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February 20, 2026
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Could not complete the Merge Shape Components command because of a program error (c09bda.0).

  • February 20, 2026
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I’m getting this specific error when using the shape tool and then clicking “Merge shape components”. It doesn’t happen with any other shape layer that I have and I can’t understand why.

 

If I remove 2 shapes (e.g. both eyebrows), I can suddenly merge them. If I remove just 1 eyebrow (no matter which one), then I still get the error, which suggests that this is an “interaction bug”. If remove the hair but leave the eyebrows the problem goes away.

 

I get a similar problem also when right-clicking on the shape layer, then clicking “CopySVG”. I don’t get the problem if I export the shape layer with “Paths To Illustrator”, which generates the “.ai” file, which can then be exported as an SVG from Illustrator.

 

Have you ever encountered this problem? If yes, do you know how to solve? This looks like a bug anyway, maybe a numerical problem. If not, then the error message should be a better one.

 

Here’s my setup

 

  • Photoshop version: 26.9.0
  • Scripting version: 26.9
  • OS: macintosh os 15.6.1/64
     

 

    1 reply

    Jeff Arola
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 20, 2026

    I can suggest you update Photoshop to either Photoshop 2025 (26.11.3) or the newest Photoshop version Photoshop 2026 (27.4) and see if you still have the same issue.

    In Photoshop go to Help>Updates.

     

    Another thing to try is a reset of the Photoshop preferences:

    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/desktop/get-started/settings-and-preferences/reset-preferences.html

    dev102Author
    Known Participant
    February 25, 2026

    Using either Photoshop 26.11.3 or 27.4 does not solve the problem. So, if this is a bug, it’s definitely not been fixed in the latest versions.