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J.CoxII
J.CoxII
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October 5, 2021
Question

How do I change the spot healing brush tool to its legacy version?

  • October 5, 2021
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I'm not to fond of how the current spot healing brush tool works, and I wanted to revert it to its previous version. I tried the method of going through Preferences > Tools > Use Legacy Healing Algorithm For Healing Brush. However, when I got the menu the option was not available.

 

 

The next option I tried was clicking on the icon which says use the legacy Healing Brush algorithm (Photoshop CC 2014 and earlier), but I had to switch from the spot healing brush tool to the healing brush tool, which is the only way I was able to find the option as shown in the images below.

First Image is the spot healing brush tool, while the second image is the healing brush tool.

 

 

I thought that doing so would revert the spot healing brush tool to its previous version but it did not. I even tried using the method I found through the adobe help center located in the image below.

 

 

After doing so I restarted photoshop and still ran into the same problem. I just want to be able to use the old spot healing brush tool instead of this new one. My learning process is being somewhat hindered since many of the tutorials that show how to use the spot healing brush tool showacase how to do so by using the old tool. Please can someone help ASAP, I would truly be thankful if so. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bojan Živković11378569
Community Expert
Bojan Živković11378569Community Expert
Community Expert
October 5, 2021

Tools in Photoshop only gets better and better with more advanced algorithms but core of tool and way we use it remains the same in most cases. What is actual problem you are facing when using tools in newer versions, what does not work when you follow tutorials?

    J.CoxII
    J.CoxIIAuthor
    Participant
    October 21, 2021

    I'm just trying to touch up skin by removing blemishes, scars, & etc. I'm use to doing so by creating a new layer and using the spot healing brush on the new layer which is non destructive, but the tool doesn't seem to function the way it previously did. I can't find any tutorials to where people show how the new tool works, which is not helping much and I just want to be able to use the old legacy brush again. I really dislike Adobe for removing the legacy verson of the spot healing brush tool since most tutorials I currently watch on Youtube & etc don't feature the new brush which is a red flag to me...

    Trevor.Dennis
    Community Expert
    Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 21, 2021

    Do you have Sample All Layers turned on? It works fine for me.

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