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wowdog
Participant
September 16, 2017
Question

Everything becomes selection brush tool

  • September 16, 2017
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I am using a MacBook Air on OS X and the software is up to date, 10.11.6., and Photoshop Elements 10, Version 10.0, which I just updated to. I am also using a Wacom Intuos Tablet, and I just updated the driver.

My problem is that no matter what tool I am using, it reverts to the Selection Brush Tool (A). I can click any key on my keyboard and it will become the SBT.

I noticed because I was using the brush tool and if I tried to increase the brush size, it became the SBT, and when I clicked (B) it just changed the type of the SBT.

I have restarted and updated PS, I Reset All Tools inside of PS and when the app was launching (multiple times, sometimes it fixes the problem for a little bit but now it just goes back to SBT.) Restarted my computer too.

Seems like there should be a simple solution. Thank you for reading! I'd appreciate any input.

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3 replies

hatstead
Inspiring
September 27, 2017

Please try the following steps:

  • Quit Photoshop Elements
  • Navigate to MediaDatabase.db3 file and ThumbDatabease file location
  • Delete MediaDatabase.db3 file and ThumbDatabase file
  • Launch Elements.... and leave it alone for 10 minutes while the MediaDatabase file rebuilds

MediaDatabase.db3 file path: /Library/Application Support/adobe/Photoshop Elements/10.0/Locale/en_US(or your locale)

ThumbDatabase  file location: /Library/Application Support/adobe/Photoshop Elements/10.0

Akash Sharma
Legend
September 27, 2017

Moving to Photoshop Elements

Semaphoric
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 16, 2017

You should ask in the Elements forum: Photoshop Elements