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JamesHHL
Inspiring
October 23, 2018
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Photoshop 2019 crop locked ratio

  • October 23, 2018
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I can't seem to freeform crop, the aspect ratio is locked, I tried holding down shift, ctrl, or alt but it's still locked.

I went to crop options, it doesn't have a freeform or no restriction option.

Only way I can freeform crop now is select with marquee then crop....PLEASE help!

      Correct answer JamesHHL

      I don't have the problem anymore, during initial PS 2019 install the crop default to "Original Ratio". Thus I couldn't freeform transform the crop even holding down shift.  Just had to change it to "Ratio" and everything work as it should now.

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      andreaso75998404
      Participating Frequently
      November 8, 2018

      These are my settings:

      I've pressed "clear" a thousand times. Switched between "ratio" and all the other options. It still won't break the original ratio when I try to resize.

      Went back to 2018 using the same settings. Works as expected there. Is my 2019 corrupt or something? Because this is not the only bug in that version.

      EDIT: some more things I've tried:

      Resetting Photoshop's preferences

      Resetting the crop tool

      I'm on Windows 7 64bit

      Trevor.Dennis
      Community Expert
      Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      November 7, 2018

      Are you referring to Camera RAW, or images inside Photoshop?

      If the latter, do you have any values in the crop fields?

      If yes, click on clear

      If those fields are empty, and you still have this issue, can you confirm you are talking about the normal Crop tool, and not the Perspective Crop tool?

      A screenshot  of your workspace might help.

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        JamesHHLAuthorCorrect answer
        Inspiring
        November 7, 2018

        I don't have the problem anymore, during initial PS 2019 install the crop default to "Original Ratio". Thus I couldn't freeform transform the crop even holding down shift.  Just had to change it to "Ratio" and everything work as it should now.

          Daniel E Lane
          Daniel E Lane
          Inspiring
          November 7, 2018

          You can also just hit the Clear button off to the right of the ratio and it will work fine as well. And its easier than doing the drop down menu to change from Original Ratio to just ratio

            josephlavine
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            josephlavineCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            November 6, 2018

            Have you attempted to reset the Crop Tool?  see attached

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              andreaso75998404
              Participating Frequently
              November 7, 2018

              Tried it. Made no difference

              I've ditched 2019 and am using 2018 again. Everything works as expected there.

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              andreaso75998404
              Participating Frequently
              November 6, 2018

              It's the same for me since updating to 2019...

              But you can ignore the original ratio IF you hold down shift AFTER you've begun moving one of the box's sides/corners.

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