Spot removal syncronise issue.

I've noticed a bug or lapse in the software.
If you use spot removal, but move the target circle via drag and drop away from the generated area. When syncing the image with other shots it will only sync the generated position and not the drag and dropped position.
Can someone verify this so we can fix it on the next release?
Kind Regards
DWBell

Yes, this is very frustrating. Adobe, please fix this soon.

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