Photoshop stuck on hand tool

[KarinK ~]

The only tool on my screen is the hand tool. Nothing else works. I tried restarting the program and nothing works

[Sandeep HK]

Hi all,

since the last update i have an issue with the hand tool. Usually i use the space bar for switch to the hand tool and scroll the image, but after releasing the space bar and the mouse click the tool keep working like if i am still holding down the commands annd the cursor movement clearly move my visual. For unlocking it i have to click 4-5 times on the image o clickin on the navigator.

Someone have an idea for fixing it? 

Thanks a lot

[Igal26980655oi0u]

Did you ever figure out how to solve the hand tool problem?

I have the same problem as you had with the new photoshop 2023

[Hayley27088205b1c9]

I also have this same problem, I closed and reopened. It worked for a few minutes again and then suddenly stopped letting me use tools again

[KarinK ~]

Hello Igal and Haley- I still have the same problem. I have tried everything and given up. Illustrator and Photoshop, same thing. So dissapointed in Adobe for not fixing this problem!!!!!!!!! We pay a monthly fee and these problems should be taken care of. I wish I could help. I have to save what I'm doing quite often 😞

[chanaart]

Please contact Customer Care: http://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html They can login to your system.

[mr.v73905776]

Nothing special, but I reset the prefs by going into General Preferences>General>Reset on Quit, as sugested in the 3 post.  Restarted the computer (mac) and opened a PSD file immediately before starting anything else and it worked for me.  This happens to me 2-3 times a year.

[HarishRao]

Pressing shift+spacebar solved the problem on my mac.

[cservin1]

 this actually works 

[nitzan27357026om4j]

works for me !!!!

thank you

[Fiona23055241t843]

wow thanks, that worked me for

[Jolene Oldham]

This worked!!!

[Jennifer31626355zv93]

Thank yoU!! this worked for me.

[Charlotte341413631bct]

This worked on mine! But everytime I push the space bar it goes back to the hand tool.

[HarishRao]

That is as designed behaviour . When you press space bar while other tools are selected , it lets you pan . 

[Jago28311219uk73]

SOLVED (for me at least)

system settings > accessibility > keyboard > turn OFF 'full system access'

[Jago28311219uk73]

Try system settings > accessibility > keyboard > turn OFF 'full system access'

[Jago28311219uk73]

Posted this solution a while ago - seems to have disappeared.

On a mac: system settings > accessibility > keyboard > turn OFF 'full system access'

[defaultuk4fm3faz1z7]

Having this same problem. Sometimes I'm just really dissapointed in Adobe not fixing their bugs.

[defaultomriw9osbm8b]

A year later, still not fixed.

[AquaNeight]

so almost every day now both illustrator and photoshop will get stuck with on the hand tool and there is no way i can figure out how to get it off short of restarting the whole computer restarting the programs does not work and when it happens or about to happen it will not let the space bar register so its acting like there is no spacebar but it definatly works im using it to type this.
this is photoshop 24 and illustrator 23 both up recently updated to newest versions available on 

macOS 14.0

[herehole]

REASON FOUND! ITS WACOM!!! I removed everything connected to the tablet, turned off the table itself and restarted the computer. Everything worked

[jane-e]

I don't know who marked this post correct, but I've unmarked it.

The most likely reason is that another application has taken over the shortcut.

 @KarinK ~ is this resolved for you?

Jane

[davidr28681908]

You have not upgraded to the new Apple OS None of the photoshop tools worked untile I re booted twice, your guy couldn't connect to my computer so he could not see what was going on - this was after 4 attempts than the line went dead  (did not disconect just could not hear anything

[Digirock]

Forget about all the answers here as 'space bar is stuck' or 'reset cache', 'reboot photoshop' etc.
I had the exactly same issue and there was only ONE thing that saved me: going on the preferences folder and rename Adobe Photoshop 2024 Settings and Adobe Photoshop 2024 Paths. Who actually did that was an Adobe Creative Cloud agent through remote access. I'd never figure it out, I'm not good in changing these kind of stuff. 
If you're on Mac, go to users> username > Library > Preferences. 
Then rename the file "Adobe Photoshop 2024 Paths" to "Adobe Photoshop 2024 Paths old", per example. 
Do the same thing with the folder "Adobe Photoshop 2024 Settings". 
And voi-la: I bet it's gonna work, just as worked like a charm with me.

[beverly_0141]

Using PS 26.3.0 on iMac OS 13.7.1.  The cursor in PS is stuck on the hand tool.  Stuck.  Can't use another tool using mouse or stylus. I've seen multiple posts about this same problem going back several years to the present. I've scoured the net,  just about every PS forum, tried every suggested solution, and nothing has worked.  I don't use a Waccom tablet and the spacebar isn't stuck so that's not the problem. I have projects due and can't complete them so I've had to resort to using the free app, KRITA.  Great program, but would rather use PS.  I’ve used PS since version 0.1 and have never had a problem until this one.  Why hasn't  this bug been fixed??