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June 30, 2020
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Eraser tool acting strange [ Photoshop 2020 ]

  • June 30, 2020
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Hey all,

I recently upgraded from PS 2018 to 2020 and am having some issues. I've managed to sort most out including the ridiculous transform changes, but one has me stumped. I started doing some basic drawing and needed to use the eraser tool, but noticed that nothing was erased. I undid the use of the eraser and noticed that my lines were darker, almost as if there was a dupliate layer below it. I only had two layers active, the background layer, and the new one I created to draw on.

I hid my drawing layer and noticed that somehow there was a "copy" of my drawing on the background. Out of curiosity I hid the background layer and then made it visible again only for the "copy" to not be there. Making the drawing layer visible revealed my original piece, missing the parts I tried erasing. I've been over settings, tried different things but still cannot fix this issue.

A bit more info, I've noticed that if I zoom in the "copy" disappears, but when zoom out (either with ctrl/- or ctrl/0) it shows up again. I've never had this issue with my older version, and honestly it's really starting to piss me off.

Any help or info would be greatly appreciated.

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Correct answer jane-e

Try this: uncheck "Legacy Compositing" in the Preferences > Performance, then restart Photoshop.
~ Jane

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Participant
October 19, 2022

I can't find any "Legacy Composing" option ... 😞

jane-e
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 19, 2022

@Bunny26678297aw6c wrote:

I can't find any "Legacy Composing" option ... 😞


 

You may be using a newer version of Photoshop than 2020. When Legacy Compositing became unnecessary in later versions, it was removed by Adobe. See this help page for details:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/optimize-photoshop-cc-performance.html

 

If you are having issues with a newer version, please start a new thread and give us details so we can better assist.

 

Jane

 

jane-e
Community Expert
jane-eCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
June 30, 2020

Try this: uncheck "Legacy Compositing" in the Preferences > Performance, then restart Photoshop.
~ Jane

GEARSTICKAuthor
Participant
June 30, 2020

That seems to have fixed it! Thanks so much, was about to throw my graphics tablet through my wall!

Swear I tried that but I probably just never restarted.

Cheers again! 🙂