Photoshop crashes due to dark menu bar and dock only terminal command

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Applies to: Adobe Photoshop

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Issue

Photoshop crashes if you have used the Terminal command below to achieve dark mode for only the Menu bar and Dock in macOS Mojave.

defaults write -g NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance -bool Yes

This setting can cause Photoshop and other applications to crash.

Operating system

macOS Mojave

Solution

To resolve this crash issue, follow the steps below to revert to full Mojave Dark Mode. 

  1. Launch Terminal (located at /Applications/Utilities). Enter the following command:

    defaults delete -g NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance

  2. Restart your Mac.