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Participant
May 28, 2023 8:53 PM UTC
Question

Photoshop Elements 9 keeps resetting panels

I had to reinstall Photoshop Elements 9 recent (it's on an old win8.1), and it keeps putting the panels into a weird compressed state?  Every time I boot up the program, I have to reset the panels even though save panel placement is on.

This is how I want the panels to be:

 

This is what I'm greeted by every time I boot up the program:

 

This didn't happen prior to reinstall.  I really don't understand what's happening.

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hatstead
Inspiring
May 29, 2023 11:32 AM UTC

At the top under "Window" are the appropriate panels checked?

I think there is also a provision to reset the panels. Perhaps if you click on this and start from scratch you  can nest the panels to suit.

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Participant
May 29, 2023 3:03 PM UTC
They are all checked, which is the weird thing about it. Resetting the
panels is the only way I can have all of the panels open but it reverts
back to collapsed when I open the program later on.
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hatstead
Inspiring
May 29, 2023 3:21 PM UTC

Suggest that you reset preferences to default:

  • 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.
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