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P: Photoshop unusable after updating Intel macOS 26 Tahoe

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September 18, 2025
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Hello everyone,

Is anyone experiencing Ps not running properly after updating their Macbook Pro to Tahoe 26.0?

Every action takes 10 seconds to load, it's super laggy and literally unusable. I purged, I restarted, I reinstalled, I did it all - nothing.

Any ideas? Is this a bug Adobe/Apple have to sned an update for?

16in 2019 i9, UHD 630, 32GB RAM, 500GB

Thanks, have a good day

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Correct answer Kevin Stohlmeyer

ALL - Adobe MAX starts next Tuesday (10/28) and with that historically comes new product updates including Photoshop. Expect that version to be compatible with Tahoe.

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Jeff Arola

Community Expert

DavidHenry,

The solution for you is to simply use the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop application to update Photoshop to the latest 2025 version.

Applications/Adobe Creative Cloud/Adobe Creative Cloud

And if need to use the 3D functions in Photoshop also install Photoshop 22.2

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/3d-faq.html

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DavidHenry

Participating Frequently

Photoshop isn't slow for me, it just won't open under Tahoe 26.1, giving me this message: "Adobe Photoshop cannot run on this computer because the minimum system requirement is Mac OS X version 10.13.0'

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DavidHenry

Participating Frequently

PS "2020", when I get info I see Version: 21.2.2

Kevin Stohlmeyer

Community Expert

@DavidHenry - your issue is different than the OP with current Photoshop. When you chose to remain on Photoshop 2020 you should have also stayed on the supported Mac OS for that version. Upgrading to Tahoe in all likelyhood has broken the compatibility with the older version of Photoshop. I would caution you against uninstalling at this point because there are no longer installers available for PS 2020. Support wont help you with this issue either as it only assists with CC2024 and 2025. 22.2 is still available for download/install if you want to test that.

PECourtejoie

Community Expert

Hi, do not forget to state the exact version of Photoshop that you are using.

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GP-

Participant

This is a problem! I'm using Photoshop daily and now I can't! is there a fix?

Kevin Stohlmeyer

Community Expert

@GP- please read the thread - updates are coming but not available currently for Tahoe.

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samsdadgraphics

Participating Frequently

I don't know if you can help me with this or not, but I need to sing the praise of an Adobe support agent. I never got the survey link. Her name is Madhushree, and she was phenomenal. It took hours, and she just rocked it.

Any idea how I can get that message where it needs to go.

Jeff Arola

Community Expert

It would be worth a manual reset of the Photoshop 2025 preferences by going to

Macintosh HD/Users/UserName/Library/Preferences

and trashing the following:

Adobe Photoshop 2025 Settings folder

Adobe Photoshop 2025 Paths

com.adobe.Photoshop.plist

One thing to do before trashing the files is to move any saved Workspaces in

Macintosh HD/Users/UserName/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop 2025 Settings/WorkSpaces

so you can put them back after trashing the 2025 Settings folder.

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samsdadgraphics

Participating Frequently

"Unusable" is right. Horrible. This is the first time I've ever upgraded to an OS without waiting for at least .2 and I don't know why I did it, but man am I ever being punished for it. Absolutely horrible. AND Apple will no longer allow you to back-install to the previous OS. Yeah, I checked. I'd have to bring my tower to an Apple store. I hope Adobe considers this urgent, because I'm dead in the water.

Trevor.Dennis

Community Expert

Sam, if you are still stuck, would a previous Photoshop version work for you? I mostly use Windows 11, but do have an M2 MacBook Pro with Tahoe, and the current release version is working OK. (Beta is updating)

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samsdadgraphics

Participating Frequently

Thanks, but I think that would be worse. If current PS doesn't like new OS older PS will like it less. I think.

Kevin Stohlmeyer

Community Expert

My two cents - I never upgrade a Mac OS until I see an update from Adobe for my primary applications (in this case PS). Being on the cutting edge of new OS releases is usually a bumpy road at best with bugs, software compatibility, etc.

On the flip side being too far behind can also hurt you in reverse - Adobe app updates take advantage and are built for the latest releases and are only supported 2 OS versions back (read: Monterry outdated soon).

Understanding its too late now @andyt99418240 but you may have to be patient until the next update from PS comes out to address any Tahoe related issues. Food for thought next OS upgrade.

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ExUSA

Legend

There will likely be new major app versions released at Adobe MAX in October. I suspect that Windows 10 support will last until 2026 MAX, while macOS support will follow previous release history and Intel support will be pulled in 2-3 years time. Adobe will also likely expand support for Windows 11 ARM computers.

MarkDS

Inspiring

I'm interested to see the progress of this thread because I just received notification from Apple to upgrade to Tahoe. I haven't even decided yet whether to upgrade from Monterey to Sequoia because every time there is an update from Apple there are problems with coloour management in the print pipeline that take forever to get sorted, if ever. Coherence between the major players in this industry remains an on-going problem. Let us hope there will be enough interest at the managerial levels of both companies to sort this.

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FinaFoto

Participant

I urge you NOT to update to Tahoe! Well, at least not yet. The UI hardly seems worth it and I have only noticed more issues than benefits.

As well as Photoshop bugs I have also had hardware issues on a MBP M1; one of the 3 USB C ports not functioning any longer, SD card reader no longer functioning (a problem for me and my photographic work).

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andyt99418240Author

Participant

Hello Nikunj, thank you for the answer. Please find the doc at he link below.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WOab8N8o5EjCtQ0gncRqYjIhpd4R62qg/view?usp=sharing

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ExUSA

Legend

Working fine here on an Intel MBP and an M1 mini. I did have to downgrade the Wacom driver, and of course their Tahoe compability update doesn't support the tablet model I have at work and home 😠

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