Error message is seen while opening InDesign after Photoshop 26.5 update
Problem Description
After the PhotoShop 26.5 update this morning, when opening InDesign, I got an error popup regarding a missing startup script in PhotoShop. The same thing does not happen in other CC apps.
Workaround 1:
- Uninstall Photoshop 26.5 (make sure to remove preferences).
- Reinstall Photoshop 26.5. This will install the correct “photoshop_v2025.jsx”.
Workaround 2:
- Open jsx, which is available at "/Library/application support/Adobe/Startup Scripts CC/Adobe Photoshop/" mentioned in the alert in the Text Editor
- Add } in the last line

Hi,
As confirmed by the user, the issue is due to the latest Photoshop update, and the workaround below would resolve the issue.
Workaround 1:
1. Uninstall Photoshop 26.5 (make sure to remove preferences).
2. Reinstall Photoshop 26.5. This will install the correct “photoshop_v2025.jsx”.
Workaround 2:
1. Open jsx, which is available at "/Library/application support/Adobe/Startup Scripts CC/Adobe Photoshop/" mentioned in the alert in the Text Editor
2. Add } in the last line
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Adobe InDesign Team
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monokano commented
How to Fix Photoshop Issues:
1. Uninstall Photoshop 26.5 (make sure to remove preferences).
2. Reinstall Photoshop 26.5.This will install the correct “photoshop_v2025.jsx”.
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Derek commented
Removing update, reverting to previous version and reinstalling seems to have fixed it
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Derek commented
Editing the script, I’ll try that but that worries me! 🤔🫣😂
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Jean-Claude Tremblay commented
A missing closing } in the photoshop_v2025.jsx is causing this.
On Mac…
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Startup Scripts CC/Adobe Photoshop/photoshop_v2025/photoshop_v2025.jsxat it on line 2801
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Derek commented
I have reverted to PhotoShop 24.6.1 and the issue has been resolved but there must be a problem with 26.5
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Derek commented
Actually it is happening in Illustrator too so will post to PhotoShop Uservoice