Hand tool (spacebar) isn't working [2016]

I came with one solution that works for me on iMac.

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[Removed] I am so sick of this problem. No idea why it hapens. Just suddenly the spacebar is useless on all Adobe apps. No hand quick tool, no zoom, etc. It sucks and often restarting the machne which these days takes 20 minutes to do — often that doesn’t help either.

So weird. You have to hold spacebar, and toggle click from either V or A and it starts working, but clicking H also works efficiently.

same probelm - quitting Safari didn't help, but I had Bitwarden runniing, and stopped then that and restarted Photoshop - now working!

You should quit all Microsoft office programs,

and then spacebar handtool magicali apper and work again.

just discowered this.

it works for me

Well, look at this... 5 years later and Adobe STILL hasn't addressed this problem, and I'm just livid about it. I've experienced this in CC 2020 and CC 2021, on a Mac. Adobe. how about fixing this problem instead of trying to come up with new features that no one cares about?

so any input why is handbar still not working?

Solution Here:: Hi everyone who doesn't find answer yet for this problem. I had face the same problem just find the solution. I has to do nothing with the Adobe. It is the Windows 10 touch pad probem(not actually a problem). I am using my HP Laptop faced the problem and find the solution. This problem happens not only in Adobe softwares. To check go to your desktop and click space bar thentry move the cursor using touch pad it didn't work there too. I have Synaptics Touch pad. This for Windows 10 users Start>Settings(icon)>Devices>Touchpad>Additional Settings  on Device Setting tab click Setting Button then click PalmCheck-Enhanced(double tab it) keep the slider to OFF position then Apply. Problem Solved. I hope this works for Windows 8 or 7 users too but these options were in different place. MAC users also try rephrasing your question in the Google search as "Cursor not moving by clicking spacebar" something like this and dont mention Adobe or any software specific.... Thanks Happy Creating!!!

I just had the same issue, and it was across all CC applications. Super frustrating. I just did a hard shutdown on my Mac, and when I started back up everything seems to be working fine. Hope this helps someone. 

If anyone still gets this problem, this was my journey to the solution. Don't know which step fixed it. Maybe this helps someone:

- Downgraded Photoshop

- Restarted Mac

- Upgraded Photoshop again

- Deactivated some browser plugins I don't need currently

- Quit all browsers

- Opened Chrome again

- Quit all other apps, one by one

- Opend them again because I should work instead of troubleshooting and I need them

- Tried to bind Handtool to FN + Spacebar (which is not possible for me, only A-Z keys)

- Reset Photoshop Preferences

- Restarted a last time, frustrated (I think the most important step is to be frustrated!)

- Fixed. Easy…

What I don't understand is: this is a small but such an important and useful function and it seems that all different kinds of stuff cause the same error. But instead of fixing the software itself, every customer is sent on his own journey of trial and error to fix it on his side. Well… I made my journey and I returned wiser then before: stay away from Photoshop when ever I can.