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Problem: Photoshop won’t save feather radius setting (always resets to 0.1 px)

Forum|Forum|3 months ago
November 3, 2025
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Hi everyone,

I’ve just downloaded the latest version of Photoshop, and I’ve run into a strange issue. Whenever I try to apply a feather to a selection, the “Feather Radius” is automatically set to 0.1 px with a blue outline around the input field.

I actually want to set it to 0.8 px (which shows a red outline in the input field), but every time I click OK, Photoshop resets it back to 0.1 px.

It doesn’t seem to matter what kind of selection tool I use — the setting just won’t stick.

Has anyone else experienced this issue, or knows how to fix it?
Is this a bug in the latest update, or is there maybe a new preference I need to change?

Thanks in advance for any help!

Angel Scan

Known Participant

same here, in Version 2025, I could set Feather fom 0,1 to 0,9 (and all above) and now in Version 2026 - 0,1 is set. In the new version 2026, 0,1 now appears to be the default value and no longer the last user-selected value. I tried several settings above 1,0 with decimal values (1,4 , 20,5 etc.) that works!

thanks Charly

Trevor.Dennis

Community Expert

I see you are using the Shift F6 dialog box. A value you set in that box is not reflected in the Options Bar.

I also noticed that Martis is using a coma rather than a full stop, and that you have used comas in your post. I would expect that to throw up an error.

FWIIW, whatever value I se in the Shift F6 dialog is still there after restarting. That was tested with current release and beta versions.

Angel Scan

Known Participant

Hallo Trevor.Dennis,
ich habe in der Options Leiste versucht einen Wert mit Punk einzugeben aber dann erhalte ich eine Fehlermeldung (sieh Screenshot)
gebe ich einen Wert mit Komma ein wird der Wert angenommen!
Außerdem kann ich die "Weiche Kannte" in der Option-leiste nur mit den
Auswahlwerkzeug-Gruppen "Rechteck, Ellipse und Lasso, Lasso-Polygon" setzen, mit den übrigen Auswahlwerkzeugen (Zauberstab, Bereichs-Auswahlwerkzeug und Objekt-Auswahlwerkzeug) kann ich eine "Weiche Kannte" nur über 'Umschalt +F6' setzen, oder übersehe ich da etwas in der Optionsleiste ?
ich schreibe in Deutsch und übersetze mit DeepL da mein Englisch für komplexere Erklärungen nicht ausreicht und bei der Übersetzung bin ich nicht sicher ob DeeL für die speziellen PS Begriffe (z,B Werkzeuge) die richtige Übersetzung wählt!

Hello Trevor.Dennis,

I tried to enter a value with a period in the options bar, but then I got an error message (see screenshot).

If I enter a value with a comma, the value is accepted!

In addition, I can only set the “Soft Edge” in the options bar with the

selection tool groups “Rectangle, Ellipse and Lasso, Lasso-Polygon.” With the other selection tools (Magic Wand, Range Selection Tool, and Object Selection Tool), I can only set a “soft edge” using ‘Shift + F6,’ or am I overlooking something in the options bar?

I am writing in German and translating with DeepL because my English is not sufficient for more complex explanations, and I am not sure whether DeeL chooses the correct translation for the specific PS terms (e.g., tools) in the translation!

Translated with DeepL.com

Thank you

Charly

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Aleke

Community Manager

Hi @martin_3523, welcome to the community!
To help us get a better idea of what’s going on, could you share a few more details? Specifically, the exact version number of Photoshop you're using and your operating system.
As a first step, it might be helpful to try resetting your Photoshop preferences, just in case something got corrupted. Just a heads-up: this will reset things like brushes, workspaces, and other custom settings, so make sure to back those up first.
You can follow the steps here:
https://adobe.ly/4hDgcDM
Let us know how it goes!
Alek

*(If you mention me with an @, like @Aleke, I’ll get a notification and can respond faster.)*

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martin_3523Author

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@Aleke sure it happend with the new version update v 27.0 i would prefer not to reset my preferences. The problem is on Both mac and windows. my college has the same problem.

if i then press enter it will reset to the 0,1

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