Smart Objects Linked to the wrong files...

[chrisdukes]

Here's what happened:

1. I have 4 smart objects linked to File A and I have 1 smart object linked to File B.
2. I accidently moved File B in the Finder, then I mistankenly re-linked that amart object to File A
3. When I relinked Layer 5 back to File B, Photoshop also relinked Layers 1-4 to File B when they should be linked File A.

So, how do I get the smart object linked to the correct files?

Thanks for any help!

[Myra Ferguson]

You might want to take one of the smart objects, right-click to the right of the layer name in the Layers panel, and select New Smart Object via Copy. Then relink to File B.

[chrisdukes]

Thanks for the response Myra, but I don't see that option.  I'm using Photoshop 2020.

[Myra Ferguson]

Where you click on the layer is important. In the Layers panel, on a layer with a smart object, you'll see the thumbnail, the name of the layer, and blank space to the right of the name of the layer. Right-click in that blank space. That's where the context menu will appear. 

But you can also select the layer and go to Layer > Smart Objects > New Smart Object via Copy.

[chrisdukes]

To clarify, the option does not appear in the right-click menu for the right of the layer menu and it's also greyed out in Layers > Smart Objects menu.

[Myra Ferguson]

Do you have a layer with a smart object selected?

[chrisdukes]

Yup!

[Myra Ferguson]

Would you be able to share a screenshot of your Layers panel with the layer selected and the menu that shows up?

[Instamixes]

take a any object, then right click to right layer name in the panel and copy to select new smart object. Now you can unlink to this file