photoshop won't open any files

It does this almost every time I really need to use it and am on deadline.

Like now.

I foolishly applied the last update.

Try to open any file EPS, JPG, PSD, anything.  Screen flashes, nothing happens.

I have had this problem since PHOTOSHOP SIX usually a re-install fixes it.

Windows 10 PRO.  Why Adobe could care less about this bug is beyond me it has been there for years.  Now here I am 10:00 at night on deadline and the [cursing removed] Photoshop that I pay monthly for refuses to open my work so I can make a single client requested change.

I've been experiencing a similar problem with my new mac pro. When I click cmd+o to open within Photoshop, I get a message "can't find the file" or similar. See screen shot below. I have to find the file in the finder and double click it there. Kinda inconvenient is all. I tried uninstalling / reinstalling. Tried clearing all prefences on quit. Bridge works fine to open Photoshop native files, and other types that are defaulted to open with Photoshop.

Files does not open could mean many things. Seeing nothing, seeing junk, seeing the wrong file, seeing a blank window, an error message, crashing, hanging - all of these might happen. Thanks for clarifying. Now, after the files don’t open is there a Window menu on the menu bar? If so does the thing you tried tonopen show up there?

To the original poster KimC - can you open a template or Adobe Stock file? Have you completely closed all applications and rebooted your computer? Is it only your photo files that you can't open.

These are utterly different problems. Please start a new topic, because everyone gets mixed up about whose question, whose problem, whose reply... thanks!

Any time I try to open a file from anywhere (doing "Edit in" from Lightroom, pulling something from the desktop, dragging anything in). I never had this issue until updating to the most current version.

Is this what others are seeing?

so in detail of the problem I am having is that my photoshop cc will now allow me to create new or open a file. It remains on the start screen. If i try to create new it will allow me to choose size and preferences and then will not open it. If i try to open a file the start screen flashes like its going to load but then remains on start screen. Ive tried disabling the start screen, uninstalling and reinstalling, ive tried opening it in lightroom and export to edit in photoshop and that didnt work either. Nothing on my computer has changed or required an update since I had adobe creative cloud. Any suggestions?

What is this "same problem" you are having? All anyone has said so far is that Photoshop won't open any files. I can think of at least six different things that could mean, and I'd probably still be wrong. So we'd like to help, but please do tell us the details of what is wrong. It's also best not to say you've tried everything, because it means we are reluctant to suggest anything at all.

I am having the same problems with my photoshop cc. Nothing has changed as far as need to update my system or ps. Ive tried troubleshooting with everything i could find online and nothing is workin!! Help!!

Please tell us your version of Mac OS or Windows, and exacy version of Photoshop. Please tell us what "won't open" means in detail. Best not to assume your problem is the same. It's impossible to say, in fact, because not one person shared their symptoms!