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I have this recurring problem with Photoshop, and possibly with the other CS applications too. Whenever I disconnect my 27-inch LG UltraFine 5K, Photoshop's window ends up being too large to show its grab-able title bar. I have not been able to figure how to solve this problem. It happens all the time, unless you purposely move Photoshop to the smaller MacBook monitor and resize it before quitting the application.

No zooming or toolbar reset or anything else will reset the window to its proper window boundaries.

Anyone have any ideas?

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Tim VenturaCorrect answer

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Click the Green Button on top of the window. If you can't see the green button, press the "F" key to put it into full screen - then press the Green Button.
Note that when you just press the F key, you do get Full Screen but it is not resizable.

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Tyler28046639cb59

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Easy way is this:
- change Workspace type

- this should put the top bar back into view

- drag it until green dot is in view in top left

- click green dot

- change back to the desired workspace

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phowze

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Thank you! I will keep this recipe for the future.

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pkwooster

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These answers were very helpful, but need a little additional information.

I'm using PS 2023 running on a M1 2020 13 inch Macbook Air and macOS Monterey with "Larger Text" set in Displays/Scaled. So the problem is still current.

Getting Photoshop to the fit is just the first challenge at 1024x640. Once it's all on your screen, you will find that the "Save for Web(Legacy)" dialog is still bigger than the height of the screen, with the Save, Cancel, and Done buttons inaccessable and the "shift drag any side" fix won't work. If you have set the "Double click a Windows Title Bar to Zoom" option that can be used on this dialog. This will be needed every time you Save for Web or some other dialogs.

Going to "Default 1440x900" or higher in Displays Scaled fixes all this permanently, but leaves much of the screen unreadable for those of us with imperfect eyesight.

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Naomi@TheBrandAdvisory

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OMG @Tim Ventura you have made my day! Been trying to figure that one out for ages. Awesome!

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hyrdroflask

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You can try going to Display in the Mac OS Settings. Click the sclaed for resolutiona and play with the different sizes in order for the green button and moveable window to appear. Then set it back to default and you can still see the green button and have a moveable window.

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beverlybeverly

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Thank you! Although I’ve used Photoshop and LR daily for photography for 10 years, this sometimes happened and I was at a loss. Your solution is simple! My older system doesn’t have a readily discernible green button so thanks for your alternative solution.

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Lacey Blair

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My issue was a little different. After unplugging from external monitor, my Adobe application windows (PS, AI, ID) would be off screen to the side of my laptop screen, and hard to move it over into my view just to get the green dot in the top left corner. In the past, I would double-click the top bar and it would fit to screen. Now with the Big Sur update, you have to specify this action in dock settings. Wanted to share for anyone having the same issue.

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Lacey Blair

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Design_Girl

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@Lacey Blair Can you please specify where this is located and the OS? Thanks!

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phowze

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I can't find the green button. Photoshop window so big I can't re-size the only way I know how, by dragging the corner with my mouse. I can't get to the corner because for some reason, my Photshop (the latest version) is way too big. Going crazy. Thanks for any guidance you may be able to provide. Can't work!!!

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Design_Girl

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I belive this is related to the external display, but just guessing based on what I read here. I have a MacBook Pro with a Thunderbolt Apple display running Catalina and share this issue with all Adobe apps. I've tried many many "fixes" listed here to no end. Any support is appreciated.

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charlesf14179035

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None of the options on this forum worked for me, when the PS6 window got inot position with the red yellow and green buttons just off one of my two screens. WHAT DID WORK: I went into Apple System Preferences>Displays and checked the box for screen mirroring. This forced the window back into position on the screen. I centered it, went back into Syst Prefs and unchecked; all good.

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SuperAlexii

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Put your cursor over the window bar (so it turns to the ma-bob shown). Resize. Done. Both Apple and Adobe are legacy product companies, which is meh.

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Alan29790537csr7

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Ding, ding, ding! THANK YOU!

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Eisart

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Okay so the way I "fixed" this is by right clicking the window, minimize to symbol, click the symbol (which for me gave me a smaller window that was on screen), resize it, maximize and DONE. I dont know that this will always work but it worked for me. I'd like to add. adobe xxxxxxxxx

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Tim VenturaCorrect answer

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Click the Green Button on top of the window. If you can't see the green button, press the "F" key to put it into full screen - then press the Green Button.
Note that when you just press the F key, you do get Full Screen but it is not resizable.

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