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andyt99418240
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September 18, 2025
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P: Photoshop unusable after updating Intel macOS 26 Tahoe

  • September 18, 2025
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Hello everyone,

Is anyone experiencing Ps not running properly after updating their Macbook Pro to Tahoe 26.0?

Every action takes 10 seconds to load, it's super laggy and literally unusable. I purged, I restarted, I reinstalled, I did it all - nothing. 

Any ideas? Is this a bug Adobe/Apple have to sned an update for?

16in 2019 i9, UHD 630, 32GB RAM, 500GB

Thanks, have a good day

    Correct answer Kevin Stohlmeyer

    ALL - Adobe MAX starts next Tuesday (10/28) and with that historically comes new product updates including Photoshop. Expect that version to be compatible with Tahoe. 

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    PECourtejoie
    Community Expert
    PECourtejoieCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 30, 2025

    Hi, do not forget to state the exact version of Photoshop that you are using.

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      GP-
      Participant
      September 23, 2025

      This is a problem! I'm using Photoshop daily and now I can't! is there a fix?

       

        Kevin Stohlmeyer
        Community Expert
        Kevin StohlmeyerCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        September 24, 2025

        @GP- please read the thread - updates are coming but not available currently for Tahoe. 

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        samsdadgraphics
        Participating Frequently
        September 24, 2025

        I don't know if you can help me with this or not, but I need to sing the praise of an Adobe support agent. I never got the survey link. Her name is Madhushree, and she was phenomenal. It took hours, and she just rocked it.

        Any idea how I can get that message where it needs to go.

         

        Jeff Arola
        Community Expert
        Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        September 21, 2025

        It would be worth a manual reset of the Photoshop 2025 preferences by going to

        Macintosh HD/Users/UserName/Library/Preferences

        and trashing the following:

        Adobe Photoshop 2025 Settings folder

        Adobe Photoshop 2025 Paths

        com.adobe.Photoshop.plist

         

        One thing to do before trashing the files is to move any saved Workspaces in

        Macintosh HD/Users/UserName/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop 2025 Settings/WorkSpaces

        so you can put them back after trashing the 2025 Settings folder.

         

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        samsdadgraphics
        Participating Frequently
        September 20, 2025

        "Unusable" is right. Horrible. This is the first time I've ever upgraded to an OS without waiting for at least .2 and I don't know why I did it, but man am I ever being punished for it. Absolutely horrible. AND Apple will no longer allow you to back-install to the previous OS. Yeah, I checked. I'd have to bring my tower to an Apple store. I hope Adobe considers this urgent, because I'm dead in the water.

          Trevor.Dennis
          Community Expert
          Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          September 21, 2025

          Sam, if you are still stuck, would a previous Photoshop version work for you?  I mostly use Windows 11, but do have an M2 MacBook Pro with Tahoe, and the current release version is working OK.  (Beta is updating)

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          samsdadgraphics
          Participating Frequently
          September 22, 2025

          Thanks, but I think that would be worse. If current PS doesn't like new OS older PS will like it less. I think.

          Kevin Stohlmeyer
          Community Expert
          Kevin StohlmeyerCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          September 18, 2025

          My two cents - I never upgrade a Mac OS until I see an update from Adobe for my primary applications (in this case PS). Being on the cutting edge of new OS releases is usually a bumpy road at best with bugs, software compatibility, etc. 

           

          On the flip side being too far behind can also hurt you in reverse - Adobe app updates take advantage and are built for the latest releases and are only supported 2 OS versions back (read: Monterry outdated soon). 

           

          Understanding its too late now @andyt99418240 but you may have to be patient until the next update from PS comes out to address any Tahoe related issues. Food for thought next OS upgrade. 

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            ExUSA
            Legend
            September 18, 2025

            There will likely be new major app versions released at Adobe MAX in October. I suspect that Windows 10 support will last until 2026 MAX, while macOS support will follow previous release history and Intel support will be pulled in 2-3 years time. Adobe will also likely expand support for Windows 11 ARM computers.

            MarkDS
            MarkDS
            Inspiring
            September 18, 2025

            I'm interested to see the progress of this thread because I just received notification from Apple to upgrade to Tahoe. I haven't even decided yet whether to upgrade from Monterey to Sequoia because every time there is an update from Apple there are problems with coloour management in the print pipeline that take forever to get sorted, if ever. Coherence between the major players in this industry remains an on-going problem. Let us hope there will be enough interest at the managerial levels of both companies to sort this. 

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            FinaFoto
            Participant
            October 13, 2025

            I urge you NOT to update to Tahoe! Well, at least not yet. The UI hardly seems worth it and I have only noticed more issues than benefits. 

             

            As well as Photoshop bugs I have also had hardware issues on a MBP M1; one of the 3 USB C ports not functioning any longer, SD card reader no longer functioning (a problem for me and my photographic work).

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            andyt99418240Author
            Participant
            September 18, 2025

            Hello Nikunj, thank you for the answer. Please find the doc at he link below.

             

            https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WOab8N8o5EjCtQ0gncRqYjIhpd4R62qg/view?usp=sharing

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            ExUSA
            Legend
            September 18, 2025

            Working fine here on an Intel MBP and an M1 mini. I did have to downgrade the Wacom driver, and of course their Tahoe compability update doesn't support the tablet model I have at work and home 😠

            nikunj.m
            Community Manager
            nikunj.mCommunity Manager
            Community Manager
            September 18, 2025

            Hi, thanks for reaching out! 

            MacOS (26) Taheo was released just a few days ago. Our product teams are working on optimizing the apps for the latest macOS. 

            Please go to the Help menu in Photoshop, then System Info, and copy the text. You can share the info with us by either pasting it as a reply here or in a text file and sharing the file with us. 

            Also, you can try Photoshop Beta to check if you experience the same behavior. You can check out more about Photoshop Beta here: https://adobe.ly/3VkacFN

             

            Let us know how it goes! 
            Thanks,
            Nikunj

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              samsdadgraphics
              Participating Frequently
              September 20, 2025

              Will attempt your work-around.

               

              ""Unusable" is right. Horrible. This is the first time I've ever upgraded to an OS without waiting for at least .2 and I don't know why I did it, but man am I ever being punished for it. Absolutely horrible. AND Apple will no longer allow you to back-install to the previous OS. Yeah, I checked. I'd have to bring my tower to an Apple store. I hope Adobe considers this urgent, because I'm dead in the water."

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