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p-guell
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September 26, 2011
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P: Don't allow duplication of locked layers

  • September 26, 2011
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The (Mac)keyboard shortcut to make a copy of a selection when not in the move tool is:
command-option-drag selection. That's all good! But this same keyboard shortcut should NOT duplicate fully locked layers. A locked layer should really be locked (like Illustrator) or else there should be a preference to make it so, please. thanks.

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    jonnys30092906
    Participating Frequently
    June 17, 2019
    Here we are June 2019 and this is still incredibly annoying. When a layer is locked it should be COMPLETELY locked. 
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      FeedbackCommunityMember
      Inspiring
      February 21, 2019
      I can't believe this is still a problem 7 years on. LOCKED IS LOCKED. Alt + Drag is rendered pointless by this glitch. 
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      christophers50245430
      Participant
      February 5, 2019
      Hello - the workaround is command-option-drag or CTRL-ALT-Drag on a PC (see above)
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        christophers50245430
        Participant
        February 5, 2019
        Totally agree! This is GOLD! Thank you so much for this sanity saving solution!!
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        FeedbackCommunityMember
        Inspiring
        January 21, 2019
        Same problem with locked layers. Not like the locked house analogy. More like saying if the house is locked then I should not be able to turn the handle and go in. 
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        FeedbackCommunityMember
        Inspiring
        January 3, 2019
        BRO I don't know why more people aren't thanking you about this! This def works!
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        FeedbackCommunityMember
        Inspiring
        December 20, 2018
        It's so frustrating , I was shocked to see that the topic is 7 years old. A locked layer should be intouchable even when "alt+dragging" otherwise it's pointless . I really hope they'll do something about it 
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          mokar37
          Participant
          December 19, 2018
          Yup, still hating this glitch on a near daily basis.
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          jfeez
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          December 18, 2018
          Just chiming in to say that 7 years later, this is still an infuriating problem with no workaround. Also to say that Chris Cox's analogy up there about it being a locked house is...probably the dumbest thing I've ever heard in my life. 

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            FeedbackCommunityMember
            Inspiring
            March 23, 2018
            It's so annoying - When I am trying to quickly duplicate a layer by pressing alt - it automatically duplicates the adjustment later. Every single time. What is the point in locking the layer if it doesn't work. 
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