P: PhotoShop 22.2 unusable

Report · Feb 10, 2021

Directly after installing the PhotoShop 22.2 update I activated the new preset-sync option. The first sync completed successfully.

A little bit later, without working in PhotoShop and no open images, my system reported to be short on available RAM. On my MacBook Pro with 16GB RAM activity monitor reported, that PS ist was using 120GB!! RAM. The only solution was to kill PS.

Subsequent attempts to deactivate the preset-sync failed with a crash. It didn’t matter whether I chose to keep or delete the synced presets. Meanwhile PS continued to consume more than the available RAM.

Had to revert to PS 22.1.2, but have major concerns because the 22.2 Update contains security relevant fixes.

Report · Feb 26, 2021

Hi Joel, I've re-updated the system to the latest version. Need to head out the studio now but I'll be back in tomorrow morning and will run some larger files to recreate the crashing problem.

Here is the system info for the fresh install, in case it is useful.

Adobe Photoshop Version: 22.2.0 20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa x64
Number of Launches: 0
Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit
Version: 10 or greater 10.0.19041.804
System architecture: Intel CPU Family:6, Model:14, Stepping:12 with MMX, SSE Integer, SSE FP, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2
Physical processor count: 6
Processor speed: 3696 MHz
Built-in memory: 16317 MB
Free memory: 10449 MB
Memory available to Photoshop: 14927 MB
Memory used by Photoshop: 70 %
SAM SDK Version: 2.0.0-main.363.5
ACP.local Status:
- SDK Version: 1.41.1.1
- Core Sync Status: Reachable and compatible
- Core Sync Running: 4.7.0.1
- Min Core Sync Required: 4.3.28.24
ACPL Cache Config:
- Time to Live: 5184000 seconds
- Max Size: 20480 MB
- Purge Percentage: 50%
- Threshold Percentage: 85%
- Purge Interval: 60 seconds
Live Edit Client SDK Version: 3.79.11
Native GPU: Enabled.
Manta Canvas: Enabled.
Alias Layers: Disabled.
Modifier Palette: Enabled.
Highbeam: Enabled.
Wintab Digitizer Services
Spec Version 1.4
Impl Version 1.39
Num Devices 2
Image tile size: 1024K
Image cache levels: 4
Font Preview: Medium
TextComposer: Latin
"2.1"
glgpu[0].IsIntegratedGLGPU=0
glgpu[0].GLMemoryMB=5991
glgpu[0].GLName="GeForce GTX 1660 Ti/PCIe/SSE2"
glgpu[0].GLVendor="NVIDIA"
glgpu[0].GLDriverVersion="27.21.14.5671"
glgpu[0].GLDriver="C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_60daf66a00f2e0b6\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_60daf66a00f2e0b6\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_60daf66a00f2e0b6\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_60daf66a00f2e0b6\nvldumdx.dll"
glgpu[0].GLDriverDate="20200930000000.000000-000"
glgpu[0].GLRenderer="GeForce GTX 1660 Ti/PCIe/SSE2"
glgpu[0].HasGLNPOTSupport=1
glgpu[0].CanCompileProgramGLSL=1
glgpu[0].GLFrameBufferOK=1
clgpu[0].CLPlatformVersion="OpenCL 1.2 CUDA"
clgpu[0].CLDeviceVersion="1.2"
clgpu[0].IsIntegratedCLGPU=0
clgpu[0].CLMemoryMB=6442
clgpu[0].CLName="GeForce GTX 1660 Ti"
clgpu[0].CLVendor="NVIDIA"
clgpu[0].CLBandwidth=2.380000e+11
clgpu[0].CLCompute=2124.116368
clgpu[0].CLRawDeviceName=GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
clgpu[0].CLRawDeviceVendor=NVIDIA Corporation
clgpu[0].CLRawPlatformName=NVIDIA CUDA
clgpu[0].CLRawPlatformVendor=NVIDIA Corporation
nativegpu[0].NativeName="8578:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti"
nativegpu[0].NativeTotalRAMInMB=14836
nativegpu[0].NativeVRAMInMB=6282
nativegpu[0].NativeSharedSystemRAMInMB=8554
nativegpu[0].NativeDedicatedSystemRAMInMB=0
nativegpu[0].NativeVendor="NVIDIA"
nativegpu[0].NativeDriver="C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_60daf66a00f2e0b6\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_60daf66a00f2e0b6\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_60daf66a00f2e0b6\nvldumdx.dll,C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_60daf66a00f2e0b6\nvldumdx.dll"
nativegpu[0].NativeDriverVersion="27.21.14.5671"
nativegpu[0].NativeDriverDate="20200930000000.000000-000"
nativegpu[0].NativePowerEnvelope="UNKNOWN"
nativegpu[0].NativeDeviceAttachment="UNKNOWN"
nativegpu[0].NativeAPIVersion="12.0 (12.0)"
$$$/LE/SysInfo/LicenseType=License Type: $$$/CSerialNumber/LicenseTypeSubscription=Subscription^rSerial number: 90970965869075493564
GUIDBucket:Composite Core (enable_composite_core): onComposite Core GPU (comp_core_gpu): offComposite Core Threads (comp_core_threads): offComposite Core UI (comp_core_ui): offDocument Graph (enable_doc_graph): off
Application folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021\
Temporary file path: C:\Users\ANNNIS~1\AppData\Local\Temp\
Photoshop scratch has async I/O enabled
Scratch volume(s):
Startup, 237.8G, 61.1G free
Required Plugins folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021\Required\Plug-ins\
Primary Plugins folder: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021\Plug-ins\

Installed components:
A3DLIBS.dll A3DLIB Dynamic Link Library 9.2.0.112
ACE.dll ACE 2021/01/14-01:08:54 79.626696 79.626696
AdbePM.dll PatchMatch 2020/12/03:18:21:56 1.625721 1.625721
AdobeLinguistic.dll Adobe Linguisitc Library developer.633ca06620e3b28a3ccee5d61e3e97bd84fe66b3
AdobeOwl.dll Adobe Owl 5.5.0
AdobePDFL.dll PDFL 2020/08/08-01:12:48 79.395135 79.395135
AdobePDFSettings.dll Adobe PDFSettings 1.07
AdobePIP.dll Adobe Product Improvement Program 8.1.0.68.49183
AdobeSVGAGM.dll AdobeSVGAGM 79.625377 79.625377
AdobeXMP.dll Adobe XMP Core 2021/01/12-15:52:29 79.164648 79.164648
AdobeXMPFiles.dll Adobe XMP Files 2021/01/12-15:52:29 79.164648 79.164648
AdobeXMPScript.dll Adobe XMP Script 2021/01/12-15:52:29 79.164648 79.164648
adobe_caps.dll Adobe CAPS 10,0,0,6
AGM.dll AGM 2021/01/14-01:08:54 79.626696 79.626696
AID.dll AID DLL 1.0.0.12
AIDE.dll AIDE 2020/11/20-03:50:06 79.625451 79.625451
ARE.dll ARE 2021/01/14-01:08:54 79.626696 79.626696
AXE8SharedExpat.dll AXE8SharedExpat 2020/08/01-01:08:32 79.622927 79.622927
AXEDOMCore.dll AXEDOMCore 2020/08/01-01:08:32 79.622927 79.622927
Bib.dll BIB 2021/01/14-01:08:54 79.626696 79.626696
BIBUtils.dll BIBUtils 2021/01/14-01:08:54 79.626696 79.626696
boost_date_time.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
boost_filesystem.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
boost_program_options.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
boost_regex.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
boost_system.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
boost_threads.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
CoolType.dll CoolType 2021/01/14-01:08:54 79.626696 79.626696
CRClient.dll Adobe Crash Reporter Client DLL 4.6.0.0
DirectML.dll DirectML Redistributable Library 1.0.200514-0504.1.redist-dml-2.1.0.dcd3712
dnssd.dll Bonjour 3,0,0,2
dvaaccelerate.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
dvaappsupport.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
dvaaudiodevice.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
dvacore.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
dvacrashhandler.dll Adobe Audition CC 2017 10.0.0
dvamarshal.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
dvamediatypes.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
dvametadata.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
dvametadataapi.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
dvametadataui.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
dvanet.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
dvaplayer.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
dvascripting.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
dvatransport.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
dvaui.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
dvaunittesting.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
dvavulcansupport.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
dynamic-torqnative.dll Unified Extensibility Platform uxp-4.3.2.60
dynamiclink.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
ExtendScript.dll ExtendScript 2019/07/29-10:07:31 82.2 82.2
icucnv66.dll International Components for Unicode Build dev.1a8973dfe99250a665e321702b3d76963c65bdfe
icudt66.dll International Components for Unicode Build dev.1a8973dfe99250a665e321702b3d76963c65bdfe
icuuc66.dll International Components for Unicode Build dev.1a8973dfe99250a665e321702b3d76963c65bdfe
igestep30.dll IGES Reader 9.3.0.113
ippcc.dll ippCC. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Color Conversion. 2020.0.1 (r0x35c5ec66)
ippcck0.dll ippCC. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Color Conversion. 2020.0.1 (r0x35c5ec66)
ippccl9.dll ippCC. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Color Conversion. 2020.0.1 (r0x35c5ec66)
ippccy8.dll ippCC. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Color Conversion. 2020.0.1 (r0x35c5ec66)
ippcore.dll core. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Core Library. 2020.0.1 (r0x35c5ec66)
ippcv.dll ippCV. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Computer Vision. 2020.0.1 (r0x35c5ec66)
ippcvk0.dll ippCV. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Computer Vision. 2020.0.1 (r0x35c5ec66)
ippcvl9.dll ippCV. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Computer Vision. 2020.0.1 (r0x35c5ec66)
ippcvy8.dll ippCV. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Computer Vision. 2020.0.1 (r0x35c5ec66)
ippi.dll ippIP. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Image Processing. 2020.0.1 (r0x35c5ec66)
ippik0.dll ippIP. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Image Processing. 2020.0.1 (r0x35c5ec66)
ippil9.dll ippIP. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Image Processing. 2020.0.1 (r0x35c5ec66)
ippiy8.dll ippIP. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Image Processing. 2020.0.1 (r0x35c5ec66)
ipps.dll ippSP. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Signal Processing. 2020.0.1 (r0x35c5ec66)
ippsk0.dll ippSP. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Signal Processing. 2020.0.1 (r0x35c5ec66)
ippsl9.dll ippSP. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Signal Processing. 2020.0.1 (r0x35c5ec66)
ippsy8.dll ippSP. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Signal Processing. 2020.0.1 (r0x35c5ec66)
ippvm.dll ippVM. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Vector Math. 2020.0.1 (r0x35c5ec66)
ippvmk0.dll ippVM. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Vector Math. 2020.0.1 (r0x35c5ec66)
ippvml9.dll ippVM. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Vector Math. 2020.0.1 (r0x35c5ec66)
ippvmy8.dll ippVM. Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives. Vector Math. 2020.0.1 (r0x35c5ec66)
JP2KLib.dll JP2KLib 2020/11/09-12:12:23 79.277020 79.277020
libifcoremd.dll Intel(r) Visual Fortran Compiler 10.0 (Update A)
libiomp5md.dll Intel(R) OpenMP* Runtime Library 5.0
libmmd.dll Intel(R) C/C++/Fortran Compiler Mainline
libzip.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
LogSession.dll LogSession 8.1.0.68.49183
mediacoreif.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
Microsoft.AI.MachineLearning.dll Microsoft® Windows® Operating System 1.3.20200515.1.eb5da13
MPS.dll MPS 2020/12/17-01:11:32 79.625947 79.625947
onnxruntime.dll Microsoft® Windows® Operating System 1.3.20200515.1.eb5da13
opencv_world440.dll OpenCV library 4.4.0
Photoshop.dll Adobe Photoshop 2021 22.2
Plugin.dll Adobe Photoshop 2021 22.2
PlugPlugExternalObject.dll Adobe(R) CEP PlugPlugExternalObject Standard Dll (64 bit) 10.1.0
PlugPlugOwl.dll Adobe(R) CSXS PlugPlugOwl Standard Dll (64 bit) 10.1.0.15
PSCloud.dll 1.0.0.1
PSViews.dll Adobe Photoshop 2021 22.2
ScCore.dll ScCore 2019/07/29-10:07:31 82.2 82.2
SVGRE.dll SVGRE 79.623146 79.623146
svml_dispmd.dll Intel(R) C/C++/Fortran Compiler Mainline
tbb.dll Intel(R) Threading Building Blocks for Windows 2020, 2, 2020, 0311
tbbmalloc.dll Intel(R) Threading Building Blocks for Windows 2020, 2, 2020, 0311
TfFontMgr.dll FontMgr 9.3.0.113
TfKernel.dll Kernel 9.3.0.113
TFKGEOM.dll Kernel Geom 9.3.0.113
TFUGEOM.dll Adobe, UGeom© 9.3.0.113
utest.dll photoshopdva 14.0.0
VulcanControl.dll Vulcan Application Control Library 6.6.0.000
VulcanMessage5.dll Vulcan Message Library 6.6.0.000
WinRTSupport.dll Adobe Photoshop Windows RT Support 22.2.0.0
WRServices.dll WRServices Build 16.0.0.4539038 16.0.0.4539038
wu3d.dll U3D Writer 9.3.0.113
Unified Extensibility Platform uxp-4.3.2.60

Required plugins:

Accented Edges 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Adaptive Wide Angle 22.2 - from the file “Adaptive Wide Angle.8bf”
Angled Strokes 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Average 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “Average.8bf”
Bas Relief 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
BMP 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Camera Raw 13.1 - from the file “Camera Raw.8bi”
Camera Raw Filter 13.1 - from the file “Camera Raw.8bi”
Chalk && Charcoal 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Charcoal 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Chrome 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Cineon 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “Cineon.8bi”
Clouds 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “Clouds.8bf”
Color Halftone 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Colored Pencil 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Conté Crayon 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Craquelure 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Crop and Straighten Photos 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “CropPhotosAuto.8li”
Crop and Straighten Photos Filter 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Crosshatch 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Crystallize 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Cutout 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Dark Strokes 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
De-Interlace 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Dicom 22.2 - from the file “Dicom.8bi”
Difference Clouds 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “Clouds.8bf”
Diffuse Glow 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Displace 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Dry Brush 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Entropy 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “statistics.8ba”
Export Color Lookup Tables 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “Export3DLUT.8be”
Extrude 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
FastCore Routines 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “FastCore.8bx”
Fibers 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Film Grain 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Filter Gallery 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Fresco 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Glass 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Glowing Edges 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Grain 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Graphic Pen 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Halftone Pattern 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Halide Bottlenecks 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “HalideBottlenecks.8bx”
HDRMergeUI 22.2 - from the file “HDRMergeUI.8bf”
HSB/HSL 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
IFF Format 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
IGES 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “U3D.8bi”
Ink Outlines 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
JPEG 2000 22.2 - from the file “JPEG2000.8bi”
Kurtosis 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “statistics.8ba”
Lens Blur 22.2 - from the file “Lens Blur.8bf”
Lens Correction 22.2 - from the file “Lens Correction.8bf”
Lens Flare 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Liquify 22.2 - from the file “Liquify.8bf”
Matlab Operation 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “ChannelPort.8bf”
Maximum 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “statistics.8ba”
Mean 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “statistics.8ba”
Measurement Core 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “MeasurementCore.8me”
Median 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “statistics.8ba”
Mezzotint 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Minimum 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “statistics.8ba”
MMXCore Routines 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “MMXCore.8bx”
Mosaic Tiles 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Multiprocessor Support 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “MultiProcessor Support.8bx”
Neon Glow 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Note Paper 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
NTSC Colors 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “NTSC Colors.8bf”
Ocean Ripple 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
OpenEXR 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Paint Daubs 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Palette Knife 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Patchwork 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Paths to Illustrator 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
PCX 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “PCX.8bi”
Photocopy 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Picture Package Filter 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “ChannelPort.8bf”
Pinch 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Pixar 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “Pixar.8bi”
Plaster 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Plastic Wrap 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Pointillize 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Polar Coordinates 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Portable Bit Map 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “PBM.8bi”
Poster Edges 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
PRC 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “U3D.8bi”
Radial Blur 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Radiance 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “Radiance.8bi”
Range 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “statistics.8ba”
Render Color Lookup Grid 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “Export3DLUT.8be”
Reticulation 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Ripple 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Rough Pastels 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Save for Web 22.2 - from the file “Save for Web.8be”
ScriptingSupport 22.2 - from the file “ScriptingSupport.8li”
Shake Reduction 22.2 - from the file “Shake Reduction.8bf”
Shear 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Skewness 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “statistics.8ba”
Smart Blur 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Smudge Stick 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Solarize 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “Solarize.8bf”
Spaces 22.2 - from the file “Spaces.8li”
Spatter 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Spherize 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Sponge 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Sprayed Strokes 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Stained Glass 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Stamp 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Standard Deviation 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “statistics.8ba”
Sumi-e 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Summation 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “statistics.8ba”
Targa 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Texturizer 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Tiles 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Torn Edges 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Twirl 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
U3D 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “U3D.8bi”
Underpainting 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Vanishing Point 22.2 - from the file “VanishingPoint.8bf”
Variance 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “statistics.8ba”
Water Paper 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Watercolor 22.2 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Wave 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
WIA Support 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “WIASupport.8li”
Wind 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Wireless Bitmap 22.2 (20210202.r.183 2021/02/02: a176e5849fa) - from the file “WBMP.8bi”
ZigZag 22.2 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”

Optional and third party plugins: NONE

Duplicate and Disabled plugins: NONE

Plugins that failed to load: NONE

Unified Extensibility Platform - Extensions:

Home Screen (Loaded) 4.0.0.55 - from the file "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe/UXP/Extensions\com.adobe.ccx.start-4.0.0\"
CDO: 1.84.0
CmdN: 1.7.1
CDP: 1.107.0
Unified Panel (Loaded) 1.2.0.13 - from the file "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021\Required\UXP/\com.adobe.unifiedpanel\"

ccx-timeline (Prepared) 2.6.27.0 - from the file "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021\Required\UXP/\com.adobe.ccx.timeline\"

Neural Filters (Prepared) 1.4.6.0 - from the file "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021\Required\UXP/\com.adobe.nfp.gallery\"

Photoshop UXP Export-As (Prepared) 5.3.1.0 - from the file "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021\Required\UXP/\com.adobe.photoshop.exportAs\"

Photoshop Personalization (Loaded) 1.0.0.0 - from the file "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021\Required\UXP/\com.adobe.photoshop.personalization\"

Plugins Panel (Prepared) 1.2.0.0 - from the file "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021\Required\UXP/\com.adobe.pluginspanel\"

Extensions:

Libraries 1.0.0 - from the file “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\CEP\extensions\CC_LIBRARIES_PANEL_EXTENSION_3_12_165-1\index.html”
New Document 3.5.0 - from the file “C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\CEP\extensions\com.adobe.ccx.fnft-3.5.0\fnft.html?v=3.5.0.4”
Home 2.16.0 - from the file “C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\CEP\extensions\com.adobe.ccx.start-2.16.0\index.html?v=2.16.0.8”
com.adobe.stock.panel.licensing-embedded 1.0.0 - from the file “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\CEP\extensions\CC_LIBRARIES_PANEL_EXTENSION_3_12_165-1\extensions\stock-panel-licensing\index.html”
com.adobe.capture.extension 1.0.0 - from the file “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\CEP\extensions\CC_LIBRARIES_PANEL_EXTENSION_3_12_165-1\extensions\capture\capture.html”
Adobe Color Themes 6.1.0 - from the file “C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021\Required\CEP\extensions\com.adobe.KulerPanel.html\index.html”
Export As 4.8.13 - from the file “C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021\Required\CEP\extensions\com.adobe.photoshop.crema\index.html”
LogiOptions version 8.36.40.0 7.0.0 - from the file “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\CEP\extensions\LogiOptionsAdobe\index.html”
Export As 4.8.13 - from the file “C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021\Required\CEP\extensions\com.adobe.photoshop.crema\index.html”
com.adobe.cclibraries.manager 1.0.0 - from the file “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\CEP\extensions\CC_LIBRARIES_PANEL_EXTENSION_3_12_165-1\manager.html”

Installed TWAIN devices: NONE

Report · Feb 27, 2021

I couldn't get 22.2 to start. It kept saying "Program Error". I reverted to 22.1.1 which works. I'm running Win 10/64 with 16GB of ram but otherwise and old machine.

Report · Feb 27, 2021

Just to confirm that I am reverting back to the previous build as it is unfortunately impossible to work within 22.2.

Report · Mar 02, 2021

I'm working with WIN 10/64, 32GB RAM. Since I have downloaded 22.2. I have big problems with the RAM and the CPU.
When I open PS, the RAM are going up to 93% according to Task Manager, at the first picture and at the second to 98% or even higher. When it goes higher the program has a breakdown (see only black screen). The only way to come back is a hard new start.
Switching back to 22.1.1 all is running smooth and the RAM are ending around 30%.

Report · Mar 02, 2021

*Rene Binder

Did you enable Preset Sync?

Report · Mar 02, 2021

Yes, I enable Preset Sync

I have tried o disenable preset sync, but this is not possible. After I did it, PS stopped working and it was necessary to make a new restart

Report · Mar 03, 2021

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Report · Mar 05, 2021

I have the same sync issues and am happy to provide logs.

Feel free to get in touch.

Report · Mar 05, 2021

Thanks for sharing. This solution worked for me as a workaround.

Report · Mar 10, 2021

@claudia_cci_rodriguez

Just installed the 22.3 Update and moved the PSUserConfig.txt file out of the Adobe Photoshop 2021 Settings folder to see whether the problem was fixed with this update.

The result was the same as with version 22.2. PhotoShop is constantly grabbing RAM to the point where the whole system gets unusable, even without any open images. Trying to disable the preset sync in the preferences pane leads to a crash.

To be able to continue with my work, I’ve put back the PSUserConfig.txt into the settings folder.

Best, Guido

Report · Mar 10, 2021

Hello @Guido Bittner thank you for your response. This is very helpful to know.

Report · Mar 13, 2021

Still not working with Version 22.3 on my Windows 10 PC.

At Adobe: Are you aware of your qualtiy problem? Since we are paying a fee and not once time price service should be premium.

You have to do better.

Report · May 13, 2021

Hi,

We're happy to announce the release of Photoshop 22.4 which should include the fix for this issue. To update Photoshop to the latest version, you can check: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/creative-cloud-updates.html

For information on other issues fixed with this update, please check: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/fixed-issues.html

Regards,

Nikunj

Report · May 13, 2021

Thank you!

Installed the Update, removed the PSUserConfig.txt, started PhotoShop and everything works like it should.

Best, Guido

Report · May 14, 2021

Looks like they (finally!) solved the problem with the preset sync feature.

And I think they also (finally!!!!!!) solved the save as copy problem when saving in JPG and TIFF formats. There is now a new (awkward) submenu for save as that creates a file with 'copy' in the name. I really miss the old save as way, but at least it's now overwriting the new "copy" file when doing another save as command instead of creating another version of it and driving me crazy.

Report · Jun 14, 2021

Hello Guido, excited to hear the issue is no longer happening!

P: PhotoShop 22.2 unusable

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