Adjustment layer pattern option grayed out

[ajahadi]

my photoshop updated today and suddenly I do not have the option for a pattern adjustment layer from the menu.  I can still create one by dragging and dropping from my patterns view but not from the menu.  Any idea why this is happening?

[Bojan Živković]

Which Ps version exactly? Try to reset preferences https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html#:~:text=Choose%20Photoshop%20>%20Preference.... what is general advice for all things weird in Photoshop.

[ajahadi]

Nope that didn't work.  I'm on creative cloud and am up to date on updates.  version 22.2 according to my creative cloud desktop version. 

I decided to create a new pattern and then suddenly it appeared again.  I'm a surface pattern designer so I have lots of patterns - not sure why it only showed up after I created another one. 

After deleting the placeholder pattern that I created it looks like it went away again (grayed out the option)  I think it has to do with some kind of directory thing - I have all my patterns in meaningful folders - there must be some kind of pattern root directory that I'm unaware of and must need to keep at least one pattern in that location. so strange as this is a new problem and I've been working this way forever.

[noriko53]

I had a same problem and am glad I found your post.  I also deleted pattern I created and saved in the location now seems to be working.  

[Tag0101]

Not sure if you solved this, but I found your post while trying to figure out what was wrong and, I don't know why, but all my patterns disappeared, so I had to install them again.