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Photoshop not recognising .psd file

Community Beginner ,
Oct 26, 2021 Oct 26, 2021

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Hello,

 

I'm trying to open a .psb file someone has sent me to work on which is over 10GB in size but i keep getting an error: "Could not complete your request because Photoshop does not recognize this type of file."

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I'm on MacBigSur v11.6 running Photoshop 22.4.3

I've tried re-installing Photoshop but no luck. I also have over 100GB of free space on my HDD.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Qamar

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Adobe Employee , Oct 26, 2021 Oct 26, 2021

If you select the file in question on the desktop and choose Get Info from the finder, what does it show?

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Adobe Employee ,
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Oct 26, 2021 Oct 26, 2021

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I've tried the Terminal route and it's saying:

"cannot open: Permission denied"

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It's not a PSD file, its a PSB file (Photoshop Large Document)

https://fileinfo.com/extension/psb

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Adobe Employee ,
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Where does this file reside? Is it on a server or external drive? The permissions are probably preventing Photoshop from reading it. If you move the file to your desktop, can you open it?

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Make sure Photoshop has access to the directories your files are in: 

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File is saved in my Downloads folder. I tried moving it to my desktop and have allowed full permissions in my privacy settings but still no luck.

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If you select the file in question on the desktop and choose Get Info from the finder, what does it show?

JeffreyTranberry_0-1635263470266.png

 

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You my friend are a G! It was set as 'No access' for some reason. I've changed it to 'Read & Write' and am now able to open it. 

 

Thank you so much Jeffrey!

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Feb 19, 2022 Feb 19, 2022

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Hello, 

I'm having the same problem not being able to open PSD files in Photoshop. I went through all of the trouble shooting above, and still no luck. Any further ideas/suggestions?
Below is the file info I'm getting.
Thank you for your help!

Leslie

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