Why is Photoshop the most buggy software?

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July 28, 2022
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This is killing me and making me so sad.

I LOVE Photoshop and always have.

But why is it so hard to love this software when it keep on getting more and more buggy?

Things change all the time for no better reason. Photoshop used to be something where I felt like I had full freedom to do whatever I wanted. Me and my Photoshop could change the design world and master it! Now it is issues and frustrations all day. Fundamentally I feel that it is better because I know it so well by now. But there are other softwares that just "get it".

I feel that Adobe is missing the mark. Do simple things well. That used to be the motto. Now it is all about making updates that are more and more buggy.

For specifics anything having to do with the preferences of tools, and the speed of the program. I have to press "Z" twice for the tool to change, The way things release makes no sense anymore, sometimes a tool behaves like it did last time, other times it doesn't. Creating a new document from a pasteboard doesn't work anymore, etc, etc. It is the overall flow that is broken!

So sad... needed to vent.

@mj

Community Expert

Hi @marcrust ,

A good vent is always good.

On the pasteboard issue, had the same problem.

Try Preferences > General > Use legacy new doc interfce.

Create a new doc from pasteboard.

Then go in and switch it on again.

This fixed it for me.

Let us know how you go.

mj

marcrustAuthor

Participating Frequently

Ok when I select "Use legacy new doc interface" YES this does work. So I'll go with that. I did try to go back and it didn't work like before.

BTW, would resetting all preferences fix this? when should I do something like that?

@mj

Community Expert

Resetting prefs is a good default position if the software does not behave as expected @marcrust .

Best

mj

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exactspace

Inspiring

Just about all Adobe software is of poor quality, because their business model is to spread propagranda that their software is required in order to be a professional, and most businesses fall for it, or forced to use it because that is everyone else's workflow.

c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

@exactspace wrote:

Just about all Adobe software is of poor quality, because their business model is to spread propagranda that their software is required in order to be a professional, and most businesses fall for it, or forced to use it because that is everyone else's workflow.

As I have been working with Photoshop and some other Adobe applications for a long time I am aware of shortcomings but your accusation seems ridiculous.

Please mind your manners.