Today’s Question: There are some keywords in the Keyword List [in Lightroom Classic] that show a zero to the right of the keyword. Can I safely delete these?
Tim’s Quick Answer: Yes, you can safely delete keywords that have not been assigned to any images, assuming you don’t want them on the Keyword List for future reference.
More Detail: The Keyword List on the right panel in the Library module in Lightroom Classic includes a list of all keywords that have been assigned to images in the current catalog. That includes keywords that may have been assigned to images and later removed, or that were added manually to the Keyword List without having been assigned to any images.
The number to the right of the keywords on the Keyword List indicate how many photos in your catalog have that keyword assigned to them. If a value of zero is shown, that means the applicable keyword is not currently assigned to any images in the catalog.
If you want to remove the keywords that aren’t assigned to any images, you can right-click on the keyword and choose “Delete” from the popup list. You can also select one or more keywords on the list and click the minus (-) button to the left of the Keyword List label to remove the keywords.
