Layer will not delete.

[Nana Mo]

I have a layer that I can not delete. I'm taking a photoshop course online. Must of hit the wrong thing. It has a white square with a brush inside. It appears with every different photo that I bring into PS.

Please help!

[Mohammad.Harb]

How many layers do you have in the layers panel?

If you have ONLY one layer,  you can't delete it As the  the minimum number of layer must be at least one layer in each project.

you can create a new empty layer from the layers panel by pressing on create new layer icon, then delete any layer that you don't want.

if this is not the case , please show a screenshot 

[Nana Mo]

 Thank you

[Nana Mo]

Thanks for jumping in so fast. I did resolve the problem. Great community!

[melissapiccone]

Please share a screenshot. Maybe you locked it, but that wouldn't make sense if it's on every photo.

[Nana Mo]

 Thank you.

[Nana Mo]

I did resolve the prblem with the help of a nice man named Dave. Great community support and I thank you again.

Maureen

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Could you please post a screenshot with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Channels, Options Bar, …) visible? 

[Nana Mo]

 Thank you.

[davescm · Accepted solution]

That is just the bottom image layer. The brush icon shows it is a pixel layer and that you have thumbnails turned off for the layers panel.

If you click the 3 line square at the top right of the menu bar and choose panel options, change thumbnail size from none to one of the other three options.

That will change your layer icon from this :

to this :

Dave

[Nana Mo]

Thank you Dave it worked.Should I change the thumbnail size back to none?

Maureen

[davescm]

No , I usually keep the thumbnails at small or medium so I can see an indication of the layer content. I find it more helpful than the icon representation that you showed earlier.

Dave

[Nana Mo]

Got it!

[Nana Mo]

Dave, Thank you again. How nice of you to help! 

Maureen

[davescm]

You're welcome 🙂

Dave