Duplicating image in the same layer

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May 28, 2023
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Hi there, first time here on the forum and a complete newbie in Photoshop.

Searching the internet only led me to an answer that states that any copying and pasting will be resulting in a new layer for every new paste, which is very annoying and confusing for a beginner who likes organized files, or maybe I wasn't searching the correct terms.

My question: Is there an option to duplicate (copy/paste) image in the SAME layer in Photoshop?

Stay cool, Yorgi...

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jane-e

Braniac

My question: Is there an option to duplicate (copy/paste) image in the SAME layer in Photoshop?

By @Yorgi

If you want to keep the duplicate in the same layer, Alt+drag the selected pixels. Later, though, you say that you want to move them separately. The easiest way to do that is to keep them on separate layers.

Move+Drag with nothing selected moves the entire layer.
Move+Drag with a selection moves the selected pixels.

Jane

D Fosse

Braniac

Right. There are good reasons a paste is always a new layer.

Zesty_wanderlust15A7

Known Participant

Not always. There are cases where you can do Select All on an empty layer and it will paste into that. Sometimes not — the logic escapes me ATM. I know I was happy you could do that in several actions I made in the past.