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Error while selecting Subject using Quick Selection tool in Photoshop “Could not locate an object to be selected”

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March 18, 2026
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Em ferramenta de seleção rápida > selecionar assunto > Erro: Erro não foi possível localizar um objeto a ser selacionado. Talvez não haja objetos proeminentes na imagem.

In the quick selection tool > select the subject > Error: Error: Could not locate an object to be sealed. There may not be any prominent objects in the image.

Correct answer Ged_Traynor

@DP Artes digitais try setting this option to cloud in the preferences to see if it helps

Alpha Daniel

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thank you working Fine

CMass

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Hey @juan_camilo_7521

Thank you for reaching out! I tested one of the screenshots you shared and was able to select a subject without any issues, so it may not be related to the file. For now, I’ll move your posts into the Questions section until we can gather more details on how to reproduce the issue.

479fFFP

Sometimes this can be system-related. To check, could you please share your system information? You can find it by going to Help > System Info. Please copy and paste that into your response, along with a sample file.

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juan_camilo_7521

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Hello @CMass

Thank you so much for your reply! I started checking some options, I went to Edit > Preferences > Image Processing, and in the section "select subject and remove background," it was set to "Device." That's where the error was occurring. I changed it to "Cloud," and the selection works.

I've always use "Devices" for many time, never the cloud. Why is it failing now? How can I fix it? I don't want to use the cloud, since, as the warning within Photoshop itself states, the cloud is only for older computers that can't handle the task properly. I currently have an Intel i7 12700 with an RTX 5070 graphics card and 32 GB of RAM, so it should work with the option set to "Devices."

Sameer K

Community Manager

Thanks for adding the details. Your machine has two GPUs. Please follow the steps in the content here to configure the default GPU for Photoshop:

2 - Go to the location of the preference folder below and rename it to backup.

Windows 10/11: Users/[user name]/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop [version]/Adobe Photoshop [version] Settings
You can press Press the Windows key > Enter 'Run' > Enter %APPDATA%\Adobe
Rename the Adobe Photoshop folder by adding a .old at the end. (Adobe Photoshop 2026 > Rename > Adobe Photoshop 2026. old), You can restore these preferences later if needed.(https://adobe.ly/4860qM9)
Restart the computer.

Let me know how it goes.

Thanks!
Sameer K
(Type '@' and type my name to mention me when you reply)

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juan_camilo_7521

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Hello

Automatic subject select doesnt' work for me, It was working fine a few days ago, but suddenly the automatic selection stopped working.

I'm using Windows 11 and the latest version of Photoshop (27.4). This happened with a photo I took of a person against a white background using a Canon T7i. Then I opened high-resolution images from the internet with a white background and a person, and the error persists. It says, "Could not find a selectable object. There may not be a highlighted object in the image," even when the person is wearing dark clothing against the white background.

Ged_Traynor

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@DP Artes digitais try setting this option to cloud in the preferences to see if it helps

DP Artes digitaisAuthor

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Thanks for the tip! The cloud option was already listed, I changed it to device and it solved the problem. Thanks, friend.

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