Question

Reoccuring pattern/artificat in all my files

Forum|Forum|4 months ago
January 20, 2026
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I keep seeing this pattern showing up in all my current files. Same shape/color/pattern size, wondering if anyone has seen this before or has a fix? For the life of me I cannot figure out how to fix it despite multiple full system reboots of both my macbook and the photoshop application.

macOS

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Curation. CA-NYAuthor

A follow up note: currently using photoshop 2026 version 27.02.0

Sameer K

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Hey, @Curation. CA-NY. Welcome to the Photoshop Community. I'll move your response to discussions for now.

Are the documents/images stored on an external drive or in a folder associated with cloud backup services? Working through a network or external drive is unpredictable & is not recommended. Head here to learn more: https://adobe.ly/3A2G2zK

These could be potential corruptions. Please head here to troubleshoot a corrupted file: https://adobe.ly/4qYvIP1

I hope this helps. Thanks!
Sameer K
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