Upgraded all yet 'Edit in Photoshop' image select in Lightroom does not transfer to Photoshop

[Ken Nielsen]

This has now been a long-standing (over two months now) of change in behavior where selecting (right-clicking) on an image in Lightroom and choosing 'Edit in Photoshop' does indeed open the image in Photoshop but the program does not switch over to Photoshop. I has been normal behavior for years that selecting 'Edit in Photoshop' would then open the image and transfer you as well to Photoshop. All of the other 'Edit in' choices to other programs like Topaz do indeed work and transfer you over to the selected program, but not for Photoshop. I have updated to the latest version of Photoshop and Lightroom and reinstalled Photoshop yet, it worked once and I thought was fixed but now it is back to the same 'don't want to change' behavior. Photoshop 24.6.0. Lightroom 12.4.

How can this be fixed?

[Jeff Arola]

What version of macOS are you using?

I too have experienced that in the past on macOS Ventura 13.x, but not lately.

[Ken Nielsen]

I always update everything to the latest version  Ventura 13.4.1 as of this post.

[Tinger17]

This exact thing is happening again with PS 25.0 and LR Classic 13. It seems that pretty much every release made breaks the links between these core programs in the Adobe Photographer suite. It's still configured correctly in LR to open PS 2024. Does Adobe actually test their products before release? Files load as layers in to PS, but the app will not switch automatically from LR to PS while doing so. Mac M1 Venture 13.5.2.

[Ken Nielsen]

I've noticed now with 'Beta' that things not only disconnect on a regular basis, I need to throw LR and PS in the trash and re-install again just to keep connection. 'Beta' also sticks itself into the front of the screen often when I'm actually choosing to open PS 2024.  I've given up on it as far as having it run in order and perfectly... That's just not going to happen. Maybe when 'Beta' is smoothed out and becomes one with regular PS and then we will again only have one version of PS to contend with will thing settle and get back to 'normal.'

[D Fosse]

Maybe when 'Beta' is smoothed out and becomes one with regular PS and then we will again only have one version of PS to contend with will thing settle and get back to 'normal.'

By @Ken Nielsen

If it's important to have a stable working Photoshop, you don't install the beta. I never did, for that exact reason. It's implicit that the beta is experimental and there may be bugs and problems. That's its purpose; testing new features on a wider user base, identifying issues to be addressed by the engineers.

The beta version is for users with an interest in spotting early problems and helping to resolve them. Beta testers do an important job, but it's not for everybody. You need to be in a position where you can tackle problems that may come up.

This is the deal you agree to when you install the beta.

Considering the problems you have had with the beta, reported in this thread and others - the natural question is why you have it installed? Why don't you just uninstall it, why do you need to keep it?

[Ken Nielsen]

Very good question. The answer is that I like Beta features so much that I am willling to put up with inconvenience. There is also still the issue 'without Beta' where Lightroom documents prompted to 'open with....' and then 'Photoshop' does not transfer over even without Beta installed. I've had enough time to play with it in all fashions and have settled on a workflow that includes Beta and the inherent problems are not outsided of an expected few 'open with...' issues at this point... I can live with. Thanks D Fosse for all of the good work you do in helping others here and myself also. Appreciation.