HDR Efex Pro 2 not working in LR5

When I open HDR Efex Pro 2 from the "Edit With…" choices, LR duplicates each RAW file as a tiff. In this case, 3 images. All works as expected, except when it's time to save. My other Nik apps return a tiff file and stack it with the originals in LR. HDR Efex opens a "Save" dialog box asking for the location. Checked settings in HDR Efex and "Stack" is turned on.
I do know the trick of pointing LR toward some external apps for editing. LR Prefs>Choose the Additional External Editor, clear it, point to the app with the "Choose" button, then save it as a new preset with its own name. I did have to do this with Silver Efex Pro and possibly one other app, and they function as they're supposed to afterward. I've tried reinstalling the whole Nik collection to no avail.
Any recommendation would be most appreciated.

So, I found the answer myself after some extensive research (and sadly after processing 100 images the wrong way). HDR Efex Pro 2 doesn't work like any other external editor. To work properly you have to use File>Export with Preset and choose it. That prevents generating the extra tiff files and returns the HDR processed file to its proper place in the folder or collection.

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