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Jul 9, 2026 3:34 PM UTC
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Camera Raw 18.4.1 - Constrain Crop check box has disappeared

In the latest Camera Raw on Windows (for me, 18.4.1) - the Constrain Crop check box in the Geometry panel has disappeared. Where did it go? 

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    Rikk Flohr-Retired
    Rikk Flohr-RetiredCorrect answer
    Jul 9, 2026 3:39 PM UTC

    To the right of the Crop & Expand header is a button that enables this. If you mouse over the button, it will pop a tool tip that says “Constrain Crop to non transparent pixels”

    Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org

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    Participating Frequently
    Jul 15, 2026 1:11 PM UTC

    This is the quintessential “it wasn’t broken, didn’t need to be fixed.” They took a checkbox that was within a few millimeters of the tool it worked with and placed it at a completely different part of the overall cropping tool area. Why move it at all??? If you wanted it to be a button instead of a box, fine, just replace it right where it was. 

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    Participant
    Jul 14, 2026 11:58 PM UTC

    Unfortunately it is not possible to apply constrain crop to multiple images at once as was previously possible. You have to do it for every image one at a time. Huge step backwards. Please consider having this ability on any future updates.

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    Rikk Flohr-Retired
    Adobe Employee
    Jul 9, 2026 3:56 PM UTC

    My cursor didn’t show up, but it is right above the word “non” in the tool tip.

    I see it in your screenshot as well. 

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    Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
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    Jul 9, 2026 4:12 PM UTC

    Ahhhhhh perfect!!  Got it!!  Thanks immensely!  

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    Jul 9, 2026 3:49 PM UTC

    Rikk.. I posted an image of my tools etc. I just don’t see that constrain crop option or button or box anywhere. 

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    Jul 9, 2026 3:48 PM UTC

     

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    Rikk Flohr-Retired
    Adobe Employee
    Rikk Flohr-RetiredCorrect answer
    Jul 9, 2026 3:39 PM UTC

    To the right of the Crop & Expand header is a button that enables this. If you mouse over the button, it will pop a tool tip that says “Constrain Crop to non transparent pixels”

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    Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org