PSE 2021 and 2022 Constantly Crashing

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October 31, 2021
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At one time, PSE used to be my goto program. After suffering through constant crashes with first 2021 and now 2022, I give up. I cannot even open a single image without the program locking up. I am running macOS Big Sur, Version 11.6 on an iMac (5k, 2017) with 3.8 GHz quad-core and 40 GB of memory. I have deleted and reinstalled multiple times, but the crashing remains. Today I had to restart the program 7 times just to get on image processed. Am I missing something here? Has Adobe just turned to pure crud on this program or is there some known issue where it no longer works with apple computers? I give up and am hoping someone can recommend an alternative program. I used to recommend this to my photography students, but I can no longer recommend such crud.

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Joe2256943302le

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I have the same problem on a Windows 11 system with Elements 2022. I have done multiple uninstalls and reinstalls. It still crashes on almost every use. Everything is up to date. As a longtime Elements user, I hate to leave but, I can't take it anymore. I will abandon Adobe for a competitor since Adobe has not fixed the problem and doesn't seem to care much about it.

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philstott

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I agree

The troubleshooter takes ages to do al of the steps, then iit does not woirk.

I have wasted 40+ hours trying to get PSE to work - still crashes 30 seconds after loading

(Windows 11)

HBarrison

Known Participant

I have intermitant crashes and does seem to repair after a restart on Win 11. My thought - I never uninstallled PSE 2022 after 2023 seemed to be working fine. Has anyone seen this issue with the editor?

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ColoradoScooterBobAuthor

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Good morning all. After suffering through several days of Monterey (and the constant crashes of both Photoshop Elements 2021 and 2022), I made the decision to completely wipe my system (iMac 5k Retina, 27-inch, 2017 3.8 Ghz Intel with 40 GB). I initially downgraded to Catelina (iOS 10.15) but discovered that Final Cut Pro X will not install on that earlier system. I then upped to Big Sur (iOS 11.6) and both FCPx and PSE 2022 seem to be running without issue. Granted, a full clean install and wiping the hard drive is a pretty drastic move, but nothing else seemed to be working. I would, as a result of this painful exercise, strongly caution anyone using PSE 2021 or 2022 on a Mac to NOT install Monterey. Not only is that OS just about the worst, most buggy system I have ever encountered, but it will not work with PSE. Technical support staff from Adobe have directly confirmed with me that they are not focusing on creating a fix to patch 2021 into Monterey, but instead are working to get PSE 2022 working with Monterey. I hope that this helps others! Cheers all!!

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