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Philip15
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July 6, 2020
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Docking issue PS21.2

  • July 6, 2020
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Creative Cloud recently upgraded me to Photoshop 21.2 and Lightroom 3.3. Now, whenever I export an image from Lightroom to Photoshop, I get the error message "Could not open *****.NEF because there isn't enough room to dock it on this monitor. Try turning off Open Documents as Tabs in the Workspace Preferences panel". I have done this, and now I get a message saying "Could not open *****.NEF because there isn't enough room to display this document". If I close Photoshop and try again, then PS successfully launches and opens my image. Never had this problem before! Any ideas how to solve this? I am on a PC with Windows 10, version 2004.

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Correct answer KR Seals

@Phillip15

Yes

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KR Seals
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July 8, 2020

@Phillip15

Yes

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Philip15Author
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July 8, 2020

Perfect - it has worked fine! All back up and running.

Thanks for your help!

TheDigitalDog
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July 6, 2020

Try trashing your Photoshop preferences. Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift (Windows) or Option+Command+Shift (Mac OS) immediately after launching Photoshop. You will be prompted to delete the current settings.

 

(Mac OS only) Open the Preferences folder in the Library folder, and drag the Adobe Photoshop CS Settings folder to the Trash.

 

This action only affects the items found in the preferences dialog box. Numerous program settings are stored in the Adobe Photoshop Preferences file, including general display options, file-saving options, performance options, cursor options, transparency options, type options, and options for plug‑ins and scratch disks. Brushes (and lots of other setting) are not affected by the above instructions for deleting preferences. You may wish to make a screen capture of the settings in the Preferences dialog to reset them prior to deleting of this file. 

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
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Philip15Author
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July 7, 2020

Many thanks for replying so promptly, and for you advice. I did try this but it didn't come up with the prompt to delete the settings. Would going into Preferences and clicking Reset Preferences On Quit have the same outcome?

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