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Jul 29, 2026 11:28 PM UTC
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Photoshop Update frozen no error number is listed

Photoshop v27.9 auto updated but got stuck and so I cancelled it and now it is stuck cancelled. No way to reset or reinstall photoshop app on desktop (mac).

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    Participating Frequently
    Sep 2, 2026 4:28 PM UTC

    Wrongly posted here, I moved the answer below.

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    Jeff_A_Wright
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    Sep 2, 2026 4:36 PM UTC

    Thanks for the update, and I am sorry you were unable to locate the necessary files. They do exist, ​@dui.garo, if you have Adobe software installed on the computer.

     

    For your next steps, please download and run the CC Log Collector tool from https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/apps/troubleshoot/diagnostics-repair-tools/run-log-collector-tool.html. Please then click on https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html?rghtup=autoOpen to speak with a member of our team who can help you locate and correct the fatal error.

     

    If you are successful in locating the log files and finding the fatal error, ​@dui.garo, please don’t hesitate to update this discussion thread. The fatal error is likely in the product install log as discussed at https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/troubleshoot-install-logs-cc.html.

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    Participating Frequently
    Sep 1, 2026 1:13 PM UTC

    Same issue here, I don’t know how to solve it. I also have a Mac.

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    kglad
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Sep 2, 2026 12:53 PM UTC

    ​@dui.garo 

     

    restart your computer. recheck ps.

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    Participant
    Aug 7, 2026 10:38 AM UTC

    I have exactly the same problem. Adobe cleaner has half removed it but still cannot reinstall because says cancelling!

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    kglad
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    Sep 1, 2026 1:35 PM UTC

    restart your computer and recheck the state of ps.

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    Participating Frequently
    Sep 1, 2026 3:59 PM UTC

    Thanks for the answer. I restarted my Mac and the freeze disappeared. However, I could not complete the download because the Photoshop app was considered corrupted. I uninstalled everything and started over with a new PS installation, but not even in this case I could complete it. In the end, I had to clean up every residual PS file through the Adobe cleaner tool and reinstall the whole app through a clean installation. Now it is working, but I can tell you that it wasn’t the first time PS and Adobe CC acted like this. They have been doing like that for a while now. Thanks.

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