Work space

[Photogah]

Each time I open PS the layers, channels, paths channels do not appear and I have to reset my workspace everytime I open PS. Has anyone else seen this happen? and how do you correct it?

[Marja de Klerk]

What's your default workspace?

[Photogah]

I use a custom wokrspace I arranged.

[Marja de Klerk]

Maybe you already did this, but you have to save your custom workspace with Window > Workspace > New Workspace

[Photogah]

Yes, I have been using this work space for several years now, saved it several years ago

[Marja de Klerk]

Saving it again is worth a try,  I guess. Or installing the latest version of Photoshop, if you have not done so yet.

[Photogah]

I saved it again under another name, smae problem. I still have to reset the workspce. I thought the layers panel was not there but I have noticed the layers, channels, and path panels are all the way at the bottom of the screen. You can't see any icons only the names of the panels.

[Marja de Klerk]

Can you send a screenshot?

[Photogah]

[Marja de Klerk]

Your Swatches panel seems to be stretched to the botom of the screen. If you pull it back up your Layers, Channels and Paths will appear again!

[Photogah]

OK, I moved my swatches panel to a differnt location and now the layers, channels, and Paths appear but no ICON of my photo until I reset the workspace see attached.

[Marja de Klerk]

What happens when you double click on the word Layers in the Layers panel, does that make the layers and icons visible?

[Photogah]

That is what I have been doing or either resetting the work space. When I click on layers the thumbnails appear but I have never had to do that before.