Photoshop will not open on Mac

Photoshop will not open on my Mac gives error message, but Lightroom will load and is usable

MacBook Pro (M2, 2022)

Posted on Nov 13, 2025 10:56 AM

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Posted on Nov 13, 2025 11:04 AM

In the /Applications/Adobe Photoshop 202*, and the /Applications/Utilities/Adobe Installers folders, you'll find the alias, Uninstall Adobe Photoshop 202* (mine says 2026).


Uninstall PS and tell it to retain your settings. Then open the Creative Cloud app and reinstall it.

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Nov 13, 2025 11:03 AM in response to rwalldredge

What Photoshop? There is Photoshop CC, which is working fine for me on macOS 26.1. There is also Photoshop Elements (with successive years appended). There have been reports of PSE 2026 not working on Tahoe, I don't know if that has been addressed.


You can also try Adobe's forums:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem/ct-p/ct-photoshop?page=1&sort=latest_replies&lang=all&tabid=all


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