Fix the Photoshop CS4 layer-dragging crash bug in Mac OS 10.8 Mountain Lion
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This has been plaguing me for a while since I updated to Mac OS 10.8. Dragging layers in the layers palette of Photoshop CS4 would cause an immediate crash to desktop. Finally found a solution in this thread which worked.
Solution: turn off the OS power-saving graphics switching.
It’s the checkbox at the top of the Energy Saving preference pane:
You’ll need to ensure that it’s unchecked and probably restart after that.
Now I can drag layers all day long.
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Sebtantesept
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Thank you so much!
At last a short, clear and efficient answer!
Cai Wingfield
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Glad it helped you out!
He Shiming
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Huh, some smart trick, and elegant. Thanks!
Cai Wingfield
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No probs, glad it helped you out.
evan
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this little trick worked for me. wish i seen it before deleting and reinstalling everything to no avail. thanks for posting it.
Cai Wingfield
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No problem at all.
francien verhulst
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thanks for posting; you saved me :-)
Cai Wingfield
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Excellent :)
rachel
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Finally, relief after SO MANY HOURS of tearing out my hair - thank you for posting this!!!
Cai Wingfield
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You’re very welcome, glad it helped you out.
markw
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I need to search this topic once a year when I upgrade my OS. Yours came up first this time. Thanks! I believe there’s a second symptom and fix for this problem. A dynamically switching video card may also make PS unstable. I have to remember to set my card to Discrete Only with the gfxCardStatus app as well. Maybe there’s a more permanent workaround that I’m not aware of.
Cai Wingfield
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Glad it helped you out. I’m going to check out that app you mentioned, too.
ivy
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Thank you for this post! It works!!!!
Cai Wingfield
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Great, I’m glad to hear it!
Mel
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OMG THANK YOU!! I assumed this couldn’t be fixed, then finally TODAY I thought I’d google to see if there were solutions! I can’t believe it was this simple! Problem solved!! THANK YOU!
And thank you for titling this perfectly so it was easy to find in a google search!
Cai Wingfield
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*salutes*
Mel
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*salutes back!*
I’ve been dragging layers and folders around all day :)
Thank you again!
Taren
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Quick, efficient fix - thank you!!!
Cai Wingfield
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You’re welcome, glad I could help!
Mel
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Had this problem again, and I knew there was a solution I’d found online before, but couldn’t remember what it was. Googled and found your post. Looks like this is where I found the solution a few years ago too, because I see my previous comments to you! Thank you again!
Cai Wingfield
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Haha, glad to be of service! :)
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