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I used to be able to select a group of files in the finder then drag and drop them over the Photoshop icon in the dock and they would ALL open in Photoshop. Even if there were hundreds of them, they would ALL open.
Now using CS4 and Mac Snow Leopard only one or two of the files will open with each drag and drop.
It does not seem to have anything to do with the size of the files. Ten tiny images when opened this way (or command click "open in Photoshop") refuse to all open at once. I have to keep dragging them over the icon to get all of them open.
It sounds like a small problem but its a real bind. Is there anything I can change in the settings so that ALL the files I ask it to open will actually open?
I have plenty of ram and a pair of huge hard disks on a Mac Pro so I don't think the hardware is a problem.
Thanks!
C

I believe that it's a bug with Snow Leopard and Photoshop - no more dragging and dropping into the app. I wish I could find the link where I read it. Hopefully someone else will be able to provide you with more info.
Edit: found this, though it doesn't seem quite the same problems as you are experiencing: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/512/cpsid_51230.html

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