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You can’t open the application “Adobe Photoshop 2026” because it may be damaged or incomplete.

Forum|Forum|7 days ago
August 9, 2026
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I have uninstalled Photoshop 2026. And attempted to reinstall Photoshop 2026, version 27.9.1. It won’t install on my Apple iMac desktop computer. macOS Tahoe 26.5.1.

Any help is greatly apppreciated.

mophoto10699141

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I’m having the same issue.. it wont open.. havent tried re-installing it.. was having some issues with updating adobe premiere too, but I restarted my computer/updated mac osx and then it worked.. but photoshop is still saying its broken/cant open.. let me know if you find a solution!

I’m on a macbook m1 max pro with latest mac osx

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jmtouscanyAuthor

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I was finally able to install Photoshop 2025. Not 2026. My Premier is working and Illustrator too.

Peru Bob

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Are you using the CC App to install it?

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jmtouscanyAuthor

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Yes. Using the CC App to attempt to install.

Peru Bob

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What size is your drive, and how full is it?

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jmtouscanyAuthor

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550 GB. 350 GB full. 150 GB free.

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jmtouscanyAuthor

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500 GB. 350 GB full. 150 GB free.

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jmtouscanyAuthor

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I attempt to reinstall. It gets to 47% then quits. And tells me to “Retry”. I have done this 3 times now. And installation continues to fail.

kglad

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does your computer meet specs:

https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html

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jmtouscanyAuthor

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Yes, it does. I’m running macOS Tahoe 26.5.1 on my 24” iMac 2024. Photoshop 2026 was running fine until I attempted to open yesterday, 8/8/2026. That’s when I got the error message.

kglad

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@jmtouscany

did you uninstall ps using the cc desktop app and did you see any problems doing that?

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