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robertm46416367
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October 25, 2025
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Photoshop Elements 2026 won't restore photo on 2020 Intel iMac

  • October 25, 2025
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Just installed Photoshop Elements 2026 on my 2020 Intel iMac 8-core Intel Core i7 running Tahoe 26.0.1

 

Tried to test out photo restore (primary reason for buying this) and it does nothing.  The window heading says "Restore Photo" so I think I am in the right place.f

 

I select Enhance> Restore Photo and I see no visible changes when I toggle the before/after views.  I also do not get any tools on the right side for refining the restore.

 

Thoughts?

 

Thanks!

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Glenn 8675309
Glenn 8675309
Legend
October 25, 2025

I would go with the guided edit for this.  the choices given with Enhance>Restore photo are limited, when given the choice of using the guided edit.   What is interesting is that the original Enhance>Restore even offers less choices than the quick mode- which makes me think someone at Adobe thought it was a good way to go, and I don't think it is in this case.





 

ABOUT THE MISSING TOOLS:   Sometimes reseting your preferences helps clear stuff up.   Do what the arrow is pointing to, 



IF THAT DON'T WORK:

Log out of the editor.  Reinstall it. 

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robertm46416367Author
Participant
October 26, 2025

Thanks for the help.  When I closed the app and re-opened it, I was offered the choice of downloading the AI components.  Once I did that, I now see what is expected in terms of tools.  Not sure why it didn't show up at first.

Glenn 8675309
Glenn 8675309
Legend
October 26, 2025

Sometimes all it takes a  simple reopen to have everything appear.    Make sure you view the screenshots I posted, they are very helpful.

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