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Nov 1, 2026 10:52 AM UTC
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Open as Layers from Lightroom to Photoshop not working

Using Lightroom Classic 15.6 I have 9 images selected, have done basic edits, I then right click then navigate the menu to open as layers in Photoshop. Nothing happens, have tried it with Photoshop open and closed

I am then unable to close photoshop due tot he hourglass spinning round and round, I then have to navigate to Task Manager and shut it down. 

Temporary work around is to right click and edit in Photoshop then copy and paste each one as a layer

Photoshop Version is 27.11.0

After reading about scratch disks, my C drive is an SSD with 3tb of free space

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      AxelMattCommunity Expert
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      Nov 9, 2026 7:40 AM UTC

      ​@defaultqubf590d9v2h and ​@weegreenblobbie Do you have used AI Denoising in Lightroom before trying to send the images to Photoshop?

      If yes, it’s a known bug.

      https://community.adobe.com/bug%2Dreports%2D711/p%2Dphotoshop%2D27%2D10%2Dedit%2Din%2Dphotoshop%2Dfrom%2Dlightroom%2Dclassic%2Dlightroom%2Ddesktop%2Ddoes%2Dnot%2Dload%2Dimage%2Dwith%2Ddenoise%2D1639250

      If no, then try the following steps. That are normally the recommended steps when the 'link' between Lightroom Classic and Photoshop has issues.

      Use the Adobe Creative Cloud Application to uninstall Photoshop. When asked, keep preferences! After this reinstall Photoshop again.

      If this doesn't help the next step is a reinstallation of both apps Lightroom and Photoshop. Please follow the steps below:

      1. Open the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Client and uninstall both Photoshop and Lightroom Classic. When asked, keep preferences! 
      2. Install Photoshop first and then Lightroom Classic. The right order is very important here!

      If this doesn't help try the reinstallation with removing the preferences also.

       

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      My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 26H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 9 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI
      weegreenblobbie
      weegreenblobbie
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      Nov 8, 2026 6:48 PM UTC

      Can confirm this behavior.  Opening a single image works, so as a ridiculous, manual work around, one can open multiple, individual photos, then copy and paste them as new layers.

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