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Select and Mask tools not working in Photoshop CC 2020 21.2.0 on macOS

Community Beginner ,
Jul 15, 2020 Jul 15, 2020

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I'm trying to use the Select and Mask tool to use the Refine Edge tool. However, when I try to use any of the selection tools in the Select and Mask workspace, nothing appears to be selected. This happens regardless of the View Mode. Attached is a screenshot where I selected part of the image before entering Select and Mask.

 

I'm using Photoshop CC 2020 21.2.0 on macOS Catalina. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

 

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Community Beginner , Jul 17, 2020 Jul 17, 2020

(I think) I fixed it by going into Preferences and resetting all preferences. After I did that I was able to start selecting in the Select and Mask task space again.

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Jul 15, 2020 Jul 15, 2020

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not sure if this will help but try it. hold shift on your keyboard and then from the top "select" then click "select and mask"

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Community Beginner ,
Jul 15, 2020 Jul 15, 2020

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Appreciate the suggestion! I did manage to get a popup window to appear but it doesn't look like it's actually selecting anything either 😞

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New Here ,
May 27, 2021 May 27, 2021

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This worked thank you

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New Here ,
Oct 14, 2023 Oct 14, 2023

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It actually worked just like you said, thank you!

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Community Beginner ,
Jul 17, 2020 Jul 17, 2020

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(I think) I fixed it by going into Preferences and resetting all preferences. After I did that I was able to start selecting in the Select and Mask task space again.

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New Here ,
Jun 04, 2021 Jun 04, 2021

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I have been having the same issue for several months now! I reset all preferences and it's still not working. It's such a useful feature... smoothing out the selections manually is super time consuming and frustrating. If anyone has any suggestions, please drop them here! 😞 

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Community Beginner ,
Jun 04, 2021 Jun 04, 2021

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This hasn't worked for me so i had to revert to the previous version. Now is this a bug? Did anyone at adobe respond? This is fundametal to my workflow. 

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Enthusiast ,
May 29, 2021 May 29, 2021

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select and mask is broken (again) on windows too.

i am sick to death working with adobe software.... really.

how you are supposed to work when they sell you tools that breaky every few days.....

 

i remember 15 years ago PS was on of the most stable apps i used... long gone are these days.

 

 

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New Here ,
May 30, 2021 May 30, 2021

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Thought I was losing my mind, but looks like PS has a long history of this tool only-kinda-sorta working.  C'mon, Adobe...

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Community Beginner ,
Jul 29, 2021 Jul 29, 2021

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Adobe Sucks. They'll probably notice this statement even though my own bug report has been ignored for months
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem/photoshop-22-1-0-select-and-mask-bug-win-10-x64/m...
It's still broken despite numerous updates. It used to work. They still collect monthly fees even though my product doesn't work correctly. 


This should piss off everyone: "Adobe achieved record annual revenue of $12.87 billion in fiscal year 2020, representing 15 percent year-over-year growth"
When do we get a product and support commensurate with record profits? 

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Community Beginner ,
Jun 01, 2021 Jun 01, 2021

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Ive got about 20 bio shots sitting here that I need to refine quickly.....thought I was going nuts with Select and Mask. Not just me then. Tried all the resetting etc no dice. Surely this is a fundamental part of the software ???

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New Here ,
Jun 03, 2021 Jun 03, 2021

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Is this resolved and reported to Adobe?

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Jun 04, 2021 Jun 04, 2021

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Yes but confirmed on other threads

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Community Beginner ,
Jun 04, 2021 Jun 04, 2021

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Bug

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New Here ,
Jun 04, 2021 Jun 04, 2021

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I am also experiencing this issue today.

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Community Beginner ,
Jun 08, 2021 Jun 08, 2021

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The lastest update 22.4.2 has resolved the issue for me. Hope you guys have the same results.

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Jun 08, 2021 Jun 08, 2021

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Yes - the update made it work for me as well!

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Jun 15, 2021 Jun 15, 2021

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the 22.4.2 update broke it for me.  Now when the select and mask button is pressed the panel flashes on briefly, then disappears.  None of the workarounds mentioned here are helping.  (imac retina 5k 27inch late 2015 mojave)

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Jul 06, 2021 Jul 06, 2021

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same problem for me! using shift plus the menu did open it up for me. I hope this hack continues to work till Adobe fixes this bug.

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Community Beginner ,
Jun 17, 2021 Jun 17, 2021

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yeah, that update fixed it for me.

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Jun 17, 2021 Jun 17, 2021

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It broke it for me!

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Latest Update has fixed it for me as well.

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Community Beginner ,
Apr 13, 2023 Apr 13, 2023

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I am experiencing the same issue with 24.3.0 on Windows. I don't remember if this feature ever worked for me, I started using PS more seriously in the last year or so. I click "Select and Mask..." in the properties tab, then I try to use (any) select tool, but nothing is ever selected.

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Apr 13, 2023 Apr 13, 2023

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Also, resetting preferences did not work for me.

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