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I closed the Toolbar on the left side, how do I restore it?

  • April 2, 2024
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This is the only place I found to ask a ? for Photoshop 24.7.3

Can someone please help and direct my ? to the proper place?

I can't find the proper place to ask a ?

I accidently closed the L side bar with crop, magnifying glass, eraser, clone, etc.... and can't find where to open it again.

Some how it separated itself from the background work area and can't get it reattached so moves with the background work space.

Thank you for help!

Mac OS 14.3.1

    Correct answer Ged_Traynor

    @rene.franken@hotmail.be have a look at the correct answer by Sameer K to see if it helps

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/photoshop-tool-icons-are-missing/idc-p/14079878#M112305

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    ROSEANN35665725gu18
    Participant
    June 26, 2024

    Dear ADOBE... would you please stop messing with our tool bars, selection tools, cropping tools, TRANSITION CONTROLS, etc. ???????? You are wasting our work time as we have to go searching for things. I realize that you all need to make it seem like you are upgrading the products, but this is not helping—SO PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, JUST STOP IT!!!!!!!!! UGH

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      KTdehs
      Participant
      August 28, 2024

      YES! We go to work and all of the sudden our tools are missing. Searching all logical options and Googling everything just to get back to square one is not an Update. Window menu > Workspace > Reset doesn't return the toolbar on my PC.

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        Kev_lar
        Participating Frequently
        November 8, 2024

        Ummmm... Where did these go? Ive done all the workspace resets etc etc. and still not showing.

          Trevor.Dennis
          Community Expert
          Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          April 3, 2024

          Gene's answer is a better fit for just the tool bar being missing, but worth remembering screen modes.  Hitting the F key will cycle through the three screen modes.  The last of the three Full Screen Mode  removes all tools and panels leaving on the Ruler, if it happened to be on.  The Tab key will also toggle the toolbar and panels off and on.

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          rene.franken@hotmail.be
          Participating Frequently
          July 25, 2025

          This is the real problem.

          Every time I have to go to preferences / interface / change the color to get my menu back in normal mode.

           

           

          Ged_Traynor
          Community Expert
          Ged_TraynorCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
          Community Expert
          July 25, 2025

          @rene.franken@hotmail.be have a look at the correct answer by Sameer K to see if it helps

          https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/photoshop-tool-icons-are-missing/idc-p/14079878#M112305

          gener7
          Community Expert
          gener7Community Expert
          Community Expert
          April 2, 2024

          Window menu > Workspace > Reset (workspace name) will restore and dock (attach) your Toolbar and Panels.

          It's a great way to get everything back to normal.

           

          You can also try:

          Window menu > Tools  It's at the bottom of the menu. See that it's checked on.

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            Daniel32489436q6pe
            Participant
            August 21, 2024

            Thank you so much omg you just saved me hours of frustration! Adobe products stop working if you sneeze in the wrong direction, I'm not sure why the States are so obsessed with them.

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