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August 3, 2024
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Onscreen in image controls for blur gallery not showing

  • August 3, 2024
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None of the onscreen in image controls for blur gallery are showing. The preview works and I can see the filters being applied.  I can modify the effect haphazardly by dragging on screen if I am lucky enough to find the right point, but none of the in image  control points, circles, etc. which show me where to drag are showing. The filters are all to all intents and purposes completely unusable.

 

Mac Studio M1 Max.     OS Sonoma 14.5.    PS 25:11


PS Settings: Use Graphics processor, Open CL, Anti alais guides & paths and GPU compositing, are all checked.


Are there any known issues with the hardware/software combinations shown above?

Are there any settings I may need to change?

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Correct answer Derek Cross

700GB is the free space on a 1TB SSD.


Well you have plenty of resources.
I put the Saving Preferences question into Co-pilot and received this reply:

To save your Photoshop Preferences before resetting them to factory defaults, you can follow these steps:

1. **Quit Photoshop**.
2. **Navigate** to the Photoshop Preferences folder on your computer:
- For **macOS**: `Users/[user name]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop [version] Settings`
- For **Windows 10**: `Users/[user name]/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop [version]/Adobe Photoshop [version] Settings`
3. **Copy** the entire `Adobe Photoshop [Version] Settings` folder and **save it** on your computer or backup storage¹.
4. To **reset** the preferences, reopen Photoshop and go to:
- **macOS**: `Photoshop > Preferences > General`
- **Windows**: `Edit > Preferences > General`
5. **Select** the option `Reset Preferences On Quit` and then click **OK**.
6. **Quit** Photoshop again. When you reopen it, the preferences will be reset to their default values.

Remember, resetting preferences will replace all settings with default settings, so backing them up allows you to restore them later if needed¹. If you have custom presets like brushes or styles, make sure to save them separately through the Preset Manager⁶.

If you ever need to **restore** your preferences, simply copy the backed-up `Adobe Photoshop [Version] Settings` folder back into the Preferences directory¹. Make sure Photoshop is not running when you do this.

Source: Conversation with Copilot, 03/08/2024
(1) Quick Tip: How to Reset Photoshop preferences. https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/quick-tip-how-to-reset-photoshop-preferences/td-p/12502668.
(2) How to backup and restore Photoshop settings? - Super User. https://superuser.com/questions/380008/how-to-backup-and-restore-photoshop-settings.
(3) How To Reset Photoshop Preferences - Photoshop Essentials. https://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/reset-photoshop-preferences/.
(4) Preferences in Photoshop - Adobe Inc.. https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html.
(5) How to reset Photoshop preferences - PanosFX. https://www.panosfx.com/installation-troubleshooting/reset-preferences.
(6) How To Reset, Backup, And Restore Your Photoshop Preferences. https://www.bwillcreative.com/how-to-reset-backup-and-restore-your-photoshop-preferences/.
(7) How to Backup Your Photoshop Settings - Memories Renewed. https://www.memoriesrenewed.com/2022/06/how-to-backup-your-photoshop-settings/.

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Derek Cross
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 3, 2024

See if resetting the Photoshop Preferences back to the factory defaults sorts the issue out. You can do that under the General tab in Photoshop Settings, then closing and reopening the application.

Known Participant
August 3, 2024

Yes thank you Derek. It's the obvious thing to try. I was hoping not to have too. It's such a pain re-setting them ....... 

........ but you are very probably right. Guess it's inevitably coming up to bullet biting time.

Derek Cross
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 3, 2024

You can do an online search on how to save your settings before you reset them.
By the way, I assume you have plenty of RAM and lots of spare hard disk capacity?

Known Participant
August 3, 2024

OK Thank you! I do find where to post very hard sometimes.

kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 3, 2024

(no problem)

kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 3, 2024

in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.



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