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December 4, 2021
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Image frame doesn't automatically resize window after cropping since last update

  • December 4, 2021
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Adobe’s recent update to Photoshop changed how Image > Crop displays on my screen.  The old version (for the past 20 years?) automatically collapsed (resized) the project window around your new (smaller) cropped area.  So if you're working on a project whose canvas was 1200 x 1200 pixels, and you cropped it to 600x600, then Adobe used to automatically shrink the window frame to 600x600.

 

But when cropping with the latest release of Photoshop, it maintains the same size window (1200x1200 in my example), but places a white blank space around the 600x600 image itself (as if you just deleted the area outside of the marquee selection or painted it white). 

 

I have not changed any of my settings before or after the update.  I'm using Adobe Photoshop Version 23.0.2 on Windows 10 64-bit in case it matters.  CC says my version is up to date. 

 

My problem is exactly the same as the one reported by another user (but for an older version, so maybe the same bug is back?):

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/image-frame-doesn-t-resize/m-p/9883328

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/image-window-won-t-resize-after-update/td-p/9719075

 

Is this a known bug, or a new "feature" that I need to get used to?  I hate the new window behavior when cropping.

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December 4, 2021

I verified that "overscroll" is unchecked (it was) under Edit > Preferences > Tools.   I also tried "classic mode" when cropping, but that had the same problem.  Here is a screenshot of my crop settings, in case it matters: