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October 13, 2025
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Mac Os Tahoe Issues

  • October 13, 2025
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Hy, Since i installed the new Mac Os Tahoe i have had issues running Illustrator and Photoshop together.

The Mac starts to get very slow and the fan and the fan running at high speeds.

Any one had the some issus and no how to resolve ? 

 

 

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Participant
August 22, 2026

Also having this issue — with ANY two Adobe apps open at the same time. Acrobat being the worst offender. My core work is having Acrobat open with InDesign, but also regularly with Illustrator, sometimes Photoshop. 
 

Any action in InDesign has a 2-3 second delay. For someone who has used the app for 20 years, and prides herself in speed and keyboard shortcuts, you can imagine how exasperating this is. 
 

ONLY happened following Tahoe update. I thought I had waited long enough but now because Tahoe has updated the firmware, I cannot revert to Sequoia without risk of other major issues. 
 

If the Adobe apps are closed, the computer starts running fine again. 
 

processor: 2.6 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7

Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 640 1536 MB

Memory: 32 GB 2667 MHz DDR4

Tahoe 26.5.2

 

All of the Adobe apps are the latest versions. 

Harshika Verma
Community Manager
Community Manager
August 25, 2026

Hi annac39972507,


We understand how frustrating it could be, and we are sorry for the bad experience. Would you mind trying the steps in this help article first and let us know if they help? Please also share the exact version of Illustrator installed on your machine for investigation purposes.

In parallel, two diagnostic tests will help us isolate the cause:

  1. Run Illustrator in Safe Mode: https://adobe.ly/46hDYjQ

  2. Launch Illustrator under a different administrator account: https://adobe.ly/4y4vs3K


Let us know how it goes, and we will be happy to assist you further.

Thanks,
Harshika

Bill Silbert
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 14, 2025

There have been many issues reported of problems running Illustrator with Tahoe. The general consensus is to make sure that your Illustrator version is the latest and that any third party plug-ins have been updated for full compatibility with both Illustrator and Tahoe. Actually, the best advice that I can give is not to update as soon as Apple comes out with a new version of the OS. Traditionally, it can take several months and many bug fixes from Adobe and Apple before full compatibility is achieved. It is absolutely better to stay with the end result of the previous year's app and OS than to rush for the latest versions before they've been perfected.

Anubhav M
Community Manager
Community Manager
October 13, 2025

Hello @Tiago_Dias_87,

Thanks for reaching out. Could you please confirm the version of Illustrator/Photoshop installed, your system specifications (CPU/GPU/Memory), and whether the program slows down when working on a particular file or using a specific tool/feature? Additionally, could you provide a small screen recording of the problem, so we can better assist you?

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Anubhav

Participant
October 13, 2025

Both Photoshop and Illustrator are up to date Photoshop 26.11 and Illustrator 29.8.2.

The Mac isn´t new but without any problens before the update  

3,3 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i5  | AMD Radeon Pro 5300 4 GB | 32 GB 2133 MHz DDR4

The problem occurs with normal use of photoshop and illustrator together even in light tasks. 

 

This is a small recording 

https://go.screenpal.com/watch/cT6IXwnboNU