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jussi_5192
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October 1, 2025
Question

Adobe Photoshop Elements 2022 irefuses to run on mac OS Tahoe 26.0.1

  • October 1, 2025
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I updated Mac OS inbto Tahoe and Adobe Photoshop Elements 2022 stopped working entirely. It just returns the following error message and refuses to open:

 

Adobe Photoshop cannot run on this computer because the minimum system requirement is Mac OS X version

 

My mac os version (after update) is Tahoe 26.0.1 and it runs on Apple M1 Max.

 

 

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billmax_3472
Participant
October 28, 2025

It is a bit effort, first, logout and uninstall Adobe on macOS Tahoe. Create a partition on your SSD and install on that partition an earlier version of macOS, once you install, turn off automatic updates.  You may find instructions on Apple support. You will need external USB storage or Flash drive with at least 32GB to create a bootable volume. Now you go to your Adobe account and download Photoshop Elements 2022 and install.

Glenn 8675309
Glenn 8675309
Legend
October 28, 2025

It's a $99 program- zero reason to waste so much time trying to do "workarounds."  Just buy a version that works with your OS and get editing in less than 10 minutes.

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billmax_3472
Participant
October 28, 2025

There are many who have to work not hours but weeks to earn equivalent of $79.99-$99.99, thus those might find it worth spending a few hours.

    Glenn 8675309
    Glenn 8675309
    Legend
    October 2, 2025

    Yeah, forget about that version, it's done on your os. 

    There will be no updates to the old , unsupported version of PSE you have to make it work with the latest mac os.

    Here is a link to a free 7 day trial of pse 2026:
    https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements/free-trial.html


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    Jenna Chaplin
    Participating Frequently
    October 26, 2025

    So this is a total Adobe rip-off?  I paid for Photoshop Elements 2022 with the understanding that it would continue to run forever without being sucked into paying again and again. Now that I have a new MacBook Pro M5 running Tahoe 26 there's no excuse for it not running. This is plain theft and criminal behaviour in my opinion.

    kglad
    Community Expert
    kgladCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 26, 2025

    it would have run forever had you maintained the same computer.  ie, adobe did nothing to mess up your pse 2022.  

    kglad
    Community Expert
    kgladCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 1, 2025

    specs:

     

    • Intel 6th Generation or newer processor or Apple M1 processor (Using Rosetta 2 technology)
    • macOS 10.15, macOS 11, or macOS 12 (12.4 or later)
    • 8GB of RAM
    • 7GB of available hard-disk space to install applications; additional 3GB to download all optional content; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
    • 1280x800 display resolution (at 100% scale factor)
    • DVD-ROM drive (for installation from DVD) 
    • Internet connection required for product activation and content download*
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