File saved from Photoshop appears on the desktop with a delay. (macbook pro)

I have seen such behaviour with different versions of the Mac and Photoshop for many years. Usually pressing Esc to cancel then reopening the dialog seems to resolve the issue.

Yes :)) I’ve already started scraping Tahoe off my Mac :))
Thanks to you and everyone who read and replied :))

Yeah, I totally agree — this really does sound like a Finder event notification bug in Tahoe. Apple clearly broke something in how Finder updates desktop items.

If Apple Support couldn’t help and it’s fully local, then you’re probably right  the cleanest fix for now is downgrading until they push a patch. Tahoe’s been buggy for a lot of users lately, so hopefully the next update sorts this out. 🤞

Hope you get stable performance again soon!

Thanks, I already tried relaunching Finder and I’m not using iCloud Desktop/Documents or any sync tools — it’s a fully local setup. The refresh delay still happens intermittently, so it seems more like a Finder event notification issue in Tahoe.

Honestly, the best solution seems to be getting rid of Tahoe — at least until they fix its bugs, whenever that may be. This issue didn’t exist before Tahoe. Right now, I’m just trying to downgrade. Apple Support couldn’t solve it either: they first blamed Adobe, but I proved it wasn’t, and then they gave up and told me to wait for future updates :)) The best fix so far — delete Tahoe and move on.

Yes, this seems to be a Finder refresh delay issue in macOS Tahoe (26), not Photoshop itself.

Try this:
 Restart Finder: Option + Right-click Finder → Relaunch. Disable and re-enable iCloud Desktop & Documents in System Settings → Apple ID → iCloud → iCloud Drive (this often fixes sync lag).If you use any Finder extensions or antivirus tools, temporarily disable them — they can delay file updates. <After that, files should appear instantly again.

I'm using Tahoe and Adobe apps on multiple Macs, both Intel and Apple Silicon, and not seeing performance problems.

You may be seeing an unrelated problem with crummy Electron apps though.

https://mjtsai.com/blog/2025/09/30/electron-apps-causing-system-wide-lag-on-tahoe/

Apple makes not syncing to iCloud pretty easy to enable/disable. I don't sync any of my Macs. I just know that iCloud can cause issues with file updates.

It's not about what you want. It's about how your machine user account is set up by default during OS installation.

I know that the default now on Windows is to have your entire user account, including the desktop, in the cloud. A true local account is getting harder and harder to maintain.

Why should I use the cloud? My work should stay my work. Why would I share my own files with a system that says “deleted” when I say so, yet never lets me know if it truly deleted them? And honestly, being able to access my files from another device at a café or wherever—there’s nothing appealing about that. It’s pure marketing illusion.

Photoshop on my computer isn’t the same as Photoshop on my iPhone or iPad. I already pay a thousand or two dollars for a Mac, and now I’m supposed to pay again for iCloud, even though the SSD in my machine is sitting right there? Double payment, double exploitation—like roasted twice for good measure.

I want to own my device, not be Apple’s servant. I should decide which of my files leave my computer and which stay, not Apple. Take the iPad and iPhone, for instance—nothing outside the App Store can be installed. Apple decides what’s allowed on my device. So am I really the owner? It’s absurd. Imagine buying a house, but the seller tells you which furniture you’re allowed to use.

The best way is simple: I save files on my device, back them up on an external hard drive, and if I need to share something, there are other ways. I work alone anyway; I don’t have shared projects with anyone. I don’t need the so-called “digital servitude” of the cloud.