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Contributor943
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November 21, 2025
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Workspace loading issue on startup

  • November 21, 2025
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After the recent update, I am constantly pestered with this error on startup. I have to manually reset my workspace from the menu for it to work and replace the default one.

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Sameer K
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Sameer KCommunity Manager
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November 21, 2025

Hey, @Contributor943. Welcome to the Photoshop Community. I'll move this post to discussions. I'll need more info to help you figure this out. 

 

Once Photoshop launches, you can go to Window > Workspace > Reset Essentials, and create your workspace. If it does not, ensure there are no stale preferences in your Photoshop; go to the location of the preference folder below, and rename it to backup.

  • Windows 10/11: Users/[user name]/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop [version]/Adobe Photoshop [version] Settings
  • You can press Press the Windows key > Enter 'Run' > Enter %APPDATA%\Adobe
  • Rename the Adobe Photoshop folder by adding a .old at the end. (Adobe Photoshop 2025 > Rename > Adobe Photoshop 2025. old), you can later restore these preferences if needed.(https://adobe.ly/4860qM9)
  • Restart the computer.

These changes will give a fresh start to Photoshop as a fresh install. Let me know how it goes.

Thanks!

Sameer K

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Contributor943Author
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November 21, 2025

Hey @Sameer K, thanks for taking the interest in the topic.

Allow me to explain more.

I have had my elaborate workspace setup for a long time and it worked before yesterday’s Photoshop 2026 point update. In the most recent version, it stopped working. I want to be able to use my workspace as it was.

I even resaved it again after loading it manually, but the issue still persists on every launch. I don’t want to start over with everything as if it were a fresh install, since I spent a lot of time setting it up how I like it.

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