File extension PSE
| File type | Adobe Photoshop Elements Project Format |
| Developer | Adobe Systems |
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What is a PSE file?
A PSE file is most often associated with Adobe Photoshop Elements. PSE is a file used to store projects made in the program. Such a project includes all modifications made to the graphic material, including all used layers of the image.
Adobe Photoshop Elements is a raster graphics editor and it is a shortened version of Adobe Photoshop. The default file extension in Photoshop Elements is PSD.
Program(s) that can open the .PSE file
Windows
Mac OS
How to open PSE files
If you cannot open the PSE file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports PSE among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the PSE file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the PSE format files
The inability to open and operate the PSE file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Adobe Photoshop Elements Project Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a PSE file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the PSE file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the PSE from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the PSE format
- The PSE file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the PSE file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a PSE file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the PSE file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the PSE file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the PSE file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
Updated 07/20/2022
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.PSE) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected PSE file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the PSE file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. PSE) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.