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July 12, 2026
Question

I updated to Mac OS Tahoe 26.5.2, LR will not open. Icon will bounce once and do nothing

  • July 12, 2026
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As the title states. Light room will not open. The icon will bounce once, and do nothing. It will not open.

 

Steps taken:

Restarted Computer

Reset the app preferences

logged out and in of adobe CC

Im on an M2 MacBook Pro

    3 replies

    Participant
    July 15, 2026

    I have the exact same problem as well.  Photoshop, Bridge and Lightroom classic open fine, Lightroom desktop version will not open.  I looked at the steps for using the Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool and it seems to be beyond my computer capabilities. 

    Claire H.
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    July 14, 2026

    Hi ​@ericmdrs, thanks for reaching out! Let’s try a few things to see if we can get Lightroom to open again.

    • Update Creative Cloud Desktop to the latest version first, then update Lightroom.
    • Force-quit Adobe background processes (Activity Monitor → quit Adobe Desktop Service, CCXProcess, Core Sync), then reboot.
    • Check Privacy permissions: go to System Settings → Privacy & Security → Full Disk Access, and make sure Lightroom and Creative Cloud are enabled. Also check Files and Folders.
    • Try holding Option on launch and test whether the app itself opens.

    If none of these help, please try a clean reinstall using the Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool. I hope this helps! ^CH

    Participant
    July 14, 2026

    Got the same exact problem :( on a macbook air m2