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FIX: Photoshop could not complete your request

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Adobe Photoshopis one of the most popular tools for editing images and pictures. Users have a lot of reasons to prefer Photoshop to other similar tools. It is relatively simple to use and has many features.

Also, one of the main reasons is reliability. In other words, people trust this image-editing tool to offer an issue-free experience to get their job done.

However, this is not always the case. Quite a few people encountered theCould not complete your request because of a programerror message when trying to open Photoshop.

This is a major issue that makes Photoshop impossible to use. Luckily, there are some solutions available and today we will show you what to do if you encounter this problem.

What to do if Photoshop could not complete your request?

What to do if Photoshop could not complete your request?

1. Download the most recent Adobe Photoshop version

As a quick reminder, Adobe cherishes its customers and releases updates for all its products on a regular basis.

If you are using an outdated Adobe Photoshop version, then don’t act so surprised to encounter such errors.

They don’t actually appear out of the blue, so it’s time to take action. Our advice is to download the latest software version ofAdobe Photoshop.

After a quick install, the image-editing tool you enjoy all the time should work properly again.

2. Unlock the library folder

For some reason, users reported that the library folder is locked. A recent update might have changed this option. Don’t hesitate to unlock the library folder to fix the problem.

3. Change the file type to PNG

If the solution above didn’t work, try changing the file type to PNG. PNG files might work better. This way you will avoid encountering the sameCould not complete your request because of a programerror message.

As we said at the beginning of this article, this is a major problem in Photoshop. Users can’t do anything in Photoshop, which means their work is halted.

Check out our solutions and if this problem persists, try one ofthe best image editing toolsfrom our list.

This way you will avoid encounteringCould not complete your request because of a programerror message on your computer.

Did you find our fixes helpful? Do let us know in the comments section below.

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Milan Stanojevic

Windows Toubleshooting Expert

Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.

Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.

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Milan Stanojevic

Windows Toubleshooting Expert

Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.