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margiek67768913
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August 6, 2022
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Graphics panel is empty in Photoshop Elements 12

  • August 6, 2022
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Hi, I have Photoshop Elements 12 installed on my Windows 10 PC. I noticed that recently my graphics panel bin is empty. The other panels (Layers, Effects, Favorites, and More) appear correctly. I uninstalled the program, and reinstalled it and it didn't help. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks.

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    Correct answer Peru Bob

    Try this:

    Restore default preferences
    Preference settings control how Photoshop Elements Editor displays images, cursors, and transparencies, saves files, uses plug‑ins and scratch disks, and so on. If the application exhibits unexpected behavior, the preferences file could be damaged. You can restore all preferences to their defaults.

    Note: Deleting the preferences file is an action that cannot be undone.

    Do one of the following:

    Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift (Mac: Option+Command+Shift) immediately after Photoshop Elements begins launching. Click Yes to delete the Adobe Photoshop Elements settings file.
    Go to Edit > Preferences (Mac: Photoshop Elements > Preferences > General), click the Reset Preferences on next launch button, and then click OK. When you restart Adobe Photoshop Elements, all preferences are reset to default settings.
    A new preferences file is created the next time you start Photoshop Elements Editor. For information on a specific preference option, search for the preference name in Help.

    from here:

    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/kb/preference-file-locations-photoshop-elements.html


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    Peru Bob
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    Peru BobCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    August 6, 2022

    Try this:

    Restore default preferences
    Preference settings control how Photoshop Elements Editor displays images, cursors, and transparencies, saves files, uses plug‑ins and scratch disks, and so on. If the application exhibits unexpected behavior, the preferences file could be damaged. You can restore all preferences to their defaults.

    Note: Deleting the preferences file is an action that cannot be undone.

    Do one of the following:

    Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift (Mac: Option+Command+Shift) immediately after Photoshop Elements begins launching. Click Yes to delete the Adobe Photoshop Elements settings file.
    Go to Edit > Preferences (Mac: Photoshop Elements > Preferences > General), click the Reset Preferences on next launch button, and then click OK. When you restart Adobe Photoshop Elements, all preferences are reset to default settings.
    A new preferences file is created the next time you start Photoshop Elements Editor. For information on a specific preference option, search for the preference name in Help.

    from here:

    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/kb/preference-file-locations-photoshop-elements.html


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      margiek67768913Author
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      August 6, 2022

      Thank you so much; the second option worked.

      Peru Bob
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      Peru BobCommunity Expert
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      August 6, 2022

      I've moved this from the Using the Community forum (which is the forum for issues using the forums) to the Photoshop Elements forum so that proper help can be offered.

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        margiek67768913Author
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        August 6, 2022

        Sorry about that! Thanks for moving it.

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