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StuMcSmith
StuMcSmith
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March 3, 2023
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External Editors not available

  • March 3, 2023
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All of my external editors, including Photoshop, are grayed out on the "Edit In" dropdown menu.  I have deleted and reinstalled LrC, added the plugins under Preferences, and still no luck.

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JohanElzenga
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JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
Community Expert
March 3, 2023

The most common cause for this is like @Sean McCormack suggested: the image is 'missing', for example because it's on an external disk that is not connected. If you have smart previews, then you will not see the dreaded exclamation point for missing images and you will be able to edit the image in Lightroom Classic, but Lightroom Classic does need the original to send it to Photoshop or another external editor.

 

-- Johan W. Elzenga
    Sean McCormack
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    Sean McCormackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 3, 2023

    Is the image you're working from there.. as in it's not missing? 

    Sean McCormack. Author of 'Essential Development 3'. Magazine Writer. Former Official Fuji X-Photographer.
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