Layer Effects won't stay turned off from save to save.

[Croman_SVA]

PS 26.2.0
MacOS running Sequoia

This is a VERY niche problem - I am using Photoshop for drawing storyboards.  I will use a LAYER EFFECT of COLOR OVERLAY/SCREEN on the previous layer to then draw the next pose of a character on the layer above it.  I will then either turn off the COLOR OVERLAY or try and delete it on the previous layer.  Then SAVE the file.

When I go to open the file again, often ALL of those LAYER EFFECTS will be turned on, and I have to go back in physically and turn them off or delete them. I SAVE the file again...

...then they're back ON again when I open the file again!  

HOW CAN I STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING!?!

-Christian

[Aleke]

Hi @Croman_SVA, welcome to the community!

I haven’t been able to reproduce the issue on my end. Does it happen with every file, or just that one in particular? If you’re able to, could you share a screen recording of what you’re seeing? Also, if you haven’t already, try updating to the latest version of Photoshop (26.9) and let us know if the issue still occurs there.

Thanks so much!
Alek

[Croman_SVA]

Thanks for answering my post!  Lately it's been happening regularly on multiple files.  The are big files, and unfortunately under NDA's so I can't share them.  I tried to recreate it on a small file, but it didn't happen.  I'll try and record it on a bigger file when it happens again, plus I'll upgrade to the latest PS (I thought it was set to automatically update!).

[Croman_SVA]

@Aleke !  I've made a recording and greyed out the proprietary drawings so hopefully it protects me from revealing too much but is clear enough to show you what's happening.  I had just opened this file, notices the blue overlay screen LAYER EFFECT was visible on two frames.  I went into each frame and deleted the layer effect from the layer for both frames on the timeline.  Saved and closed.  Opened again, and while the layer effect was gone from the second frame, it was back on in the first frame.  

[Aleke]

Hi @Croman_SVA, thanks so much for sharing the screen recording!

That’s definitely a strange one. Even with the video, I haven’t been able to reproduce the issue on my end. Just curious, does the same thing happen if you hide the layer effects instead of deleting them?

It might be worth trying a reset of your Photoshop preferences. That can often clear up odd behavior like this. Just a heads-up: resetting will wipe out your brushes, workspaces, and other custom settings, so it’s a good idea to back those up first. Here’s how you can do it: https://adobe.ly/3HkRFWi

Thanks again!

Alek

[c.pfaffenbichler · Accepted solution]

Deleting a Layer Style on a Frame appears to be the »wrong« approach, hiding it instead should work. 

Deleting the Layer Style seems to fail even without re-opening the file, simply by selecting a different frame and then reselecting the affected one. 

[Croman_SVA]

That seems right, but it DOES seem like a bug!  Deleting it SHOULD be permanent!  But this is a fine workaround and going forward I'll just turn the layer off.  Thank you!  

[c.pfaffenbichler]

That seems right, but it DOES seem like a bug! 

No argument there; if the deletion would be denied (with some alert possibly) then the situation would be clear, the current situation is unclear to say the least.