Photoshop ecosystem

magnetmusParticipating Frequently

Photoshop 27.11 freezes for 5 seconds when saving images offline on Mac (27.9.1 works fine)

Hi everyone,I'm experiencing a consistent issue with Photoshop 2026 (27.11.0) on my MacBook Pro M5 Pro running macOS 26.7.1.The problem:When my Mac is disconnected from Wi-Fi, saving a JPEG causes Photoshop to freeze for approximately 5 seconds, displaying the spinning beachball. The entire Photoshop interface becomes unresponsive during this time, but the file eventually saves successfully.When Wi-Fi is connected, the exact same operation is instantaneous.What I've tested: Files are saved directly to the local Desktop (internal SSD), not to cloud storage. Disabling "Save in Background" makes no difference. Activity Monitor process samples taken during the freeze show Photoshop's main thread waiting on a condition variable (__psynch_cvwait). Most importantly, downgrading Photoshop to version 27.9.1 on the same M5 Pro completely resolves the issue, even with Wi-Fi disconnected. This strongly suggests a regression introduced in Photoshop 27.10 or 27.11, possibly involving a network

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bellevue scottInspiring

PS Wand tool doesn't select the area you want it to

PS 27.11.0, I’m trying to use the wand tool and it’s not selecting what I select. There are areas that are a single color, and when I click on one of those areas to select it, the wand tool is selecting other things, kind of random. No, I’m not on a mask, I’m on the background. I even flattened the image to make sure. I click on the slight orange background at the top, and I get the mask below: Nothing that I click on gives me the selection I’m expecting. Any ideas?

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Fearless_Light1855Participant

Why can't I not remobe backgrounds in photoshop 2026

I just updated my Adobe Photoshop to Adobe Photoshop 2026 on my HP Envy x360 2 in 1 labtop 14. I realized quickly I can't remove backgrounds or select a subject. For when I select subject the text comes up saying: " Couldn't find a a subject to select, there might not be prominent objects in the image", even though clearly there is a subject. For the when I want to use remove background it says: "Couldn't find background when there is clearly a background.

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Professional DesignerParticipant

Only white screen shown when start Photoshop 2020

When I start all Adobe programmes including Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Illustrator from my office computer, it has not been working at all, which had worked well for a couple of weeks. It shows only white screen without anything as shown in below screenshot:  I tried my best to find out the solution, by (1) uninstall all current Adobe product including the Illustrator, (2) install them again, (3) Press and hold "Alt," "Control" and "Shift" at the same time as the program launched, and delete all current settings (4) press print screen to capture (5) uninstall current products and install old version and upgrade it..... all measures I tried, but no vail.  I desperately need to work Photoshop and other Adobe programmes on my working computer in the officer.   Thank you for your support. 

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simo.bInspiring

Photoshop 27.11 - Adjustment Layer is resetting it's valuesOpen for Voting

I’m seeing a repeatable bug with Photoshop Adjustment Layers: If I have a setup using multiple Channel Mixer Layers (one of which is mono conversion). At some point during the project, returning to the mono conversion Layer after changing another & it’s adjustment values have been reset back to default. The document preview looks like it’s previous values are still being appliedNote sure if this is solely specific to Channel Mixer & the monochrome option, I haven’t noticed similar behaviour with other adjustments. Issue with Photoshop 27.11 -- Operating System: Windows 11 64-bitVersion: 11 or greater 10.0.26200.9711

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BK_Rowen

Photoshop 2026 crushingly SLOW

Photshop 2026 is INCREDIBLY SLOW! I'm at a loss with the update to 27.0.0. Both my work Adobe CC PS account and personal PS account are running Photoshop like it's 1990 (yes, I was a user the year when it came out). Buggy, slow, rainbow, waiting forever for simple tasks. Have rebooted so many times, but nothing works. I've increased the allotted RAM and tried to optimize both computers for this new version, but it continues to negatively affect my workflow. Both iMacs are newish, running Tahoe and loaded. This should not be happening. Anyone else? 

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OdairjkiParticipating Frequently

The bug that changes text color when using a transformation is back. Adobe never ceases to disappoint me.Open for Voting

When performing a transformation (using Edit > Transform), the text color changes.

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caring_yogib020Participant

Photoshop doing Random strokes after Alt+Tabbing or Using Space to move aroundOpen for Voting

So, my issue is that when im not using Photosho and i go back to it, it seems like it’s storing all my mouse Activity and then when i first click on it is just making all the strokes that i made.It also happens when i use “Space bar” to move around the image, when i let go and then click on the picture with a brush it makes a stroke with all the movments i made.This is becoming really annoying and i can’t work like this. I Have reinstalled PS.Tried messing around with windows mouse settings Create a text document with Notepad. Name it “PSUserConfig.txt” Write “UseSystemStylus 0” in the text body (that’s a zero not an “O” This also did not work Im not using any tablet on my system. any ideas on how to fix this?

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Ruben_Vazquez1944Participant

Unable to select multiple layers with CTRL+Click+dragOpen for Voting

I am no longer able to select multiple layers by using CTRL+Click and dragging over the layers that I want to select all at once. I must now CTRL+Click each individual layer which slows down the process immensely.

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Nimesh MorarjiInspiring

photoshop freezes when opening a file

My sunday is starting to becoming a nightmare thanks to Photoshop, Yesterday all looked fine. Today i fired up photoshop, opened a file to continue my work and....... it froze the aplication. I had to end the task with task manager because it wouldnt close no matter what. i tried a few times and result is the same. So did what everyone does. Uninstalled it. rebooted the PC, intalled it again and...... same problem. So i tried to troubleshoot it, open Photoshop, create a new file and save the file. all went well. now i tried to open this file and…. ti froxe the application AGAIN!used the taks manager to end the task and started onece again, opened photoshop and closed photoshop. yep you guessed it, it didnt close, it frezeed!!!Oh and when i opened a file saved on cloud, it opened with no issues. only with files on Desktop this is happening.Im using the latest Photoshop version, on Windows 11 and my sunday is starting ti be one hell of a stressful day!

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Camera69Known Participant

Photoshop 27.11 Space+Alt+Mouse-Drag-Zoom doesn’t work anymore w/o GPU.Open for Voting

Zooming with Space+Alt+mouse-drag stopped working without GPU after the update to Photoshop 27.11. Version 27.10 still works.Could we please have this zoom option back on CPU-only mode? It worked perfectly fine for decades without GPU.(Windows 10 Pro 22H2)

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AnnCha11Known Participant

Using AI Assisted Editor changes the dimensions of the photoOpen for Voting

My photo was 1,600 x 2560 pixels.I used the AI Assisted Editor, then downloaded the result and it was 1696 x 2528 pixels. I’m using Photoshop 27.11.0 in Mac OS Goldengate 27.0.

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davescmCommunity Expert

Something for the Weekend - Part 269 - Off the cuff!

Thanks to all who took part in our ‘mystery’ challenge. It is amazing to see the variations explaining what might have happened in the woods.Those who regularly take part in these challenges will know that sometimes we start with an object and sometimes a scene. This week it is the turn of these handcuffs. They are from Adobe 3D assets and were textured in Substance Painter, along with the other objects, then rendered in Blender 3D, before finishing in Photoshop. How will you use the cuffs? Will they appear on someone in your image or will you turn them into something else completely?The “rules”:Use the starter image as at least part of your own image entry. Anything goes, as long as it meets the forum rules on decency, copyright, etc. Anyone, and everyone, is welcome to have a go, whether you are a complete beginner or a Photoshop expert. This is not just for our forum “regulars”. The challenge is not limited to Photoshop. Any Adobe software can be used. There are no prizes apart fro

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rosie cakesParticipating Frequently

Cannot manipulate Curves Editor manually, Sticks when trying to move points.Open for Voting

I am using the latest version, 27.11. When I try to manually manipulate the curve editor the points just freeze and won’t move. This is a basic function for me that I use every few minutes. Restarting photoshop doesn’t work.Further to that, after I try to use the Curve editor, the Hue Saturation adjustment stops working, when I try to open the adjustment window I get these 2 error messages in succession:Drover error in ok_cancel_dialog:photoshop_require_bug Could not complete the Hue/Saturation command because of a program error (2a135c.901). I’m paying £68 a month for unusable software that seems to be getting progressively worse and buggier in direct proportion to the increase in the cost. WTF Adobe?

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rajeshn55570237Participant

hey, I installed the app through manager but the app doesnt open

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RalfGTIParticipant

Photomerge opent niet meer in PS 27.11

Photomerge opent niet, er gebeurt niets

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sera_pufit1317Participant

My photoshop keeps closing by itself. It was working nicely and by today, it keeps closing.

My photoshop (on Mac) keeps closing by itself. I have tried changing preference performance and nothing happen. Disk scratch also still 100gb

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ColoDaveParticipant

The service is not responding....

I am getting an error that others have reported when using the remove tool and AI. The error is "The service is not responding. Please check your internet connection and try again." I have followed all of the recommendations for changing preferences. My internet connection is solid. I'm using a brand new laptop and the latest version of PS. I don't know what else to change. Please advise.

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pompo5963Participant

Photoshop 27.10 Bug: Remove Tool generates severely distorted and corrupted images in filled areasOpen for Voting

When I use the Remove Tool (Generative AI) on a very small area—specifically a part of a character's foot shown in the screenshot—it triggers a "Guidelines Violation" warning. Instead of filling the area correctly, it severely distorts and scrambles the entire illustration, focusing on the blank spaces as seen in the attached screenshot. I tried the same operation three more times afterward, but got the exact same result every time.Could this be related to a false-positive safety guideline trigger?When I contacted the Japanese support desk about this issue, their disappointing response was simply that "nothing can be done."(Side note: While I also have serious concerns regarding Adobe's Generative AI Guidelines and their AI censorship system, I will omit those details here as this is not the appropriate place for them.)

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FeedbackCommunityMemberInspiring

P: Inverting Pressure Input/Custom Pressure Curves for PaintingOpen for Voting

It would be great to be able to invert pressure input from wacom tablets for brush parameters. The most basic implementation would be an "invert" checkbox next to each parameter. A more powerful idea would be to have customizable pressure input curves for each parameter. This could be done with the "contour editor" used to control various layer style falloff options. In particular, I found that the pressure input for the Mixer brush's "mix" slider was the reverse of what I thought it should be, but the ability to customize the input curves for all parameters would create many new ways to use the brush tool. These curves could also be used to control exactly how much force on the pen is needed, allowing artists to work at a comfortable level of pressure and still enjoy the full range of input. This would greatly enhance the entire painting experience! Thanks!

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cmmarsicoParticipating Frequently

Trying to align series of layers. Auto align greyed out. All layers selected

The auto align button is greyed out. I've seen a lot of answers on this but they are not applicable.  I have all the layers selected.  They are all at 100% opacity. 

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Angelic_Genie40c1Participant

photoshop app will not open on my imac

i have reactivated my photography plan... my lightroom app works fine but photoshop will only open in the browser...

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sjt2009Participant

How to get Photoshop Elements 2025 in silicon version

I recently upgraded my Mac. I’m using Photoshop Elements 2025 and got Rosetta. But when I tried to edit a photo, it said that didn’t work with Rosetta. I assume I need the Silicon version. Can anyone tell me how/where to get it? Thanks in advance for your help!

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