? files won’t open in PhotoShop Cs

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May 24, 2004
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Clicking on a *.psd file opens PhotoShop but does not open the file I clicked on – I then have to use the File menu to track down the file to open it.

This started after I reinstalled Mac OS X 10.2.8. Clicking on other file types (excel, dreamweaver, etc.) opens them in their respective applications as expected – PhotoShop is the only problem.

Is there a fix?

Thanks.
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notouchy
May 24, 2004
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^ wrote:

Clicking on a *.psd file opens PhotoShop but does not open the file I clicked on – I then have to use the File menu to track down the file to open it.

This started after I reinstalled Mac OS X 10.2.8. Clicking on other file types (excel, dreamweaver, etc.) opens them in their respective applications as expected – PhotoShop is the only problem.
Is there a fix?

Thanks.

Select the file-> Get Info (Apple Key + i). Under the "Open with" select the application Photoshop and click the button that says "Use this application to open all documents like this." Done.
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tacitr
May 24, 2004
Clicking on a *.psd file opens PhotoShop but does not open the file I clicked on – I then have to use the File menu to track down the file to open it.

This is a documented problem with Photoshop; the solution is posted on Adobe’s tech forum. There’s a specific Photoshop preference file you need to delete.

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tacitr
May 24, 2004
Select the file-> Get Info (Apple Key + i). Under the "Open with" select the application Photoshop and click the button that says "Use this application to open all documents like this." Done.

Won’t help. In some cases, under OS X, Photoshop will launch when you double-click a file assigned to Photoshop, but it will refuse to open the file.

This problem is documented and explained in Adobe’s technotes. It’s caused by a corruption of one of Photoshop’s many preferences files; deleting one specific file (I don’t recall offhand which one) solves the problem.

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edjh
May 24, 2004
^ wrote:
Clicking on a *.psd file opens PhotoShop but does not open the file I clicked on – I then have to use the File menu to track down the file to open it.

This started after I reinstalled Mac OS X 10.2.8. Clicking on other file types (excel, dreamweaver, etc.) opens them in their respective applications as expected – PhotoShop is the only problem.
Is there a fix?

Thanks.

Ib addition to what Tcit wrote:

This is most commonly due to installing Photoshop CS before doing an archive and install of Mac OS10.3.

The easiest solution is to reinstall Photoshop CS after you have installed Mac OS10.3.

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Another solution courtesy Anne Shelbourne

Open your Previous System folder.
Find "Adobe Unit Types".
Copy it into: <Panther volume>/Library/ScriptingAdditions/ .

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surf
May 26, 2004
24 May 2004 02:06 PM edjh wrote:
The easiest solution is to reinstall Photoshop CS after you have installed Mac OS10.3.

That did it.

Thanks.
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Chris Cox
May 30, 2004
In article , Tacit
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Clicking on a *.psd file opens PhotoShop but does not open the file I clicked on – I then have to use the File menu to track down the file to open it.

This is a documented problem with Photoshop; the solution is posted on Adobe’s tech forum. There’s a specific Photoshop preference file you need to delete.

No, but it _is_ a documented MacOS X bug.
The good news is that it is documented on the Adobe web site, in the user to user forums for Photoshop Macintosh, in the FAQ.

Chris

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