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Martin1957
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December 19, 2020
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will Photoshop elements 2021 work with the new M1 chip and big sur

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will Photoshop elements 2021 work with the new M1 chip and big sur I am thinking of buying a mini mac that has the new M1 chip in would it work.

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    Greg_S.
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    December 27, 2020

    I know almost nothing about Macs.  Here is the latest Adobe Help article regarding Elements and Big Sur. 

     

    I don't think anyone yet knows about problems with the M1 chip and Elements, but in my quick Google search, it looks like Adobe is not currently supporting it with any of its software.  I expect that will change in time.

     

    This does not mean that Elements will not run with this hardware and OS.  But if you are an early adopter, you should not be surprised if you run into problems.  If you have already bought a computer with the M1 chip, you can download a free trial of Elements before buying it.

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    Nitajk
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    March 26, 2022

     I downloaded a free trial of photoshop elements for my m1 mac air. It does not open and there are no answers on the net or in any forums. 

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    Nitajk
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    April 1, 2022

    Hi @Nitajk,

     

    Can you please check for logs at this location: ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Photoshop Elements/20.0 

    Hopefully, you should find the logs here.

     

    Regards,

    Medha Sharma


    Hi Medha,

    There is no photoshop elements there, in the library, only adobe photoshop 2022 and 2021. Screenshot attached. And yes, photoshop elements has been downloaded on my mac. Maybe that's the issue. It's been downloaded (screenshot attached) but not really showing up in the library. Maybe there is an issue with the download. Its not downloading fully on a mac with a m1 chip. 

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    Patricia356
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    December 27, 2020

    I have the same question.

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