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Florian-R
Florian-R
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July 10, 2021
Question

Photoshop only showing mouse cursor

  • July 10, 2021
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Hey there, 

 

I hope someone can help me with my issue, as even new installation of Photoshop was not helping. 

 

Whenever I work for a while in Photoshop the tools are disappearing. I do not mean the window, where I can choose the tools, I just get instead of a brush etc. only a mouse cursor. Changing the tool does not change anything, I keep seeing the cursor only. Scrolling and zooming does not work anymore. Luckily I can still save. 

 

When I close the file, I can re-open it and everything works as usual, I do not even have to re-start Photoshop to get it working again just open the saved file. 

 

The files (photos) are coming from light room as a smart object. 

 

Unfortunately I cannot allocate the problem to a certain action done by myself. 

It just happens by surprise. 

 

Thanks a lot for your ideas and solutions, as it is quite annoying, 

 

Florian

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    melissapiccone
    Community Expert
    melissapicconeCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 14, 2021

    Are you hitting the caps lock key? 

    Melissa Piccone | Adobe Trainer | Online Courses Author | Fine Artist
      Florian-R
      Florian-RAuthor
      Participant
      July 14, 2021

      Hi Melissa,

       

      Thanks for your reply. No I'm not.

      I tried to observe it further and I believe most often it seems to happen when I press space to move around in the picture.

       

      I use a Wacom instead of a mouse then to move around. 

        J
        jjonesdigital
        Participant
        December 6, 2021

        so how did you get it working again? I use the space bar too, and mine does the same thing.

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