"Source Rectangle is Empty" error

[Vera_666]

Starting today I have a problem with Photoshop when many different actions result in an error that states that something can't be done because the Source Rectangle is Empty.

And I mean very different actions result in that one error - resizing image, resizing layers, changing color frofile RGB/CMYK, or even just trying to open some files. And all those files are old, well-used multilayered files that I modify regularly (something like templates) - never had problems with them before and nothing changed in my computer configaration either to cause it.

I can't effectively work in Photoshop right now and that is a serious problem as my work depends on using Photoshop... 

Before you ask, yes, I browsed the forum and read all other threads with the same problem - none of the solutions worked for me but then their problems seemed more localised than mine.

I work on Windows 10 with latest Photoshop version. Tried with the previous version too - same problem. Should I try even older version?

[PECourtejoie]

It is the common point I see with that other discussion, where I only see some workarounds.

Are those linked or placed SOs? Trying to gather relevant info...

[Vera_666]

It is the common point I see with that other discussion, where I only see some workarounds.

Are those linked or placed SOs? Trying to gather relevant info...

By @PECourtejoie

Between the two files I tried to work with - one has both, linked and placed, second one only has 2 placed smart object layers.

[JJMack]

Every Smart object layer has an object transform recorded in the layer. And smarts object layers can be duplicated these smart object layers will share object and may have a different Smart object transforms recorded.  Still smart object layers can be linked and grouped and the will be scaled together. Each smart object layer object transform will be updated correctly.

[J453]

Can you share a PSD (CC files or Dropbox) along with the steps to reproduce the error you're seeing using the supplied PSD? That's probably the fastest way to get us a reproducible case.