Remove dust spots automatically

In the Remove panel, enable the checkbox for Visualize Spots to see a view of the image that makes the dust spots easier to see and adjust the Threshold slider to customize this display. Open Distraction Removal, choose Dust, then click the Apply checkbox to begin the AI-powered dust removal.

Customize the dust removal results

Adjust the size of the brush and click on any spots that the dust removal may have missed. If you see any dust removal spots you want to remove, select them and either click the trashcan icon in the Dust removal panel, or simply tap the Delete key. You can also refresh the results for a selected spot by clicking the refresh icon.

Copy dust removal settings

In the photo grid view (G), select a photo to which you’ve applied dust removal and click the gear icon next to the Copy Edit Settings button. Open the Select menu at the top of the Copy Settings window and choose None. Then open the Remove section and select Dust. When the settings are copied, this will ensure that only the dust removal settings are copied. Then click Copy.

Apply dust removal to multiple photos

In the photo grid view (G), select the first image to which you want to apply the dust removal settings, then Shift-click on the last photo to select all the photos between the two clicks. Now click the Paste Edit Settings button below the thumbnail grid to apply dust removal to the selected photos. The AI in Lightroom will intelligently remove the dust spots that are specific to each image.

When to apply dust removal in your editing workflow

The best time to apply Distraction Removal in your editing workflow is before you do any masking for specific areas in the image. When dust removal is applied after the creation of masks, Lightroom may have to update any AI-generated masks that you have applied.