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Photoshop BETA hijacks all associated file types in Windows 10

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December 26, 2019
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I installed Photoshop beta on Windows 10, which I regret insofar that all my file types are now hijacked by Beta. All my Photoshop files are now associated with beta. When I click any PSD file, beta opens. I cannot change file association in Windows 10, as Windows doesnt "see" regular Photoshop and wants to open the Windows App Store (for all other filetypes besides PSD normally associated with Photoshop).

Any ideas how I can have Beta installed without this Photoshop filetype nightmare?

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discoveringdestiny

Participant

Overnight, my PSD file icons have become blank white rectangles. Also, if I click on a PSD file to open it, I get a message asking what program to use, and photoshop is not listed. It seems my PSD files are no longer associated with the 2022 release. Can someone please advise how to fix this? Thank you.

D Fosse

Community Expert

That probably happened because your earlier versions were uninstalled as you installed 2022. There's a checkbox to not do that and leave them installed (just for future reference).

The outgoing version can sometimes take associations with it and leave them orphaned.

First try to uninstall and reinstall Photoshop. If that doesn't work, go into Windows Settings and set associations manually. It's under Apps > Default Apps > Choose default applications by filetype:

In the future, always install in strict version order, and uninstall in reverse version order. Last in, first out. That's always safe.

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mspiraino

Known Participant

I have the same problem but it's not related to uninstalling the previous version, as I kept both. Windows file association by file type will not let me choose Photoshop 2022. I can associate files in Bridge but Windows won't associate any files with Photoshop 2022. This problem only began quite awhile after I installed the updated version.

This is not the first time this has happened.

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Stecyk

Known Participant

Windows 10 Pro

Hello,

Yesterday, I upgraded from Photoshop 20.0.8 to 21.0.2. I have both versions on my PC. I did not delete my prior version.

When I click on a psd file using my file browser, I get the older version of Photoshop.

I tried several of the solutions listed here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/file-associations-broken-uninstall-applications.html

Method 1: After I select Photoshop from C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2020\, nothing happens or changes. In this case, I have a file on my desktop. Once I follow the above procedure, I go back on my desktop (it didn't open PS 2020). I then double click the file, and the prior version of PS opens.

Method 2: It appears that Windows has changed somewhat because I am unable to choose any program.

As you can see, my choices are limited. I can't work my way through to PS 2020.

Method 3: Uninstall and reinstall. I am trying to avoid that option.

Method 4: For the psd file type, I did as I was expected to do. Here's another screenshot.

The default was blank (no value). So I typed the following:

"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2020\Photoshop.exe" "%1"

After I rebooted the computer, it still doesn't work.

I am at a loss as to what to do next. Any ideas?

Kevin

Keywords: Photoshop, file associations, broken, psd, psb, unable to associate file extensions

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Sahil.Chawla

Adobe Employee

Hi there,

Sorry to hear about the file association issue, could you please try the steps mentioend below and let us know if it helps?

Right-Click on the PSD file and go to Properties.
In the Properties dialog, click on Change, as shown below:

Then click on More Apps.. on the bottom and scroll down, then click Look for another app on this pc.
Then go to the installation directory of Photoshop for e.g the C:\Program Files, look for Adobe Photoshop 2020 folder inside the Adobe folder and then choose Photoshop.exe and click on Open.
Then click on OK, that should close the properties dialog.

Then try opening that psd file by double clicking on it and let us know if it opens in the 2020 version of Photoshop.

Regards,
Sahil

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Stecyk

Known Participant

Thank you very much, Sahil, for responding promptly.

When I tried you solution, I found that the dialog box got hung up after I selected photoshop.exe in the following directory: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2020.

And here's the graphic:

You can see that the "Opens with" hasn't converted over to the new Photoshop yet. This lasted for several minutes before I took action. The only way I could close this dialog box was to go to Task Manager, select Windows Explorer, and then select "Restart."

I also tried restarting my computer and trying the same steps over again, hoping that I would not encounter the hung dialog box. But I do. I am right back to the hung dialog box. It's been hung now for about five minutes. There is nothing I can do with my cursor. My only option, again, is to use the Task Manager to restart Windows Explorer.

I look forward to your next suggestion.

Kevin

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