When I move a image, it disappears and the chequered ground below where the image was remains put

[richard_1211]

Hello,

I can see that the MOVE tool has come up repeatedly, but my issue seems particularly stubborn.

When I upload an image (jpg or PNG; with the former, I change the layer from background to "layer 0") and I then try to move it with the move tool, the image gets moved into a black void, and the chequered underground - excatly the size of the image - remains in place. I don't know what is going! I never had that problem. It's PS 2025. I unchecked "show layer bounds on hover" and "show hover bounds from layers" as I also used to have an empty blue frame that was being moved, that's gone now, but this made no difference to the problem as such. As you can see in the screenshot, nothing is locked on the layer panel, and I ahve also unselected and re-selected "Auto-select: Layer", no difference. I am going insane, as moving images is pretty much the first thing one does in PS! Any help please?

[Sameer K · Accepted solution]

Hey, @richard_1211. Welcome to the Photoshop Community. I'll help you figure this out. 

This is expected behavior. When you move a layer outside of the canvas, you'll see transparency, represented as checkboxes. 

I am assuming that if you'd like to see a solid white background, you can start with a background layer and import your images over it.

Please head here to get started: https://adobe.ly/3VIhWBm

Thanks!

Sameer K
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