Clicking Option (drag) on a Layer moves me to Next Document instead of duplicate layer(s)

[KillerRabbit]

Hi,

I don't now when this happened, but I noticed the last few months in PS (latest)  that when I want to copy or duplicate a layer or several layers (groups or what not) by clicking on the layer and then holding down option and dragging it that it takes me to another document that is currently open. In order to stop this from happening I would have to close all the other documents except the one I'm currently on. This is annoying to do since I need all the other documents that are currently open for my project.

Has anyone run into this issue? I don't know how to disable this function if it's somewhere in the KeyBoard Shortcuts. Is this a weird new thing? Anyone experienced this?

I'm working on a iMac with OS Monterey (12.5.1)

[innovative_adventurer5D56]

When you hold down option key the layer or group layers will be duplicated not moving to other document.

[KillerRabbit]

I'm telling you it's not doing this as t is supose to do and why I asked the question.

[Jennifer31477691o0gz]

I know this person posted this a while ago, but just like KillerRabbit, whenever I optioned clicked on a layer it was switching me to another open document. You really don't realize how often you option+click layers to do various things until something like this happens. Just in case anyone else is having this problem, here's the solution. For most of my option+clicking needs, I found that if I hold down the command key while I option+click a layer, I can do what just option+click did in the past. This still wasn't working when I wanted to view just a layer mask, though. After a lot of frustrating experimenting, I found you have to wait for hover text to appear before option+clicking the layer; only then will it truly behave the way it did in the past.  Hope this helps save someone the frustration I went through!

[KillerRabbit]

This was just happening to me a week or so ago with multiple opened documents. I'll try and do as you suggested and recalibrate my work process. I wish they would fix this glitch. I can't see a reason why clicking and holding on a layer + option  would bring you to an open layer. 

[KillerRabbit]

Weird  about the mask thing and waiting for hovering text. I haven't done that in a while perhaps because I might work on mask stuff in the channels panel. 🤷🏻‍:male_sign: