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vincent_8939
vincent_8939
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January 28, 2026

P: Photoshop drawing random lines when using tools (Remove, Brush and other drawing tools)

  • January 28, 2026
  • 167 replies
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Bonjour,

Quand j'utilise l'Outil Correcteur Localisé en cliquant avec ma souris sur une zone de la photo à l’écran, une multitude de lignes partent dans tous les sens. Donc cet outil ne fonctionne plus depuis plusieurs jours. Est-ce un bug ?

      Pinned Reply By Bkelley01

      I was having the same issues with multiple tools in Photoshop. Finally after a day of trying all things, we have found a solution on Reddit. I tried it and it fixed it right up. This is for PC only.

      1. Create a text document with Notepad. Name it “PSUserConfig.txt”
      2. Write “UseSystemStylus 0” in the text body (that’s a zero not an “O”)
      3. Save it in “C:\Users\*YOUR USER NAME*\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2026\Adobe Photoshop 2026 Settings

      (In step 3, *YOUR USER NAME* is unique to whatever your username is.)

      Restart photoshop and the tools should work again. 

      Credit to u/Professional_Use442 on Reddit for sharing this fix. Note: If you want to use the stylus again you’ll have to follow their instructions on how to re--enable the stylus mode.

      167 replies

      Flor Ele
      Participant
      September 15, 2026

      Hi, how are you? I really dont find where save the text document. I havent this folder named in step 3. Can you help me please? Thank you so much.

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      AxelMattCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      September 15, 2026

       I really dont find where save the text document. I havent this folder named in step 3. Can you help me please? Thank you so much.

       

      The appropriate folder from step 3 is hidden and normally not visible. In a first step you’ve to show hidden files. Then you can save the text file.

      Windows: Show hidden files, folders, and filename extensions in Windows

      MacOS: Access hidden macOS library files

       

      My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 9 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI
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      AxelMattCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      September 11, 2026

      It seems your issue is the same as described in this thread:

       

      My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 9 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI
        epic_vibrancy17d2
        Participant
        September 11, 2026

        Ao fazer um clique, enves de demarcar o pincel ou formato selecionado do mesmo, faz um rabisco. Ja reiniciei o Photoshop, limpei cache e continua. Note que no anexo dei somente um clique na mascara e ele ja rabiscou toda

         

          coliny5045454
          coliny5045454
          Known Participant
          September 6, 2026

          Since the latest update Ps (beta) 27.11,  the soft round  brush & hard round brush once selected are showing as a straight line brush? Please sort this basic error asap. thank you. 

          Quirky SuZ
          Participant
          August 19, 2026

          I am totally frustrated trying any "fix" mentioned and nothing makes it work and stay fixed. I cannot do the work I need to do with the program I am paying for. 

          Also irritating that any possible contact us just sends me in circles. 

            rchattler
            Participant
            August 14, 2026

            I worked all day trying all of the suggestions and none of them worked. I went back to Version 26.7 and everything works fine. No more updates for me until this problem is fixed.

            Ged_Traynor
            Community Expert
            Ged_TraynorCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            July 31, 2026

            ​@Bettybbb your issue may be related to this thread, have a look at the pinned answer to see if it helps

             

              c.pfaffenbichler
              Community Expert
              c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
              Community Expert
              July 31, 2026

              What have you done for all-purpose trouble-shooting so far?

              Restoring Preferences after making sure all customized presets like Actions, Patterns, Brushes etc. have been saved might be a good starting point:

              https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html

              https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/basic-trouble-shooting-steps.html

               

              What is your input device? 

              Bettybbb
              Bettybbb
              Participant
              July 31, 2026
              Why are Photoshop tools suddenly becoming uncontrollable, forcing me to scribble randomly the first time I click the button? They're just drawing randomly following the mouse cursor.How can I do??😭 I already try to restart computer and PS but still no use.
              It suddenly turned like this when I was using the software.
              Please, can someone help me? It's urgent.🙏

               

                anthony_9108
                anthony_9108
                Participant
                August 4, 2026

                A combination of Resetting All Tools, Uninstalling and Reinstalling Photoshop (twice), and restarting my computer (twice) finally fixed it for me.

                Ged_Traynor
                Community Expert
                Ged_TraynorCommunity Expert
                Community Expert
                July 28, 2026

                ​@anthony_9108 your issue may be related to this thread, have a look at the pinned reply to see if it helps

                 

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