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Paint bucket tool is missing after recent update Photoshop CC

Community Beginner ,
Dec 03, 2015 Dec 03, 2015

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Schermafbeelding 2015-12-04 om 07.36.23.pngAfter the new update i can not find the fill bucket icon under the gradient icon anymore is the bucket relocated somewhere else. Or is this some sort of bug / error?

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Community Expert , Dec 03, 2015 Dec 03, 2015

Go to Edit>Toolbar, click Restore Defaults and Done.

See if that gets things back to normal.

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Dec 03, 2015 Dec 03, 2015

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Go to Edit>Toolbar, click Restore Defaults and Done.

See if that gets things back to normal.

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Community Beginner ,
Dec 03, 2015 Dec 03, 2015

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Just that easy!

Thanks Schermafbeelding 2015-12-04 om 08.05.28.png

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New Here ,
Jul 18, 2018 Jul 18, 2018

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Did NOT work....this is a joke!

I've just wasted a boat load of time on this

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New Here ,
Jul 18, 2018 Jul 18, 2018

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Also it appears that none of the edit tools are working.

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Explorer ,
Jul 18, 2018 Jul 18, 2018

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ariar61845839  If you can be more specific as to what you tried and where it didn't work (or what didn't show on your screen) someone could probably help.

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New Here ,
Jun 13, 2022 Jun 13, 2022

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Excellent! Thank you so so much!

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Explorer ,
Dec 12, 2015 Dec 12, 2015

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Not to belabor the point, but why was it changed like that?  I haven't touched the toolbar settings since the latest version was installed, so apparently it installs this way.  Freaking WHY??

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New Here ,
Dec 07, 2017 Dec 07, 2017

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If you used the bucket tool Adobe has saved you from yourself by hiding it.  Future users will never know about it.  It's so 1990's and when you work at Adobe and were born in the 1990's removing things is a way of advancing ones career. 

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New Here ,
Feb 27, 2018 Feb 27, 2018

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Easy there, buddy, We get that you've got the whole pretentious graphic design complex going on, but us plebs might still want to use the tool for simple tasks. I wanted to use the paint bucket to fill in half shapes for a pedigree chart for my bio class, but I guess that's too 1990s of me. Thank God Adobe saved me from this egregious crime against electronic arts.

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Explorer ,
Mar 01, 2018 Mar 01, 2018

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lol

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New Here ,
Apr 06, 2020 Apr 06, 2020

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what a load of rubbish.

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Explorer ,
Nov 27, 2022 Nov 27, 2022

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For some real fun and frustration head on over to Bridge 2023! Then go back to 2022 version that actually works! Can't agree more with you. Today is my first day in this version of PS and well...PS are apt letters. Too many UXers in the kitchen. 

From somewhere on Colorado's Continental Divide...
~ fotomatt
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New Here ,
Apr 09, 2016 Apr 09, 2016

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R_Kelly, I'm missing my Paintbucket, as well, and I don't even show the Toolbar option under Edit:

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Community Expert ,
Apr 09, 2016 Apr 09, 2016

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I don't think your missing the Paint Bucket Tool.

Just left click and hold on the Gradient Tool in the toolbox to get to the Paint Bucket Tool.

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New Here ,
Jan 11, 2017 Jan 11, 2017

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Thanks a lot!

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New Here ,
Mar 01, 2017 Mar 01, 2017

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No, the paintbucket does not appear. Its like its totally missing in this update. I really need that tool! I often make selections in layer-masks and then fill them with black, white or grey to hide or to show.. I cannot do this anymore! Its really frustrating!

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New Here ,
Aug 05, 2017 Aug 05, 2017

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THANK YOU!!!!

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New Here ,
Apr 24, 2017 Apr 24, 2017

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Heh. R_Kelly showed you where your bucket is.

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Explorer ,
Mar 01, 2018 Mar 01, 2018

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I get the same error spontaneously after my workspace completely disappeared.  It was not a matter of long pressing or ALT-clicking the tool but going to Edit > Toolbar... (as mentioned above) but instead of resetting the toolbar, I moved the paint bucket took back to its rightful place.  See visual below.

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Edit > Toolbar...

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Move to toolbar

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Good luck ya'll.

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New Here ,
May 19, 2018 May 19, 2018

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I have no Edit - Tools menu, no traingle and no 3 dots at the bottom . I cannot find the paint bucket anywhere, very fusted. Adobe stop moving things!

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Explorer ,
Jun 21, 2018 Jun 21, 2018

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What version of PHotoshop do you have sagem?  You dont have a "Toolbar..." option at the bottom of your "Edit" menu?

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New Here ,
Jan 30, 2020 Jan 30, 2020

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hi! super super new to this and it's my first time ever using photoshop. how did you move the paint bucket tool into the toolbar? it tells me to drag and drop it but it doesn't work

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New Here ,
Oct 13, 2021 Oct 13, 2021

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That worked for me. Thank  you! Still not quite sure WHY they would remove that...

 

Client PNG Logo > Image Size to Height of clients CMS system banner > Canvas Size to width of banner area > BUCKET TOOL to fill in white (because CMS system doesn't support transparant in 9/10 cases) > Save.

 

Bucket tool is an essential tool for that very specific job.

 

Can it be done with layers, and marking background as white - Yes.

 

Can it be done with rectangle or similar followed by flatten - Yes.

 

Is all other methods just slower and more difficult when the client needs the logo replaced *now* - YES!

 

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New Here ,
Aug 25, 2022 Aug 25, 2022

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Thanks for this!  How frustrating .. to go an try to drop a pattern .. only to find the paint bucket missing.  [cursing removed by moderator] Adobe!

Those of us who have been using Photoshop for years .. don't have time while we are working to hen peck and figur eout where out tools have gone to!  Quit moving things!

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