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August 28, 2026

P: Photoshop 27.10: "Edit in Photoshop" from Lightroom Classic & Lightroom Desktop does not load image

  • August 28, 2026
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Since today’s Photoshop 27.10 update, the “Edit in Photoshop” command in Lightroom Classic 15.5.1 is not working anymore for me. Photoshop opens automatically as before (if it’s not open yet) but no image is being loaded. Downgrading Photoshop to 27.9.1 resolves the issue and the “Edit in Photoshop” functionality is back to normal. I also tried to change the external editing file format from TIFF to PSD or PSB but this didn’t make any difference. Anyone else facing the same issue? 

I’m running macOS Tahoe 26.6.2. Closing and re-opening LRC and PS didn’t solve the problem, rebooting the machine also didn’t show any effect. 

P.S.: I posted this in the Photoshop forum as well

    Pinned Reply By Sameer K

    Hi everyone,

    Thank you for the detailed reports and reproductions here. It has been really helpful in isolating the issue quickly. I’ve filed this for the engineering teamto investigate and prioritize. 

    In the meantime, here are confirmed workarounds:

    • Downgrade to Photoshop 27.9.1 via the Creative Cloud app (Other versions > 27.9.1).
    • Alternatively: Temporarily disable Denoise in Lightroom Classic before sending to Photoshop, then re-apply back in Lightroom, or it using Camera Raw as a filter inside Photoshop.

    We understand this disrupts a core editing workflow and appreciate your patience. We'll update this thread as we have more information.

     

    196 replies

    OlliK
    Inspiring
    August 29, 2026

    I seem to have similar, but stranger problem. With those with “Denoise” box checked, they open in Photoshop OK. When I do several edits, and then Stamped layer, any filter doesn’t work with it. Then if I do something else with that layer (remove) and one more stamped layer filters work alright again, and it is possible to send back to Lightroom .If I do same procedure in Photoshop from Camera Raw everything works OK with every layer. Of course there is no sending back. Smaller, but anyhow strange problem.

    Known Participant
    August 29, 2026

    I’ve identified a bug in Lightroom regarding files not exporting to Photoshop when using the “Edit in Photoshop” feature:

    • Files that have the “Denoise” box checked in the Details tab of Lightroom will not be exported to Photoshop using the “Edit in Photoshop” command. 
    • Files that don’t have the “Denoise” box checked will export fine via “Edit in Photoshop”.

    I can replicate this with any file in my libraries, maybe you can check this at your end too?

    Known Participant
    August 29, 2026

    Contrary to what I said last night, it’s still not working properly.

    However, I’ve now identified which images open in Photoshop and which don’t:

    • Edited or unedited images without Denoise applied in Lightroom open fine via the “Edit in Photoshop” feature.
    • Edited images with Denoise checked in the Detail section of Lightroom will not open via the “Edit in Photoshop” feature.

    This looks like a bug and I think others can very likely replicate this issue. I’d appreciate if someone else could give it a try on their machine,

    Known Participant
    August 29, 2026

    Same for me. I use Denoise quite a bit so at the moment it’s broken my workflow. Adobe has really made a mess of things again. I’ll be switching to Capture One and use PS for blemish removal or occasional use of Gen Ai.

    JohanElzenga
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 29, 2026

    Actually, it’s (at least in part) Apple that made the mess. This is due to the Tahoe 26.6.2 update.

    -- Johan W. Elzenga
    Known Participant
    August 28, 2026

    ‘Edit in’ on freshly edited images in LRC is failing to transfer the file to PS in this version on my mac

    Known Participant
    August 28, 2026

    Just a quick update on this - like mentioned before, after downgrading to 27.9.1, the “Edit in Photoshop” functionality was working again for me. Thought I’d give the upgrade one more try before going through the uninstall process of Lightroom and Photoshop. Rebooted the machine first, closed all apps, upgraded the previously downgraded PS version through Creative Cloud, opened PS first and LRC afterwards and voilà, it seems to work fine again (at least for now). From a technical point of view, it doesn’t seem to make much sense to me but I’m still glad this issue seems to be sorted now by downgrading and upgrading again. Will monitor Activity Monitor as LAMY2017 suggested and look out for the other issues people are having with the latest Photoshop version (like the curves adjustment layer not working properly or random app crashes) and report back should I run into them as well.

    Known Participant
    August 28, 2026

    Trying to export edited files in LRC to Photoshop using ‘edit in’ files aren’t exporting, unedited files are.

    Known Participant
    August 29, 2026

    Try unchecking “Denoise” in the Details tab of Lightroom for the files that aren’t exporting to Photoshop for you. In my case, as soon as Denoise is checked, the files won’t be sent to Photoshop and when I uncheck the box, they export fine.

    Community Expert
    August 28, 2026
    My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 9 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI
    Legend
    August 28, 2026

    No solution from me, just want to ask if you watched/checked Activity Monitor. On my system, LrC 15.5.1 is using 6.8GB of my 8GB MacAir RAM. Ps 27.10.0 is using 4.2GB. The 11GB is Unified, I assume.

    But my image did open during LrC->Ps. Exiting without making edits is prompting “Save changes...before closing?” which is new.

    Larry
    Known Participant
    August 28, 2026

    For me, the “Edit in Photoshop” command in Lightroom is not working anymore. Photoshop opens fine but no image is being loaded. This is a feature I use on a daily basis and the only way to resolve it for me was to downgrade Photoshop to 27.9.1. Seeing that people have a lot of other issues, I think it makes sense to stay on 27.9.1 for now and not upgrade before all the bugs are hopefully resolved in the next version.

    JohanElzenga
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 28, 2026

    What often works in a situation like this is uninstalling both Lightroom Classic and Photoshop (keep the preferences so this will go smooth and easy) and then first installing Photoshop and then Lightroom Classic. The order is important!

    -- Johan W. Elzenga
    Known Participant
    August 28, 2026

    Thanks for your suggestion, JohanElzenga. What’s the preferred way to do this? I not only want to keep all my preferences but also my plugins, panels, actions, etc. that are installed for both Lightroom and Photoshop. Is there an easy way to keep all these and still uninstall / reinstall both apps without losing anything?

    Community Expert
    August 28, 2026

    @JustCallMeDrew If you directly reinstall PS and LrC the settings are retained.

    If you first uninstall the application you would be ask if you like to keep the preferences.

     

    My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 9 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI