Adobe Photoshop Elements 2023 Has Stopped Working

[PinguJohn1]

Today my Photoshop Elements 2023 editor has stopped loading.

It loaded and worked perfectly yesterday and as far as I know nothing has changed.

I need it as I use it all the time to edit photos etc.

When I try to load it I get the message "Loading Adobe Photoshop Elements Editor Workspace..." and nothing happens.

Any help would be appreciated.

John Hughes

[Glenn 8675309 · Accepted solution]

1. Turn your computer all the way off.
2. Go get a cup of coffee.
3. Look out a window, and ponder things for about 5 minutes.
4. turn your computer back on.

Doing that fixes many things.   Just not a "reboot" do what's listed and give me an update.

[PinguJohn1]

Thanks for your reply.

I logged off and switched the laptop off last night.

This morning I switched on the laptop as usual and Photoshop Elements 2023 editor loaded as normal.

Everything is OK now but I don't know why it just stopped loading in the first place.

John Hughes

[Glenn 8675309]

Typically, it's background processes ( think of a proccess like a mini program, a 1 file program that does something specific) that do not get stopped automatically When you close the program, but don't turn off your computer.  After a while the program gets confused because of all these background processes are their all trying to do the same few things.  Most programs use background processes- like facebook- it "phones home every 30 seconds to make sure its still connected.

[PinguJohn1]

Strange because I have been using my Photoshop Elements 2023 editor regularly since I installed it in 2023 and this is the first time this has occured.

Is there anyway I can stop this happening again.

[PinguJohn1]

Sorry to bother you again but it has happened again Photoshop Elements 2023 Editor has stopped loading.

Photoshop Elements 2023 loads OK and so does Photoshop Elements 2023 Organiser.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled Photoshop Elements 2023 but still the Editor does not load.

I am using Windows 11 fully up to date with Windows Update.

I am not sure what to do next because I have used the Editor to edit all my photos which is important to me.

If I can't get Photoshop Elements 2023 Editor to work then I will have to find another image editor.

Any further suggestions would be appreciated.

[PinguJohn1 · Accepted solution]

I think I have found a solution to Photoshop Elements 2023 Editor not loading which so far has worked for me.

Load Photoshop Elements 2023
Click on Organizer
Go to Edit>Preferences>General
In General set Backup Catalog Structure to Never
Go to Media-Analysis and turn off all the checkboxes
Click OK
Exit Organizer
Exit Photoshop Elements 2023
Reboot the computer
Photo Editor should now open

Any comments would be welcome

[Greg_S.]

What is your computer's Operating System ?

[PinguJohn1]

Windows 11 Pro fully up to date woth Windows Update.

[Greg_S.]

@PinguJohn1 Turning off automatic backup is an interesting possible solution.  I always turn it off as soon as possible because of potential performance drag.  But it never occurred to me that it may be a cause of Editor failure to load issues.  I will certainly keep that in mind for other users who may be experiencing similar problems.