P: Don't allow duplication of locked layers

This is still a problem. Completely defeats the purpose of locking the layer.

I can't even accomplish what I am trying to do with a hidden layer. I am using the locked layer as my guide for placing the new copy.

REALLY annoying. I have a base layer that is locked, and lots of small items over it which I need to Alt-Drag to copy them, but inadvertently KEEP ON copying the damned locked layer instead. SUPER IRRITATING.

No, it is not like that at all. It is like saying if it is locked, you cannot do anything with it... Logical.

Hey guys,

I've just became frustrated with the same thing here, and the best solution so far for me would be that of first selecting the one layer I want to copy from w/ move tool, and then hitting command+option (Mac) + drag that layer to duplicate it.

The thing here is that as the top layers are blocked, they will not be selected with move tool, and then when you press command, you sorta enter this mode where you can only edit on that specific layer you've selected. Pressing command+option+drag, then, gives you the ability of duplicating that layer without the interference/inconvenience of eventually copying a top dither layer or such.

(just try it, LOL)

I've been using Ps for years, always got frustrated with this issue. It happens too often that I have to make last minute changes to final design, because I had to hide locked layers (to actually lock them) and then forgot to un-hide.

This is a very annoying problem. I use a Wacom tablet and drag to select with autoselect on. I keep having to hide locked stuff when making a selection, and then turn the hidden layers on again. Most annoying.

dang 4 years and this still hasn't been solved?  i'm always having to hide layers I've otherwise locked so I don't alt-copy them.  ridiculous.  Why would you ever WANT to alt-copy something you've explicitly locked?  That's got to be a far rarer need than wanting a locked layer to be totally untouchable.

I agree...this duplicating the locked layer function is nonsense.  The only adjustment I can find is to switch off "auto-select layer," but now I have to make an extra step.  Does anyone know a keystroke that can switch "auto-select layer" off and on?

What I don't understand is why Photoshop's behaviour is different from both Illustrator and InDesign: in both of these option+drag on a locked layer does nothing.

I have column shapes in my top-most group so that they are always visible. I have them locked so that nothing happens to them. However, when I try to copy (via option+drag) a shape below it, the column shape copies every damn time because it's on top and I use Auto-select: Layer extensively. You can't imagine how frustrating this behaviour is.