Generative Fill → Enhanced Detail Crashes (MacBook Pro M4 Max)

Hi everyone,

I’m working with Photoshop version 26.8.1 on a MacBook Pro with the M4 Max chip, running macOS Sequoia 15.5, and I’m experiencing the following issue:

Whenever I click on “Enhance Details” after using Generative Fill, Photoshop crashes consistently. This happens regardless of the image or project.

I’ve already tried everything available under Preferences > Performance, including assigning the GPU, enabling/disabling all relevant performance settings. I’ve also cleared several cache-related folders, including:

– Camera Raw Cache

– PluginData from com.adobe.cai.uxp

– LocalStorage and temporary .ldb files

– Photoshop-specific assets and settings files under ~/Library/Caches/Adobe

Here’s an important detail: after restarting the Mac, the feature works again, but only for about 10–20 “Enhance Details” actions before Photoshop crashes again. After that, the only way to make it work again is to restart the machine — then I get another window of 10–20 successful uses.

I rely on this feature in my professional workflow, so any help, workaround, or shared experience would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!