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eveliadesigns
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April 26, 2017
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Photoshop Running but Project Window Disappeared

  • April 26, 2017
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I am running PhotoshopCC 2017 and creating a project. Then I may check Mail, go to Numbers and enter some info. Perhaps go to Safari or the scanner or just some other application. I usually Option Click the desktop to hide Photoshop. Then I go back to Photoshop by clicking on the icon in my dashboard. Photoshop shows that it is still running but my project window is gone (hidden?). Nothing I do can bring it back. I check Spaces. No project window... How the heck do I bring it back without having to quit Photoshop? I tried "show all windows" and I get, "No Available Windows".

iMac, Mid 2011 running Sierra 10.12.4

I have only one monitor

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    Correct answer c.pfaffenbichler
    When Photoshop enters this state I can close, save and open document, with just the dialog boxes appearing.

    Same here.

    Affected users may want to add their +1 here:

    Photoshop: Hiding sometimes makes it irretrievable | Photoshop Family Customer Community

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    ZachRosing
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    May 24, 2017

    I'm having this exact same problem. Happened after the most recent major CC update, and the latest minor update hasn't fixed it.

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      eveliadesignsAuthor
      Participant
      May 25, 2017

      Hi Zach,

      Thanks for posting this! I still don't have a definitive answer/fix for this irritating problem. Reading on-line a suggestion from Adobe was to run your Macintosh in "Safe Mode" which turns off 3rd party "extensions" and is suppose to run Photoshop cleanly. But if I do that, I loose my graphic's card and a few others things I NEED to work with. I did trash my Fetch (by Softworks, file transfer) Short Cut app and I am waiting to see if this No Windows Available happens again. Let me know if you find out anything.

      Evelia

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      ZachRosing
      Known Participant
      May 25, 2017

      Yeah, that's not helpful at all, Adobe. They just need to hurry up and fix this.

      I updated to their 2017.1.1 release, but that hasn't fixed anything for me.

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        msmovies
        Participating Frequently
        April 26, 2017

        Perhaps you closed it by accident. If you saved it while you were working on it (hoping you did!), trying looking at recent files.

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        eveliadesignsAuthor
        Participant
        April 26, 2017

        Hi,

        No, that would be too easy. When this occurs, I have to quit Photoshop and when I do, it asks me if I want to SAVE my open document. The problem is, my open document is not viewable. So, it is acknowledging that I have an open document. I just can’t see it.

        Evelia

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          msmovies
          Participating Frequently
          April 26, 2017

          What happens if you try "save as" and then close and reopen Photoshop?

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