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Custom Shapes List Duplicates

Community Beginner ,
Apr 12, 2020 Apr 12, 2020

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I am using Photoshop 21.1.1. on a Mac

I was using the dropdown shapes panel for custom shapes and hit the "Restore Default Shapes" command in the panel seettings menu.

This added a duplicate list of the default shapes already in the panel, I did this a second time and now have three repeats of the the default list, see attached screenshot.

I can't find any way to delete these duplicates - the delete command remains greyed out for every action I can think of.

Is there a solution to this problem?

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Community Expert , Apr 12, 2020 Apr 12, 2020

Use the Shapes panel from the Window menu (not the options bar).

~ Jane

 

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Community Expert ,
Apr 12, 2020 Apr 12, 2020

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Use the Shapes panel from the Window menu (not the options bar).

~ Jane

 

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Community Beginner ,
Apr 12, 2020 Apr 12, 2020

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Hi Jane

 

Many thanks - that did it.

 

Regards

 

George

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Community Expert ,
Apr 13, 2020 Apr 13, 2020

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You're welcome, George. I'm glad it's working.

 Jane

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New Here ,
Jul 13, 2021 Jul 13, 2021

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hello ,

I have the same problem exactly ... but i don't have this trash

 

if you can help me please

 

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Explorer ,
Aug 03, 2021 Aug 03, 2021

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Did you get a answer how to fix?  Same problem here.

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Community Expert ,
Aug 03, 2021 Aug 03, 2021

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You need to go to Window > Shapes

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Explorer ,
Aug 03, 2021 Aug 03, 2021

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Thanks it worked!

 


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New Here ,
Oct 25, 2021 Oct 25, 2021

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Thank you so much. I had the same issue with duplicate shapes. I was getting frustrated searching for the folders to delete the shapes.

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Participant ,
Nov 16, 2023 Nov 16, 2023

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so dumb. why would they take it out of the flyout menu?????? it just makes more work.

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Community Expert ,
Nov 16, 2023 Nov 16, 2023

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@paulflong "why would they take it out of the flyout menu"

Not sure what you mean as it's still there in version 25.1

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Participant ,
Nov 16, 2023 Nov 16, 2023

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Before I used the shapes option in "window" drop down... these were my only options

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and a few of them like "delete" were greyed out. When i tried to append shapes, the only shapes I could download were trees, flowers, etc. I was looking for the legacy options and they weren't available.

 

 

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Community Expert ,
Nov 16, 2023 Nov 16, 2023

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@paulflong you need to go to Window > Shapes and then from the panel flyout menu you should see the legacy shapes and more, they're not available in the options bar.

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Participant ,
Nov 16, 2023 Nov 16, 2023

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yes, that's what i figured out from the thread (thank you), BUT you used to be able to do all that from this menu:

 

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oh well.



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Community Expert ,
Nov 16, 2023 Nov 16, 2023

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yes, that's what i figured out from the thread (thank you), BUT you used to be able to do all that from this menu:

By @paulflong

 

Yes, but several versions ago Adobe moved management for Shapes to the Shapes panel. Once you add the legacy shapes there, they will be visible from the options bar as they were before.

 

Jane

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New Here ,
Aug 22, 2020 Aug 22, 2020

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That was easy. Now on to the next custom shape issue.

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Contributor ,
Nov 17, 2023 Nov 17, 2023

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My gawd...This isssue still hasn't been fixed? It was flagged years and years ago. Once a shape is selected in the Shapes panel, you CAN delete in the pop-up panel. Makes no sense.

 

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I can also trigger this:

 

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Not it says delete "group" though a shape is selected. When I select the menu item, I get delete shape:

 

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As for appending, that was flagged too as a similar unexpected behaviour in the Brushes panel. Why would you want to append complete sets? Adding copies that you may want to edit, I can understand but complete sets? It should be Restore Default Brushes/Shapes, and a duplicate option added for copying in selected groups or shapes or brushes.

 

 

 

 

Photographer | Shangara.me

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Participant ,
Nov 17, 2023 Nov 17, 2023

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Unfortunately, I don't have that option (it used to be there in previous versions). I have to use "window > shapes" and access the shapes panel to delete anything. I'm using Photoshop 2024.

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Contributor ,
Nov 17, 2023 Nov 17, 2023

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I see Delete Shape in your screenshot. It's greyed out, but shouldn't be as floating and pop-up panels can talk to each other. Select a shape in the floating panel then view the pop-up and context-click on a shape. Delete Shape *should* be enabled.  It is here in Ps 2024, and other versions. The logic makes no sense. If a delete is availble when a shape is selected in the floating panel, it should be by default in the pop-up.

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Nov 17, 2023 Nov 17, 2023

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yes, i agree.. look at the screen shot again, the last tree is selected...

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If you look at my screenshot and explanation, you should be able to enable delete...my point is, why would you want to seeing as you have to enable it via the pop-up Shapes panel?

Photographer | Shangara.me

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