Why are Photoshop 2025 extension panels not visible on an external SSD user account but work on the internal drive's backup account?

I am kinda new to the Mac os but learning. I have an M2 Max Studio and setup an external ssd with a user account and did this from the internal Macintosh drive. No issue with boots and all works well, except. I have come across an issue with Photoshop 2025 and extension panels not being visible. The "plugins panel" is greyed out. If I login to the "backup account" that is on the internal drive and open Photoshop there, then I have no issues and the plugins,"Extensions" are all visible and usable. This is the only program that I have an issue with. I mainly use the machine for photo editing and all other applications including all other Adobe software work perfectly. Scratching my head on this one. Thank you



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Mac Studio, macOS 15.3

Posted on Mar 31, 2025 12:36 PM

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Apr 1, 2025 1:04 PM in response to tonyb2760

tonyb2760 wrote:

I am kinda new to the Mac os but learning. I have an M2 Max Studio and setup an external ssd with a user account and did this from the internal Macintosh drive. No issue with boots and all works well, except. I have come across an issue with Photoshop 2025 and extension panels not being visible. The "plugins panel" is greyed out. If I login to the "backup account" that is on the internal drive and open Photoshop there, then I have no issues and the plugins,"Extensions" are all visible and usable. This is the only program that I have an issue with. I mainly use the machine for photo editing and all other applications including all other Adobe software work perfectly. Scratching my head on this one. Thank you


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sounds like a good question for Adobe Photoshop...


if in doubt search the developers website or contact their: Support/Help/FAQ/Known issues/compatibility/updates…


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