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toddd21898654
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January 29, 2022
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The file could not be edited because Adobe Photoshop 2022 could not be launched

  • January 29, 2022
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All of a sudden I'm having issues opening images in the latest version of Photoshop using the latest version of LRC. After selecting the "Edit in..." option, there's a long hang (about 30 seconds or so), then a LRC alert pops up that reads "The file could not be edited because Adobe Photoshop 2022 could not be launched." I have Photoshop 2022 open and running. When I click "Okay", THEN the image opens in PS!

 

Any idea what the problem is?

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    Correct answer TheDigitalDog

    Use the Creative Cloud application and uninstall both Photoshop and Lightroom but when asked, keep the preferences.

    Then install Photoshop first, followed by Lightroom. Better?

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    J
    Jeltse313909468ot1
    Participant
    July 30, 2023

    I tried installing photoshop first, followed by lightroom. didn't change anythng for me...

      TheDigitalDog
      TheDigitalDogCorrect answer
      Inspiring
      January 30, 2022

      Use the Creative Cloud application and uninstall both Photoshop and Lightroom but when asked, keep the preferences.

      Then install Photoshop first, followed by Lightroom. Better?

      Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
        bobd650
        bobd650
        Participant
        August 22, 2022

        No, this solution didn't work.  I just upgraded to the latest LRC and PS and used your recommended proceedure.  It worked the first time I tried to edit, and a changed tif was returned to LRC. 

         

        But then when I tried again on a second image, and   nothing happens for a few minutes, and then a message appears "a file could not be edited bacause Adobe Photoshop 2022 could not be launched." then LR generates and returns a .tif file as if it had recevied an image from PS.  And now I cannot start PS, even if I run as an Administrator.  I had the identical problem with the previous version combination..

         

        I'm using Win10, LRC 11.5 , Build 202208080927-8a575c91; Camera Raw 14.5  PS 23.5

          VisualDigits
          VisualDigits
          Inspiring
          July 29, 2023

          alright I will give that a shot. I forgot to mention that I am on Windows 10 (with latest updates). So I face also the known bug that always the beta is started from inside Lightroom. A workaround for that one is (or at least was) to launch the desired PS version and then choose "edit in..." this opened the image in the now running PS.
          Said that I face the same issue with the production PS.


          Okay I downgraded now to PS beta 24.7 and can confirm that this fixes the issue for now.

          The contextmenu calls this "Photoshop 2023" in contrast to 25.0 which is called "Photoshop 2024". So I guess that 25 is a major update which might have broken things.

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