Photoshop Elements 2020 won't load photo editor

[ItsBentacular]

So I have been needing to use the photoshop app for a while but all of a sudden it will not open. it says it is loading, but just stops loading after about 20 seconds. I have used it before and am on windows 10. I have tried some of the basic fixes ( opening task mangager and closing backround adobe, clearing prefrences, restarting my computer ect.). could someone help me so I can go back to using it?

[Medha_Sharma]

Hello,

Could you please navigate to "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 2020", double-click on the "PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe" and confirm if the Editor launches successfully?

Thanks,

Medha

[WIZARDPhotography58]

Medha (or to whom it may concern?), 

I'm having the same issue with 2020 loading. Tried what you suggested and got nothing. Tried the chat support only to wait hours (multiple days) with no help.

Any help will be appreciated.
Buddy

[Medha_Sharma]

Hello,

Could you please check if any instances of Photoshop Elements are running in the Task Manager? If so, then please close them and then try launching the 'PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe' by double-clicking on it.

Thanks,

Medha

[Pixel5D24]

Hi, I did this and it still won't launch. I've tried deleting the file and reinstalling it as well. The only program that seems to be functioning properly is Premiere Elements 2020

[ShelLuser]

It's probably a better idea to start a new thread of your own because it remains to be seen if all these problems are fully related.

First: what exactly happens?  Do you see a splashscreen or not? Do you have Premiere as well by any chance and if so: does that work?

Also..  I'm assuming the process has stalled, but how long do you wait? If you check your task manager does it mention anything about the process being stalled or does it run normally?

Finally: are you using the latest version of your OS< with all the security patches and such? I mean.. if you're using this on XP, Vista or Windows 7 then you're probably pretty much on your own because there are a lot of possible causes. Otherwise....

When all else fails you could try to move your settings out of the way to see if that helps. So... open a file manager, go to %APPDATA%, find the 'Adobe' directory and either rename the whole directory or rename the 'Elements' folder invite. Then try to start the program again to see if this changes anything.

[nathaber]

Hi WIZARDPhotography58, I am having the same problem . Did you get any help eventually? What did you do to solve this? Thanks for your help.

[ItsBentacular]

(Sorry this awnser took so long I didn't get a notification) I have tried this, When I click it, my cursor shows that it is loading for about a second, then it just stops and nothing happens. Does it matter that I moved it to a different drive because my main drive didn't have enough space at the time? (I have more than 15 gigs now in the main drive.)

[Praf]

I am having the same problem. 

[nathaber]

Hi there, same here. That happened after I'd been asked to do an update. Nobody is answering on Chat online.

[AlexisMangat]

I have the same issue on a Mac running Catalina.

[stefania0D4C]

PLease can someone advise if a solution has been found? I have not been able to open my Photoshop Editor in months.

[defaultf68aw871kpte]

Same issue is happening to me.  tried all the fixes suggest and still won't open. 

[Aaron5C34]

Photoshop Elements is not loading photo editor on my Mac either.   I am running on Catalina.  I can't get it to launch.

[pauls88857450]

Hi!

I just started having the same problem with editor. Just wondering if u got a solution that does work???

Thanks!!!

Paul

pssandler@comcast.net

[Phil Pickering]

Hi Paul,

Probably best to start a new post and give us a few more details about your specific problem.

Please include in your post:

- your version of Photoshop Elements

- your operating system and version

Thanks!

[default2yp19fc4f8jw]

I was using Photoship Elements 2020 too on my Mac Big Sur 11.2.3 as well and the photo editor stopped working today, too.

I have reinstalled several times and nothing.  The Editor workspace starts to be created and then it stops.

[ShelLuser]

Late response, I'm well aware, but I'd like to mention that I think Adobe finally fixed this whole mess.

I've been very inactive on this community as of late and the main reason for that was this mess. I could basically (or re-install) Photoshop Elements 2020 every single week because it refused to start (it would stall as the OP mentioned). Eventually things changed (this was a several weeks ago) and I no longer had issues with PSE freezing to start, but now it would constantly crash whenever I tried to shut it down. Forget about a prompt asking you to save, instead you got the crash form. I sent a few reports in but eventually stopped bothering because it became "normal". Needless to say that this wasn't helping my motivation to participate very much (I live by "If you don't have anything nice to say then maybe not say anything at all? (except where it's ontopic of course)) and I also wasn't so happy with my purchase anymore. Not necessarily negative, but...

Premiere Elements never had an issue and saw an update, PSE on the other hand... 😒

BUT... they fixed it. I got a PSE update which was more than a week ago and right now I get to enjoy the whole suite again. It starts normally, I no longer had any crashes during shutdown since the update and I finally get to enjoy myself using this software again. Although I'm not too positive about the time it took to fix all this I am happy to see that it finally happened and well... My admiration for the software itself never changed; I (still) think working with PSE is amazing. I used Gimp before but I'm not looking back.

Figured I'd share.

[turtlegirl]

so what was the update? I can't get the program to update if it doesn't open. Any help would be appreciated. Glad you got an answer. Thanks!

[default2noz3d0sbkpu]

I am having the exact problem launching the Photo Editor. I purchased and downloaded PSE 2020 a few months ago from Adobe online but wanted to take a PSE course before trying to use it. Now, when I try to open it up, you can see that it it trying to but then stops. During that process, a small window opens up with an offer to try the 1-month free trial. I don't want that....I have already purchased the program!! If I open Organizer and try to connect to the Editor from that page, it does the same thing.

At the suggestion mentionned below, I downloaded 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 2020" but nowhere was there an option to connect to "PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe"

My computer is just a few months old. There are no previous PSE programs installed on the computer. My Windows 10 version is updated 

Could someone please help as I have spent hours trying to resolve this. Thank you.

[default2noz3d0sbkpu]

Still looking for help in launching the Photoshop Elements Photo Editor & Video Editor. The Organizer opens. I read that there is an update.available. Anyone know where I can get this? Cannot seem to get a response from any Adobe "tech folks". Have spent hours and hours resolving this with no luck.

[hape_AT]

Hallo,

seit einigen Wochen habe auch ich das Problem, dass - wenn ich im Organizer der Editor aktiviere - einige Zeit lang angezeigt wird, dass der Editor geladen wird, danach verschwindet die Anzeige. Als Umgehungslösung starte ich den Editor aus dem Programmverzeichnis und öffne dort die gewünschten Bilder. Mein Programm ist auf aktuellem Stand. Drüberinstallieren bringt keine Änderung.

Ich ersuche um eine Lösung.

Freundliche Grüße

Hannes Petschl

[DS0101]

I too am having the same problem.  I am using PSE 2020 Premium in Win 10 and a Dell Inspiron 5000 series 1 year old computer.    Elements Editor will not load.  I tried to go to PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe and nothing happened.  I need some help and advice.

[hape_AT]

Hi,
see workaround below
best regards
Hannes

[deanp59348653]

I haven't used it for a while and after reading this forum, I opened my PSE 2020 editor, it's spinning and nothing happened. They srcewed it up to force you to buy a cloud plan.  This is bad practice. CEO wants more bonuses on profit.