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Irish-Valk
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September 27, 2021

P: LrC (11.0.1) Edit in PS2022 fails because Photoshop could not be launched - Error Message

  • September 27, 2021
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Since updating my subscription to Adobe for Photographers (Photoshop & Lightroom) I am having an issue when launching Photoshop 2022 from Lightroom v11.

If I right click on the image I'm working on in Lightroom and select 'Edit in Photoshop 2022' I am asked whether or not I want to edit a copy or the original (as I would expect). 

If I select "Edit Original" everything works to plan, the image opens in Potoshop and I can proceed.

However:

If I select either "Edit a Copy with Lightroom Adjustments" or "Edit a Copy" I have an issue.
I can see the copy being created on the Film Strip at the bottom of the Lightroom screen, Photoshop starts up and stops at the launch screen but the image fails to open in photoshop.

 

If I wait for 2 or 3 minutes I recieve an error message in Lightroom: "The file could not be edited because Adobe Photoshop 2022 could not be launched"

If I then select 'OK' in the error message the image immediately opens in Photoshop and I can work away.

 

This morning an followup update to Photoshop 2022 (to Ver: 23.0.1) was installed and it made no difference.
This afternoon Camera Raw also had a followup update to Version 14.0.1 and it has made no difference.
The problem is still there.

Is this a bug or is there a some way I can fix the problem.

 

I'm using a Windows PC - Running Win 10 and it has 24gb of RAM

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    pdnRPH
    pdnRPH
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    August 1, 2023

    I'm worse. Opened LR Classic, then Photoshop, Photoshop would not open, or close with Task Manager would not close it. On a restart, the BitLocker locked the SSD HD so no Windows 11. The keyboard would not enter letters and only numbers, so now the computer needs fixing. I was not on Beta and otherwise up to date. Dead in the water.

      TexanMama
      TexanMama
      Participant
      July 31, 2023

      The only way I could finally get this to work is to completely uninstall PS Beta. Once I uninstalled, the problem went away.

        TexanMama
        TexanMama
        Participant
        July 31, 2023

        I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling an older version. I've tried closing and reopening. I'm completely at a loss because nothing is working. And it's weird because I didn't update anything, and it was working one day and then it wasn't.

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          Rscrash77
          Participant
          July 31, 2023

          I always use the 'Edit Layers in Photoshop' feature and it is not working. When I click on it, it opens up PS but does not load the layers. This is crucial as I am a Real Estate photographer and I hand blend my images in PS. I have tried installing the previous versions of both LRC and PS, but no luck

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            Rscrash77
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            July 31, 2023

            As suugested by another user, I uninstalled PS Beta and it solved the problem. Currently running the up to date versions of LRC and PS with PS Beta uninstalled and it's working.

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              lsgrn2
              Participant
              April 20, 2023

              Photos from LRclassic (12.3) do not open when opening Photo> Edit in> Photoshop 2023.   The Photoshop home screen opens, but the file does not appear.  I have researched this, and it is a problem for others, but I cannot resolve it.   Please help, and Adobe, please resolve this in another update.   Thanks.  Larry

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                RayHussey
                Participant
                April 30, 2023

                I have the same problem but jpg will open only dng files will not.

                The above suggestion does not fix.

                  Lito T-F
                  Lito T-F
                  Participating Frequently
                  June 11, 2023

                  We have the same problem. On our Macs comand+E will not open the selected image in Photoshop. This problem is new, it started after upgrading Photoshop to the latest version, i.e. v 24.5.0. This is a vital action. Can anyone help. Does Adobe know of this problem> thanks

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                    RitaDiane
                    Participant
                    April 30, 2022

                    Recently, PS notified me that graphics card was not supported but LR to PS was OK

                    Upgraded graphics card, 8GB RAM NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

                    Also added Capture 1 to process new Fugifilm images

                     

                    Now LRc to PS is not happening, error message is "Adobe PS 2022 has failed to Launch".

                     

                    I have optimized preferences, deleted and reinstalled LRc and PS.

                     

                    Not sure what next to do??

                     

                    Thank you.

                    JohanElzenga
                    Community Expert
                    JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
                    Community Expert
                    March 12, 2022

                    Most likely your original photos are offline. If you have smart previews then you won't see the 'missing photo' exclamation point, but to edit a photo in Photoshop or in a plugin you need the original.

                     

                    -- Johan W. Elzenga
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                      susanr88196533
                      Participant
                      March 12, 2022

                      As I was editing in Photoshop, from a LRC photo, somehow my "connection" between the two was severed so I closed everything and reopened the two applications.  Now I get this when I try to edit a raw photo in Photoshop from Lightroom Classic (which was updated about a week ago).

                       

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                      Doctor23387676sebi
                      Participant
                      March 6, 2022

                      The update didnt help, and uninstalling and reinstalling didnt help.  the only way i can get it to open (latest update photoshop from lightroom CC) is to restart my computer, then go into lightroom, right click, and PS will open... once.   If I close out PS to go back to Lightroom, and try to edit a second photo, or even the same photo for a second time, then i get the message that file can't be opened because photoshop 2022 can't be launched.  There has to be a fix to this...

                      pdnRPH
                      pdnRPH
                      Known Participant
                      February 1, 2022

                      I am now forced to buy a new computer. The graphics card has now become incompatible with AMD graphics card software which now forces me to buy a new computer. Perhaps, Adobe's code writers has now forced this issue to make me do this now rather than being impaired any longer.

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