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Dingofest
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April 5, 2019
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Photoshop layer mask glitch?

  • April 5, 2019
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Hello all,

I'm using Photoshop CC 2019 (20.0.4) and recently discovered that when I delete a mask from a layer, it doesn't just delete the mask, it seems to apply the mask and THEN delete it all in one go. As far back as I can remember to Photoshop v6.0, you could simply drag the mask to the trash and it would delete it WITHOUT affecting the layer. If you wanted to delete the mask AND delete the masked pixels, you would simply right-click on the mask, click apply mask, and it would delete both (mask and masked pixels).

I did notice if you drag the mask to the trash while holding Alt/Option, it leaves the pixels alone and only delete's the mask. I'm really not liking this, I want to delete the mask without harming my artwork by default.. I shouldn't have to hold an optional key to keep my artwork intact.

I'd like to know if anyone else has noticed this bug/feature change.. or am I just going crazy and this has been like this all along? lol  Any way to change the default?

Thanks

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    Correct answer jane-e

    davescm  wrote

    To restore normal behaviour you will need to reset your preferences by going to preferences >General >Reset Preferences on Quit then closing and restarting Photoshop.

    Dave

    I am not in my office, but isn’t there a feature in Preferences > General that says “Reset All Warnings”? If so, that should also take care of it.

    Jane

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    davescm
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    davescmCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 6, 2019

    Hi

    By default when you drag a mask to the bin the layers panel you get a dialogue asking whether you want to Apply the mask or Delete it. There is also a checkbox saying "Don't show again".

    If you check that box - then click Apply, then all subsequent drags to the bin will apply the mask, which is what you are seeing.

    To restore normal behaviour you will need to reset your preferences by going to preferences >General >Reset Preferences on Quit then closing and restarting Photoshop.

    Dave

    jane-e
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    jane-eCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    April 7, 2019

    davescm  wrote

    To restore normal behaviour you will need to reset your preferences by going to preferences >General >Reset Preferences on Quit then closing and restarting Photoshop.

    Dave

    I am not in my office, but isn’t there a feature in Preferences > General that says “Reset All Warnings”? If so, that should also take care of it.

    Jane

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      DingofestAuthor
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      April 8, 2019

      Thanks Jane / Dave, resetting the warnings did the trick. I had completely forgotten about that, I'm just thankful it wasn't actually some crazy new feature of Photoshop.... *cough*.. holding shift during resizing..  *cough*..  anyways, everything is working great now.

        S_Gans
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        S_GansCommunity Expert
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        April 5, 2019

        Can I ask what platform and OS you're using? I'm on a Mac - still using Sierra 10.12.6, with the same version of Photoshop, and I haven't had that issue - fortunately. It works just as it's always worked on my machine.

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        DingofestAuthor
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        April 6, 2019

        S_Gans,

        I'm running Mac OS Mojave 10.14

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