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youthful_Dazzle0D45
youthful_Dazzle0D45
Inspiring
November 13, 2020
Question

PS loses layers in PSD import

  • November 13, 2020
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Another frightening behavior as of today... I can not import any PSD's without losing the layers in the doc. YET, if I click on the PSD without importing, it opens in PS and all the work is there.  I have posted earlier that I lost a lot of work after this last update, psd's did not have the work in them - one layer.  I am trying to get as much back from the backup and just noticed this wacho behavior.  Anyone else?  

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D Fosse
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D FosseCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 13, 2020

I'm not clear what you mean by "import". Photoshop opens files, it doesn't import them.

 

As Jane suggests, you must mean "Place", in which case you get a smart object. Open the smart object, and it's all there.

    youthful_Dazzle0D45
    youthful_Dazzle0D45Author
    Inspiring
    November 13, 2020

    Sorry for the confusion, I am so aggreavatd with this over the loss of work and time... I was trying to import them into LR, not PS, my bad.  

    D Fosse
    Community Expert
    D FosseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 13, 2020

    Lightroom (as primarily a raw processor) has no layer support whatsoever, never had. If you work with RGB files in Lightroom, you have to make allowances for this in your workflow.

    jane-e
    Community Expert
    jane-eCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 13, 2020

    How are you importing the PSDs? Is there any chance they are coming in as Smart Objects? If so, double-click the icon in the Layers panel to open the SO and see the layers, then close the PSB to return to the Photoshop document. 

     

    Show your Layers panel if you are not sure.

     

    ~ Jane

      youthful_Dazzle0D45
      youthful_Dazzle0D45Author
      Inspiring
      November 13, 2020

      I am taking the psd's that I want from a backup since after the last update this week they are corrupted ...there are NO LAYERS! The backups I am trying to use will not open as a psd if I drag them into the folder that I want to use, and then have LR sync the folder. The psd is there on sync, but, when I try to open it in PS, the layers are gone, it is simply one layer and not a smart object.  I tried just using the import on the restored psd's and again no layers and no smart object.  However, if I just click on the psd after restoring from the backup, it will open in PS and is ok!!!! This is totally off.   

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