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8oakwood
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January 8, 2019
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Why can't I edit Lightroom Classic file in Photoshop?

  • January 8, 2019
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I made preliminary edit in Lightroom Classic then clicked 'edit in Adobe Photoshop'.  Image remains in Lightroom BUT Selective Tool appears on left of screen.  Closed both Lightroom Classic and Photoshop.  Reloaded Photoshop then Lightroom Classic with the intention of disabling Home Screen in Photoshop Preferences, as per instructions on your forum page.  This bug has appeared out of nowhere as I was able to edit in Photoshop and Nik filters up to an hour ago. Have had problems in the recent past with the Lightroom/Photoshop interface and thought the bug had been fixed.  Have just attempted to open Photoshop but only the Selective Tool appears.  How can I fix, or is this something Adobe needs to do?

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    Correct answer Abambo

    There is a bug, causing some trouble with Lightroom. The workaround is to start first Photoshop, than "Edit in Photoshop".

    When I have problems like that, I reboot my machine to be sure that there are no bad states and memory and program chunks left over.

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    GoldingD
    GoldingD
    Legend
    January 15, 2019

    Well, today Adobe has updated PS, looks like it fixes the LR to PS issue

    Fixed issues in Adobe Photoshop CC

    Abambo
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    AbamboCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    January 8, 2019

    There is a bug, causing some trouble with Lightroom. The workaround is to start first Photoshop, than "Edit in Photoshop".

    When I have problems like that, I reboot my machine to be sure that there are no bad states and memory and program chunks left over.

    Discussion successfully moved from Adobe Creative Cloud to Lightroom Classic CC — The desktop-focused app

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
    kentdesign
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    kentdesignCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 8, 2019

    I have been hearing about this from others, but have not experienced it myself and I go from LR to PS all the time. Abambo's suggestion is a great one, reboot the computer!   Also, you did not mention which versions of Lightroom classic and Photoshop you are using. And also what platform, Mac or PC. I am on Mac with the latest versions and I have not seen this issue.

    GoldingD
    GoldingD
    Legend
    January 8, 2019

    This involves PS v20.0.1

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