeGative (DNG) for any reason.
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There is a problem though that has been reported a few times, where people have multiple copies of one and the same image showing in their catalog. It seems to be some kind of catalog corruption, but it is unclear what causes it. That is what Victoria is referring to.
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Victoria_Bampton_Lightroom_Queen
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dmeephd, I agree it's some kind of catalog corruption. Here's a similar case which is the case used in bug LRD-4199245, currently in test.
If you're happy that all of the metadata you need would be retained by writing the metadata to the files, I'd run a backup and remove that whole folder and add it again. I suspect that may do the trick.
Before you do though, can I get a copy of that catalog to add to the bug report please? You can zip it up and use www.wetransfer.com to send it to me at uploads@lightroomqueen.com and I can upload it to the bug.
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Rikk
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Let's keep the thread on-topic and take the peripheral discussions elsewhere.
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