Can't drag layers (within layers panel) since Photoshop (Beta) 25.8 update

Question

Hi everybody,

As soon as I open up a new document the layer in the layers panel always has a lock icon on it, so my first move is to drag it to the + sign at the bottom of the layers panel to duplicate it.

Since I updated to 25.8, the layer won't move at all. I get a pop up window telling me it's locked and to convert it to a normal layer, so I do, but I still can't drag it down to the + icon to duplicate it.

HOWEVER, after I convert to a normal layer, when I try to drag it down to the + icon, it's actually moving down in the main document window, (but still frozen in the layers panel).

I actually just now updated to 25.9. thinking it would fix the problem, bit it didin't

I'm on a MacBook Pro

Apple M1 Max

Sonoma 14.1

Please advise!

Thanks,

Gina

CShubert · Accepted Answer

Hi @LosFelizGirl

Try resetting Prefs for the Beta:
/Users/yourname/Library/Preferences/ Photoshop Beta Settings (Mac Ventura)
/Users/yourname/Library/Preferences/Adobe\ Photoshop\ \(Beta\)\ Settings (Mac) 

C:\Users\user name\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop (Beta)\Adobe Photoshop (Beta) Settings )Win)
Launch BETA Photoshop While Pressing The Keyboard Shortcut
With Photoshop closed, press and hold Shift+Ctrl+Alt (Win) / Shift+Command+Option (Mac) on your keyboard and then Launch Photoshop the way you normally would.
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html#Manually 

Thanks,

Cory - Photoshop Product Manager

LosFelizGirl · Answer

Thanks.  This worked.

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