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LR won't edit in PS, greyed out

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December 25, 2017
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Want to edit an image in PS but it's greyed out. PS is open. When I click on photo to get to edit in photoshop it's greyed out

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Correct answer AxelMatt

Correct the link in Registry(Windows) or correct the plist file on Mac: 'Edit In Photoshop' command missing

Try to deinstall Lightroom and Photoshop, run the Adobe Clenaer Tool and install the programs again.

Axel

Mohit Goyal

Community Manager

Hi all,

We apologize for the challenges you're having trouble sending files from Lightroom Classic to Photoshop for further editing. Please refer to the troubleshooting article below, which offers solutions to address the following problems: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/troubleshoot-edit-in-errors.html?cgen=6JMR79DQ&mv=other

The "Edit In" command is grayed out.
The "Edit In Photoshop" command is missing.
The "Edit In" command fails to open photos in Photoshop.

We hope the suggested solutions in the article will assist in resolving the issue.

Thanks,

Mohit

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default6nshgtvzgqft

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I have a MacBook Air and recently my LrC has greyed out "edit in Photoshop" even after the following:

1. Macbook is 100% updated with macOS Big Sir 11.5.1

2. Uninstalled both LrC and PS

3. Reinstalled both LrC and PS and made sure both were fully updated.

- "edited in Photoshop" is still greyed out and not available to edit LrC photos in PS.

HELP!!!

Rob_Cullen

Community Expert

Check these points-

1) You have actually selected (highlighted) photos to edit. (would be rare!)

2) Check the selected photos are not 'Missing'. ie. marked with a [!] or the folder marked [?]

3) Check you are not using only Smart Previews. The original full-size files need to be attached and available.

If those are OK, check this link-

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/edit-photoshop-command-missing-photoshop.html?sdid=952G4XMS&skim55662X1322595X2f10f391271a8f620b625b8b6b937229

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .

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Tylan0D4D

Participant

I have the "edit in PS" button greyed out when I have two or more photos selected. It isn't greyed out when I only have one photo selected. I have reinstalled both LR and PS without seeing any change. This feature worked fine a few months ago. Please help.

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PeterFromMaine3367058

Participant

Friends, I appreciate the advice given re: correct item in registry... no idea how to do that. Suggestions welcome.

AxelMatt

Community Expert

Please take a look here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/kb/edit-photoshop-command-missing-photoshop.html

My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 8 - PureRAW 5 - Topaz Photo

matthiasg2693803

Inspiring

just had the same problem.

will try the solution. but have to say: if you ask customers to re-install all the software, this is a major bug and should be handled with a bit more "sh_t, we are sorry"... i am angry right now, because i pay for this software and now i have to go through this....

AxelMatt

Correct answer

Community Expert

Correct the link in Registry(Windows) or correct the plist file on Mac: 'Edit In Photoshop' command missing

Try to deinstall Lightroom and Photoshop, run the Adobe Clenaer Tool and install the programs again.

Axel

My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 8 - PureRAW 5 - Topaz Photo

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sarahl24230237

Participant

Hello! I'm relatively computer illiterate, but thankfully married a computer nerd. I just read him your response in the hopes that he could help me fix this issue of Edit in Photoshop being greyed out, and he asked what link you're talking about. Is that something that would need to be changed on each individual photo, or something more general? I found I've got numerous photos in which that option is greyed out and the full sized originals are still on the computer where they've always been.

Rob_Cullen

Community Expert

The "link" that @AxelMatt refers to is a Windows Registry link (Editing the Registry is a "nerd's" job!) The method is in the web-link provided by Axel: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/kb/edit-photoshop-command-missing-photoshop.html

IMO this "link" problem is more likely to give error messages like "Photoshop cannot be opened, or found"

There is also the "link" between the catalog and the location of image files. When the catalog loses this reference, LrC indicates the images as "Missing", which will show the [Edit-In] menu command as greyed out. See my post above- https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic/lr-won-t-edit-in-ps-greyed-out/m-p/9584708#M87215

"Missing" files need to be re-linked to the catalog by -

MISSING FILES & FOLDERS (Adobe link)

MISSING FILES & FOLDERS (Lightroom Queen)

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .

Rob_Cullen

Community Expert

Some Reasons for "greyed out" that I know-

1) The Photo is 'missing' Lr shows a ! on the thumbnail, or a complete folder is 'missing' showing a ?.

2) There is no image selected. (Not often seen, but is possible by Ctrl+D )

3) Lr only has access to a Smart Preview. (Full size original file must be available to Lr)

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .

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Martha22038820i8pc

Participant

Lr said it only had acess to a Smart Preview.

Rob_Cullen

Community Expert

@Martha22038820i8pc You (very brief) reply suggests you are using the 'Cloud' version of Lightroom-Desktop?

Lightroom-Classic would not show any message- just 'greyed-out' menues.

Lightroom-Desktop may give this message if the image was synced up to the Cloud from Lr-Classic, or you are not on-line for Lr to access the full-size file in the Cloud.

Please include the following in your questions:
Adobe product and Version number.
A Screenshot of the info panel from MENU: Help/System Info...
Operating system and Version number
The full text of any Error Message(s)
What you were doing when the problem occurred
Screenshots of the problem

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .

Neox99

Legend

Moved image files from without Lr (finder on mac / explorer on Windows) opposed to from within Lr is the #1 cause of 'Edit In' being disabled.

Being signed out of PS could also be a cause.

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Bill Sprague

Community Expert

Have you moved the image file? What version of Lightroom? What version of Photoshop?

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