Adobe frozen, won't open or close

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Hey! I use photoshop nearly everyday, but about a week ago I tried forcequitting out of the application and since then it has not closed. There are no windows open, just the application in my task bar in which I can't force quit either. I checked the activity monitor and it doen't show up, and even after updating, uninstalling and reinstalling it won't work. When restarting, it'll actually not allow my computer to close because the application is still technically 'open'. I'm really stuck and I'd appreciate some help (I'm using a 2020 MacBook Air).

Thanks!

J E L · Accepted Answer

Did you exit all the way out of Creative Cloud as well (confirm you want to quit) and instead of restarting your MacBook, turn it all the way off, let it sit for about 5 minutes or more and then start it up again? Sounds obvious but I've had it clear out things like this for me.

TheDigitalDog · Answer

If resetting pref's doesn't work (first thing to always try):

Try logging into another account (you may need to make one), still doing this?

Try starting up in Safe mode (hold down Shift Key when booting), still doing this?

You might want to try running a free utility like Onyx: still doing this?

https://www.titanium-software.fr/en/onyx.html

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