Photoshop 2026 not saving preferences AND locks up the brush panel every time I load or manage brush folders.

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July 15, 2026
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Correct answer tlb0955

Neither one… I just kept uninstalling 2026 version and going backward until I got to a version that works… Same brushes.. same everything.. different version of Photoshop… 27.5 seems to be working fine…

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tlb0955AuthorCorrect answer

Inspiring

Neither one… I just kept uninstalling 2026 version and going backward until I got to a version that works… Same brushes.. same everything.. different version of Photoshop… 27.5 seems to be working fine…

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tlb0955Author

Inspiring

I just uninstalled backward until I got to the last version that worked correctly.. 27.5 works without freezing so I’ll just stay there…

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tlb0955Author

Inspiring

Oh.. I did get the preference saving issue fixed.. it’s just the brush panel freezing the interface. At this point I’ll have to drop back to 2025 to get my courses built until this is resolved.

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tlb0955Author

Inspiring

I recorded on OBS a couple example of what happens

2026-07-16 08-20-38-1.mp4

2026-07-16 08-32-51-2.mp4

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tlb0955Author

Inspiring

Have reset preferences. Works for one iterations, but once I load new brushes, that panel freezes again. Have reinstalled. No change. Video driver current. Have tested performance settings on graphics. No help.

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LAMY2017

Legend

Add the brushes one at a time to find a possibly corrupt brush?

Larry

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tlb0955Author

Inspiring

Well.. I’m a digital artist with thousands of brushes.. that is not a viable solution. These brushes work fine in 2025 version. I even exported them again from 2025, loaded one folder at a time to 2026 and still have the panel freeze after one touch.

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