Toolbar on the left side is missing, how do I restore it?

[NTC Ann]

This is the only place I found to ask a ? for Photoshop 24.7.3

Can someone please help and direct my ? to the proper place?

I can't find the proper place to ask a ?

I accidently closed the L side bar with crop, magnifying glass, eraser, clone, etc.... and can't find where to open it again.

Some how it separated itself from the background work area and can't get it reattached so moves with the background work space.

Thank you for help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mac OS 14.3.1

[gener7 · Accepted solution]

Window menu > Workspace > Reset (workspace name) will restore and dock (attach) your Toolbar and Panels.

It's a great way to get everything back to normal.

You can also try:

Window menu > Tools  It's at the bottom of the menu. See that it's checked on.

[Trevor.Dennis]

Gene's answer is a better fit for just the tool bar being missing, but worth remembering screen modes.  Hitting the F key will cycle through the three screen modes.  The last of the three Full Screen Mode  removes all tools and panels leaving on the Ruler, if it happened to be on.  The Tab key will also toggle the toolbar and panels off and on.

[ROSEANN35665725gu18]

Dear ADOBE... would you please stop messing with our tool bars, selection tools, cropping tools, TRANSITION CONTROLS, etc. ???????? You are wasting our work time as we have to go searching for things. I realize that you all need to make it seem like you are upgrading the products, but this is not helping—SO PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, JUST STOP IT!!!!!!!!! UGH

[Trevor.Dennis]

@ROSEANN35665725gu18  To be fair, you would have to admit that selections are much more accurate and easier to make than they ever used to be.  Functions like Remove Background, Replace Sky, and the Object Selection tool are almost like magic tricks.  Select & Mask has quietly got better and better in the background in the years since it was introduced.   Overal, Photoshop is masively different to the pre-subscription versions, and we are able to work way more quickly because of it.

You mention the Crop tool, and I do remember being annoyed when it's behaviour changed (was that CS6?), but I would HATE to go back to the old way now.  AFAIK, there are still legacy options for Free Transform and the Crop tool,  Being on a constant learning curve is what makes life interesting, but I accept that sometimes the timing sucks.

[ROSEANN35665725gu18]

I love the new features but there is more than enough real estate in
Photoshop for them to leave the tools alone. I do design for a living, and
I get paid by the hour. The last thing I want to do is spend a half hour
searching the web for a tool that they moved—And, they seem to be doing it
with every update. ::shakes head::

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