Can Lightroom replace edited photos on Flickr instead of uploading duplicates?

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I use Lightroom’s Flickr Publish Service to upload photos. After editing some already-published images, Lightroom places them in “Modified Photos to Republish.” When I click Publish, I want the edited files to replace the existing Flickr versions rather than be added again as duplicates.

Is there a way to update the photos already on Flickr while keeping the same Flickr entries? I’m using Lightroom 5.5 on macOS.

user34269 · Accepted Answer

I am a daily user of user in Flickr using my Lightroom 5.5 to upload to photostream in Flickr.

When you are in Library mode with the grid view of your photostream it shows you any files you have modified that were previously published in your Flickr photostream.

If you click the publish button lightroom asks you if you would like to replace the existing file with the modified file. It also gives you the option to skip or cancel.

I do not believe it will delete all your views, comments or favorites but let me try while I am writing this.

Nope, it just updates existing photo with new data, its location and comments stay in place in Flickr.

Hope this helps

Can Lightroom replace edited photos on Flickr instead of uploading duplicates?

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