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September 16, 2026
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when clicking in the photo with clone tool, it clones entire photo

Click on clone tool.

Hold down alt key and click on area of photo.

Release alt key.

Clone tool clones entire photo, a copy of wich moves around with the cursor. 

When clicking on photo again, a copy of the entire photo is placed on existing photo in whatever layer you were in.

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    CShubert
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    September 29, 2026

    Hi all, could you share a screen recording of your workspace as you see this issue so we can try to notice what might be the cause. Make sure to have the latest Ps Beta: Adobe Photoshop Version: 27.12.0 20260927.m.3691 5144a9c  arm64 (beta, PublicBeta)

     

    1. Try resetting Prefs for the Beta:
    /Users/yourname/Library/Preferences/ Photoshop Beta Settings (Mac Ventura)
    /Users/yourname/Library/Preferences/Adobe\ Photoshop\ \(Beta\)\ Settings (Mac)


    C:\Users\user name\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop (Beta)\Adobe Photoshop (Beta) Settings


    Launch BETA Photoshop While Pressing The Keyboard Shortcut
    With Photoshop closed, press and hold Shift+Ctrl+Alt (Win) / Shift+Command+Option (Mac) on your keyboard and then Launch Photoshop the way you normally would.
    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html#Manually 

    2. It may help if we could see your Photoshop beta System Info. Launch Photoshop beta, and select Help >System Info...and copy/paste the text in a reply.  

    Thanks,

    Cory - Photoshop Product Manager

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    Trevor.Dennis
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 27, 2026

    That happens when you have Show Overlay checked in the Clone Source panel

     

    I would have expected Resetting to return that to its default, but I just tested and it stayed checked.  I’ve never really worked out what the purpose of Show Overlay.  Anyone know?

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    Participant
    September 26, 2026

    Currently experiencing the same problem, had some progress with resetting the tool settings, but it persists

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