Layer disappears when moving

[dlbarr1954]

I posted this in this discussion thread, but I wanted to be sure and report this as a bug here too.

I am using Adobe Photoshop Version: 24.4.1 20230418.r.449 53a6c60 x64 on Windows 11

I can consistantly reproduce this bug with a specific set of conditions.

It only seems to happen to Smart Objects when they are inside of folders on the layer panel, and when they are above other layers.  Here's a screen recording that demonstrates this.  Very strange!

[dlbarr1954]

I keep running into this. Here's it happening again.

[CShubert · Accepted solution]

Hi @dlbarr1954 

Go to Preferences > Technology Previews... and enable “Older GPU mode (pre 2016)” - Restart Photoshop. Does the problem persist?

[Yevheniia Obukhova]

I have something similar, and “Older GPU mode (pre 2016)” helps, but is it okay that I have to switch it on for RTX 4080 ?

[default0wnegv79cak0]

It seems to persist if the layers are grouped.

[default0wnegv79cak0]

I apologize for the error in my previous message. The issue still persists if another layer passes on top of another layer.

[dlbarr1954]

That does seem to fix it, but now all actions (panning, moving layers, scrolling) are very laggy, like a low framerate.  Neither option is ideal right now so I guess I'll try this out for a bit and see if it's less annoying than randomly displaying layers.