We're sorry about the experience due to Photoshop freezing while opening large documents. Would you mind telling us which version of Photoshop are you using along with your computers operating system?
You can try disabling the option to Use Graphics Processor from Photoshop by going to Preferences, then Performance. Once done, quit & relaunch Photoshop to check if that helps.
If the issue persists, you can try to reset the preferences of Photoshop using the steps mentioned here: https://adobe.ly/2Qzc0K3
Please backup your settings prior to resetting the preferences. You can check: https://adobe.ly/2vNz6FG
Thanks for the info! Please check if Photoshop has the necessary permissions using the steps suggested below:
1. Go to the System Preferences for your Mac, then Security and Privacy, then select the Privacy tab.
2. Then select Accessibility from the list to the left & check if Photoshop is added to the list with a check mark in front of it.
3. If Photoshop is not a part of the list, please add it by unlocking the window first using the lock at the bottom left, then clicking the + icon & navigating to the Applications folder.
4. Also, grant permissions to Photoshop under Full disk access located in the same list as Accessibility.
5. Once done, restart the Mac & check if it helps.
I'm experiencing something similar just since update 22.4.1. Update 22.4.1 did not solve the problem. My large TIF files eventually open, but it can take 20 minutes. I am using a desktop with Windows 10.0.19041.928.
I have tried all the options recommended (with and without graphics processor and removing preferences as well as a number of other things).
I just timed opening a 361MB TIF file: 26 minutes and 55 sec.
I seem to have other issues as well. (I can't save to a JPG because of a memory error. I can save to all other formats, however.)
I have 16GB of system memory and 6GB on my graphics card. My system meets all the PS requirements.
I've also tried uninstalling and reinstalling PS, changing to different scratch drives, testing memory, testing & optimizing drives (even though they didnt seem to need it)-spent the last three days troubleshooting...
We're sorry that you are also experiencing issues while trying to open large documents in Photoshop. Since the suggested steps didn't help, please try launching Photoshop as administrator by right clicking on the Photoshop icon & selecting the option to Run as administrator. Then open the files & check if it still takes the same amount of time.
Also, please let us know if the files saved on an external drive or on your computers local storage?
GeorgeT - Wish I knew how to "run as administrator" on a Mac. On my PC I had to access the program from a different way than I normally do to see the option. I don't know if you have other ways to get to Photoshop on a Mac.
Running as administrator did solve the file loading issue. (thank you!) Files still save more slowly and I can't save ANY size JPG without the memory error (I can save to other formats like TIFF, GIF, PNG just no JPG).
I am saving to an internal drive with lots of space. I also tried saving to an internal SSD drive but get the same result. I have 16 GB system memory, 6 GB memory on my graphics card and have PS set to use 85%.
Next I may try using the image processing script to convert...
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