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calebl64118451
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July 27, 2020
Question

Photoshop Crashes Whenever I Duplicate (PC)

  • July 27, 2020
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Every time I duplicate a layer of any sort (group, object, etc.) the dotted grey wheel appears, spins for a bit, then Photoshop crashes. Please advise on how to rectify this. For now, I will have to create each layer from scratch and that's extremely inefficient. 

 

What info do you need from me to get to the bottom of this?

 

My PC is pretty decently spec'ed-out and this only started happening recently. 32GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 680, Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.2GHz, 4 cores.

 

Thanks!

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Mariam5EB8
Known Participant
May 29, 2024

Hi guys, did you find a solution to this problem?

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LiMakGol
Participant
January 20, 2022

I have the same problem.

I got round it by converting the layer to a smart object and I was then able to duplicate it.

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    Grayjax
    Participant
    February 5, 2022

    i had one instance where this worked (i smart object - rasterize - feather - duplicate via copy)

    and then about 8 times where it just freezes on load. have a ridiculous comp so its very odd 😕😕

    JJMack
    Community Expert
    JJMackCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 27, 2020

    Post one of the crash reports here. I you are using windows use Windows reliability history viewer to find the Photoshop stopped workings reports. If you get an Adobe Crash report use the blue link in the top of the report to capture the details and post those.

    JJMack
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    Mia3000
    Participant
    May 14, 2021

    Hi all. Has anyone found a solution to this? My PS is crashing every time I try to copy/paste, duplicate layer or drag the layer to duplicate! Needless to say, this is frustrating. 😐 

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      Dreamy_goal50BA
      Inspiring
      August 8, 2021

      Same.

       

      Copy and pasting a layer into an existing document causes Photoshop to crash. Doesn't matter if using cut/paste or drag-drop. Crashes consistently. 

       

      Having to switch to Affinity Photo now just to get stuff done.

       

      AMD Ryzen 1950X, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070, Windows 10, Photoshop 22.4.0.0 20210512.r.195.

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        Anonymous
        July 27, 2020

        Hi

        What exact version of Photoshop and operating system do you have, if it's Windows have you checked the event viewer for errors relating to Photoshop.exe

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