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Carolyn5ECF
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October 18, 2020
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Photoshop Elements Editor not opening

I recently downloaded Elements 21 and it was working fine, but now when I click to open the Elements Editor, it will not load. I tried reinstalling the software and that doesn't work. I'm on a Mac which is up to date. Any suggestions?

    Carolyn5ECFCorrect answer
    Participant
    October 18, 2020

    Thank you Bob, good suggestion.

    I clicked on System Preferences, then Security and Privacy, then Click on Lock to make changes, then Full Disk Access. Then I checked the boxes for Adobe Elements 2021 and Adobe Elements 2021 Organizer. Finally, I clicked on the lock again to prevent further changes.

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    sthubbins
    Participant
    August 10, 2022

    I'm on a PC and, like many others, suddenly photoshop elements stopped (photo editor) - although Premiere Video Editor worked fine, although it took a long time to open. It's unfortunate that these programs feel deliberately crippled and terrible UI as an incentive to upgrade to a monthly subscription.

     

    I have plenty of ram 64GB, disk space, processing power, etc. Photoshop Elements 2020 just stopped working and must use this organizer. Frustrating.

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    peterc64393956
    Participant
    July 22, 2022

    Didnt work for me .

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    LUMIXdude
    LUMIXdude
    Known Participant
    July 22, 2022

    I ended up calling support.  They had to do a remote fix.  I'm fairly techy, but this was more complicated than expected so I'd recommend you do the same.  Didn't take long and I wasn't on hold long at all from what i recall.

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    Peru Bob
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    Peru BobCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 18, 2020

    For the benefit of others, can you explain how you resolved the permissions issue?

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    Carolyn5ECFAuthorCorrect answer
    Participant
    October 18, 2020

    Thank you Bob, good suggestion.

    I clicked on System Preferences, then Security and Privacy, then Click on Lock to make changes, then Full Disk Access. Then I checked the boxes for Adobe Elements 2021 and Adobe Elements 2021 Organizer. Finally, I clicked on the lock again to prevent further changes.

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      Rick3712
      Rick3712
      Participant
      August 2, 2021

      I have Mac mini big suf is the OS.The Security and privacy did not fix the problem HELP Please.

       

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        Carolyn5ECFAuthor
        Participant
        October 18, 2020

        I've resolved the problem. It was a permissions issue.

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