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After updating to Photoshop 26.8 (released in June 2025), I’ve noticed that any changes to color settings in Photoshop are being overwritten every time the app becomes active. It appears that Photoshop is repeatedly syncing with the color settings of other Adobe apps, even after I've made manual adjustments.Background behavior:Adobe apps like Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and Bridge use a shared file called ACEConfigCache2.lst to manage color setting synchronization.Under normal behavior:If you change color settings in Bridge and enable synchronization:Bridge writes its color settings to ACEConfigCache2.lstOther apps read the settings from that file the first time they become activeEach app also writes its own color settings back to the file afterward The problem in Photoshop 26.8:Photoshop reads the settings from ACEConfigCache2.lst, butIt fails to write back its own settings to the fileAs a result, every time Photoshop is reactivated, it loads color settings from another app

Hello, is posible to add shortcut for "add layer mask"?I can't find it. Thanks

I can't find the music of the Adobe Korea's youtube advertisingI'm finding it for weeks 😞Btw the ad is shown on shorts!

Estou com problema de disco cheio.... No entanto, eu tenho dois HD's. Quando vou em Editar, Preferências, Discos de Trabalho só aparece o Disco 'C' e o outro HD não é listado. Acontece que ele está normal. Inclusive aparece como alocado no gerenciamento de discos da máquina.Alguém pode me ajudar como faço para o outro HD aparecer na lista com a caixa de seleção para que possa se usado também como disco de trabalho.   

I have Photoshop 2025 and EVERY time I attempt to add text with the text tool, an area shows up in the text area that is black, then a bunch of foreign language. I have to delete this every time I go to create a new text. How can I remove it permanently, that it NEVER shows up when I create a new text ?

Hi,Ever since I switched from PS 2024(25.12.3 version) to PS 2025(26.7 version) I do not have handles when using a gradient tooI.It worked perfect in 2024 and not at all in 2025 versions.I am on Apple M4 Max and Sequoia 15.5 . When using the gradient tool in PS 2025 it essentially works as a classic gradient without the ability to see the handles and  adjust the gradient after it is drawn.I reset the tool a few times, went through the settings but did not find anything that  could restore it.I attached two pics ,first with the gradient tool used  in 2024,second with 2025 versions.Unfortunately I have to stay in 2024 versions now as I use gradients a lot.Appreciate your help !

How do I recover my custom patterns once the update is done. They are all gone.

OK,I'm on the latest and greatest version, PS 26.8.1.I'm trying to split an image for Instagram, and usually "Save for Web (legacy)" gets the job done. It used to work for me, but it doesn't now. Why?? I get the following message: ERROR: The operation could not be completed.                The system can not find the path specified. Has anyone else had this issue with the latest version? I know in the past others have had similar issues. And is there a workaround for it yet?  Thanks.

Hi everyone,For the past 10 days, I’ve been experiencing serious lag and freezing issues with Photoshop. It started suddenly and affects pretty much every action now, though it’s especially bad when using tools like the Healing Brush, Clone Stamp, and Patch Tool. After a while, even saving or exiting the program takes several minutes and can only be done via keyboard shortcuts.I’ve tried rolling back to older Photoshop versions, but it didn’t help. I’m working on a 2019 iMac, which I know is getting older, but it still meets the system requirements and had been running Photoshop beautifully up until a couple of weeks ago.So far, I’ve:Cleared caches multiple times a dayKept other apps/tabs closedIncreased Photoshop’s RAM usage to 85%Followed all Adobe support recommendations I could findDespite all this, the issue persists. Has anyone else experienced something similar or found a solution? Any help would be hugely appreciated!

I may be missing something simple, but I need to change the IG symbol and QR code to white. I am going by the instructions for the color replacement tool, but when I try to click on the black to tell the tool what color that needs replaced, I can't get the other steps to work. This is a graphic that will be a .png that is going to DTF. I am just doing 20 T shirts as a personal promo. Anyway, becasue I am going to DTF, I did't want to get into adjustment layers and upload something that won't print properly. I am on PS 25.3.1. I am also a bit of a novice and not a power user. Maybe I rasterized a layer.......sometimes PS wants to do that? Anyway I am trying to follow the support help (link) and not getting anywhere. I grabbed the IG symbol and my QR code was generated via wix. I imported them as .png into PS. files.https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/replace-colors.html 

It happens a lot both in  Beta and OG photoshop. Remove tool is not working it gives out error. See screenshots below. 

Occasionally when I have multiple layers selected in my Layers window and I try to manually resize/move/rotate all selected layers using Command+T (Free Transform), the bounding box will only select some of the layers. For example, currently I have 5 layers selected in my Layers window: One layer of header text, two individual rectangles and two sets of smaller text placed over the two rectangles, but Free Transform is only selecting the two rectangles and the two smaller texts layers, and NOT the header text even though all 5 are selected in the Layers window. I've attached a screenshot to reference the layers selected in my layers window versus the layers that are given the Free Transform bounding box. Even though the "A Budding Romance" text layer is selected, it is not included in the bounding box and is not affected by any Free Transform actions like resizing, rotating or moving.  

Never had any problems with my photoshop application, however, recently I haven't even been able to open the programme. It comes up with an error box saying "could not initialize photoshop because an unexpected end-of-file error was encountered". After looking on the forums and online for a solution, I am stumped. I have tried uninstalling and re-installing the programme but it still won't open. How do I fix this   Thanks

 J'ai une version Adobe 15. On me propose une mise à jour 2025 pour 3 ans. Au bout de ces 3 ans, je retrouve ma vieille version adobe 15 ? ou je n'ai plus rien du tout ?

Salve,  essenzialmente il mio problema è il seguente, ovvero non riesco a disdire la mia prova gratuita che scade oggi 18 dicembre 2019. Ho provato a seguire la guida, ma non mi compare il tasto "Annulla". Come posso risolvere ? Grazie e buon lavoro. P.s: di seguito in allegato lascio uno screen della mia schermata   {Thread renamed by moderator}

Ciao,ho usato photoshop tramite la versione di prova, purtroppo mi è scaduto il periodo e mi richiede il pagamento.c'è qualche modo per annullare/disdire?non mi serve più photoshop. vi ringrazio in anticipo per la risposta. 

What is the best way to do this? It will not let me save as a TIFF or a JPG due to the file being over 4gb, is there any way around this without losing the quality of it?

Goodafternoon,after creating an action to resize some pics I use batch procedure to apply the changes to an entire folder but after each file Photoshop tells me that it can not save in JPG to not lose quality and asks me to save every single file in psd.What am I doing wrong?I use 26.8.1 versionI try to resize pics 3000 x 2000 in 1920x1080thanks for any help

I wonder where the option went to feather shape layers. For example, I remember I could draw a circle and put in a pixel value to feahter the edges. Now I only see the fill and stroke option. Was this recently removed, what am I missing? 

just now, DNGs are not opening to usualthumbnails + panels for further processing;only first DNG opens as single "big" image with partial info& mostly unresponsive white space all around it;can't find setting that gets me back to DNG thumbnails + panels;having to hit Alt-Ctrl-Del to get out of Photoshop 2025...help please, if possible;  thanks in advance;  Windows;

14 March 2023Hi, I have a new Fuji X100V (which replaced an X100T I had for years). I can't open uncompressed raw .RAF files using Photoshop CC directly, or when using the "open with" command from within Photo Mechanic (latest version). I am up-to-date with the Camera Raw plug-in in Photoshop CC.  My Mac runs Mojave 10.14.6I just opened some raw/.RAF files created with my old X100T—no problem. I have never had this happen with my Fuji or my Nikons. I would prefer to be able to do as I always have, opening the Fuji raw .RAF files directly rather than converting them to DNG files. Help please! THANKS

Does this work for anyone with Adobe Photoshop 2021? It would be an amazing action set to have, but it just errors out saying "Could not rasterize because the selected pattern is not available." and that a bunch of the actions just don't work or aren't available.   This would be so cute and useful... if it ever worked. THe original article outlining the steps of how to use it is here Transform Photos into Watercolors with a Free Photoshop Action.   EDITED BY MOD: Deleted dead hyperlink.

Hi everyone ☺️​👋​As per my title, I am having a very annoying problem with Photoshop after the last two updates.I use a Huion kamvas pro 16 2.5k tablet and had no problems before.But now I have some kind of bug when I use the Huion keys.I set the ctrl+z key on the tablet so I don't have to use it on the keyboard but now, 90% of the times I press it it zooms out instead of clearing the last action. I tried changing the shortcuts in Photoshop and then on the tablet but nothing changed.Very often, before I can delete the last action, I have to press the key on the tablet at least 4/5 times. In the meantime photoshop zooms out and I have to put the image back to the correct size and press the key again, hoping it will work this time. It is really annoying and slows down my work a lot 😫 Has anyone had the same problem as me? Unfortunately, the last Huion update is from last year so I can't try to fix it this way. I thought the problem was P