Eraser Tool - Crosshair instead of circle

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
March 23, 2022
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Hi there, I've been using photoshop for years and have never had this issue before. Everything was working fine until suddenly my eraser tool seemed to appear as a crosshair rather than the normal circle cursor I usually see. When I apply it to my photo, it erases the whole subject matter rather than the particular area I am applying it to. I have tried the CAPS Lock thing, I've tried to adjust the cursor in preferences, restart the app but nothing seems to work. Any help would be much appreciated as I have an assignment due soon.

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CherishedMomentsJewelry

Participant

Did you ever solve this issue...I'm having the same thing with the crosshair rather than circle and it's making me crazy!

c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

Could you please post screenshots to clarify what you get, what you want, what the settings are?

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CherishedMomentsJewelry

Participant

Thanks for responding. I had already checked cap locks and all of the usual issues, but no matter what I did I could not get rid of the crosshair cursor. I also checked the cursor and it had normal brush tip selected. I finally deleted photoshop and re-uploaded and then re-set tools and that finally did the trick.

Leslie Moak Murray

Community Expert

Check to see if the Caps Lock is on. If it is, undo it.

PECourtejoie

Community Expert

Hello, you get that cursor when the brush you want to use is bigger than what can be shown on screen. and you r explanation seems to corellate that. What is the brush set to?