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Inspiring
September 9, 2011
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Photoshop: Delete all unused layers in ALL layer comps feature.

  • September 9, 2011
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Delete all unused layers in ALL layer comps. Right now hitting delete all unused layers messes up a file with more than 1 layer comp. Personally I use like 20 layer comps each PSD - this feature would help immensely in trimming file size down and cleaning up if handing the file off.

16 replies

Paul Riggott
Inspiring
November 2, 2013
There is a script here to remove all layers not used in any LayerComps
http://www.ps-bridge-scripts.talktalk...
Legend
November 1, 2013
File>Scripts>Delete Empty Layers... will do that.
Inspiring
November 1, 2013
yes i'd like a option to get rid of all empty layers.
Inspiring
November 1, 2013


Hi, I am an Interface Designer and therefore working every day with Adobe Photoshop.
By my experience with this program, some suggestions for future developments grew in my head, which I now want to communicate.
1. It would be very nice and helpful to handle the normal layers with the help of 'layer compositions'.
When I created many layer compositions, I always lose control of the structure of the normal layers and then I yearn for a function like: 'mark all normal layers, that belong to this layer composition.'
2. It would also be nice to be able to delete layers, that are not part of a layer composition.
Kind regards,
Linda
Inspiring
September 9, 2011
Think of it as a 3-layered wedding cake. If I highlight layer comp 1 (the top of the cake) and hit the current "delete unused layers" I will actually delete everything not pertaining to layer 1. Layer comp 2 and 3 of the cake are now deleted. Not good. I would like to select 1,2 and 3 layers of the cake and now hit delete unused layers to clean it up to ship without any danger of deleting anything I need.
Adobe Employee
September 9, 2011
Can you describe "messing up" Corrupts, messes up layer order, etc..

Thanks.