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macOS version | Compatibility |
Big Sur | Photoshop and Big Sur | macOS 11 |
Catalina | Photoshop and Catalina | macOS 10.15 |
Mojave | Photoshop and Mojave | macOS 10.14 |
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When saving files in Photoshop 2021 (v22.x) you get the following error: "Could not complete this operation because of a Program Error" |
Install Photoshop 22.1.1 or later. |
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When opening or creating files in Photoshop 2021 (v22.x) you get the following error: "Could not complete this operation because of a Program Error" |
Install Photoshop 22.1.1 or later. |
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Photoshop crashes when editing Type layers using TrueType fonts. | Update to Photoshop 22.1.1 or later. |
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You see one of the following errors when opening images with Camera Raw 13.x:
This is due to OS incompatibility with ACR 13.0.
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Check the Camera Raw system requirements and install a previous version of Camera Raw that is compatible with your Operating System.
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When Free Transforming in Photoshop 22.0.1, holding Opt/Alt and clicking does not reposition the Transform's anchor location. |
Click and drag with your mouse while holding the Alt/Opt key to reposition the Transform's anchor location. |
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When using Photoshop 22.0.1 with Shape layers, you notice either of the following behaviors:
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Update to Photoshop 22.1.1 or later. |
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The Sampling Ring doesn't show when using the Eyedropper tool | Update to Photoshop 22.1.1 or later. |
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The red brush preview, or Rubylith, doesn't display when changing brush size. | Update to Photoshop 22.1.1 or later. |
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When editing text, you are unable see text box boundaries, blinking cursor or text highlights when working in a CMYK (non-RGB) document. | Update to Photoshop 22.0.1 or later.
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When you launch Photoshop 2021 (v22.x) you see one of the following errors:
Photoshop 2021 (v22.x) requires a CPU that supports SSE 4.2 or later.
To determine if your CPU meets this SSE version support requirement, see Photoshop's Help > System Info dialog and look in or near the 4th line.
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Starting with Photoshop 22.1.1, you will no longer be able to install Photoshop on machines that do not support SSE v4.2 or later. Install and use Photoshop 2020 (v21.x) on computers with older CPUs that don't support SSE v4.2 or later. See Install previous versions of your Creative Cloud apps
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A number of painting/tablet related issues have been addressed in recent updates. For a complete list, see Fixed issues in Photoshop. Update to the latest version for these fixes.
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In Photoshop 21.1.1 and later, pen pressure is lost after returning to your Photoshop document from a CEP Extensions panel. (Windows 10 with Windows Ink enabled) |
Click on the document or the Tool bar. |
Brush preview window doesn't display. | The brush preview window has been discontinued in Photoshop 21.x and later. |
To learn about recommended settings for using Wacom tablets with Photoshop, see Tablet support for Photoshop.
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The Quick Selection tool is not visible in the toolbar. The new Object Selection tool is the default tool in the same tool slot as Quick Selection and Magic Wand. |
Click and hold on the Object Selection tool to reveal and select the other tools in the slot. |
After updating to a new version of Photoshop the toolbar doesn't include newer tools such as the Frame tool or the Object Selection tool. |
Restore the toolbar customization to its default state or customize the toolbar to include the missing tools. See Tools missing from the toolbar. |
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Unable to select numbers in Right-To-Left mode when the composer is set to World-Ready Layout with Middle Eastern Features enabled. | In the Paragraph panel, change the paragraph direction to Left-To-Right, select and edit the numbers, then change the direction back to Right-To-Left. |
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In Photoshop 21.1, 3D shadows are only partly rendered. |
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In Photoshop 20.x and higher:
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The 3D Material model in Photoshop has changed and it is transitioning to the 3D material model used by Substance and Dimension.
The Ray Tracer has not changed, however, the material model has changed and Photoshop tries to match previous versions as close as possible. However, there will be files that will no longer look the same because how Photoshop handles certain materials differently. For example > Photoshop went from Specular-Glossiness to Metal -Roughness Photoshop is moving to Physically Based Rendering (PBR) > this is a method of shading and rendering that provides a more accurate representation of how light interacts with surfaces. To make a Reflection in previous versions you just had to move the Reflection slider to 100%. For current Photoshop in 2019 and above you need to move the Metallic slider to 100% and move the Roughness slider to 0% for full 100% Reflectivity. Illumination is gone but Glow is now included. These visual changes are expected with the changes to the Material Model. |
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When you launch Photoshop, it freezes either at the splash screen displaying 'Loading Halide Bottlenecks...' or freezes/crashes during startup. | See Photoshop freezes at launch. |
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You see the message, "No Brushes Available. Brush sync may be in progress" when using the Brush or Eraser tools on Photoshop on the iPad version 2.0.1 |
Uninstalling and reinstalling Photoshop on your iPad will return the default brushes.
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