Why is Lightroom not saving my edits?

The fix is simple. Start by selecting the files that need updating and save the changes by choosing Metadata > Save Metadata to File. Then select All under Metadata Status so that Lightroom updates the image status. … Click Read to have Lightroom load the updated metadata into its catalog.

Does Lightroom save edits automatically?

You can set Adobe Photoshop Lightroom so that all of your work is automatically, and continuously, saved for you into your image files and also stored within your Lightroom Catalog (. lrcat) file by turning on the Automatically Write Changes Into XMP Catalog Settings preference switch.