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How can I unflatten layers in my photoshop file? CS5.5 Extended

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Mar 15, 2013 Mar 15, 2013

How can I unflatten layers in my photoshop file? CS5.5 Extended

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Advocate , Mar 15, 2013 Mar 15, 2013

Did you click flatten image?  If you saved the project and closed out of Photoshop there's no way of unflattening the image.  If you haven't saved it yet, you may be able to undo using the history panel?

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In the future I would save another version of the project before flattening the image.  Or, you can duplicate and flatten groups of layers all at once. Just select the layers you want to flatten, right click them, select Duplicate Layers and press Command E to merge those layers together.  You ca

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Advocate ,
Mar 15, 2013 Mar 15, 2013

Did you click flatten image?  If you saved the project and closed out of Photoshop there's no way of unflattening the image.  If you haven't saved it yet, you may be able to undo using the history panel?

History.png

In the future I would save another version of the project before flattening the image.  Or, you can duplicate and flatten groups of layers all at once. Just select the layers you want to flatten, right click them, select Duplicate Layers and press Command E to merge those layers together.  You can also right click on the layers and choose Merge Layers. 

If you duplicate the layers to begin with you can simply delete the merged layer and go back to your original layers to make more changes.  This way of working is called non-destructive editing.  I always duplicate layers before working on them.

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Nov 30, 2015 Nov 30, 2015
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if you have saved your work and came off photoshop, you can't unflatten it.

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