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"Could not use move tool because the target channel is hidden"

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Mar 17, 2013 Mar 17, 2013

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I tried removing the quick mask in the channel side bar and also uncheck "edit in quick mask mode" but I still cannot stop the pop up saying "Could not use move tool because the target channel is hidden". I cannot draw any objects or move them. What should I do?

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New Here , Jan 11, 2014 Jan 11, 2014

You are getting an error because you are in  "Quick mask edit mode". There are few ways to exit. You can, for example, use button or delete layer as well.

All have been listed on blog.i-evaluation.com, article: “Could not use move tool because the target channel is hidden” – Photoshop Warning

Hope that helps!

ps. My first post on adobe forum. Hope I helped someone.

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New Here , Aug 13, 2015 Aug 13, 2015

cut the crap.. just go to the channels tab and delete the alpha layer, that's all this will solve the problem.

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Mar 17, 2013 Mar 17, 2013

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Well, is you layer actually a layer or a fixed "Background"? For such issues it's always best to provide screenshots of the layers and channel palettes...

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Jan 11, 2014 Jan 11, 2014

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You are getting an error because you are in  "Quick mask edit mode". There are few ways to exit. You can, for example, use button or delete layer as well.

All have been listed on blog.i-evaluation.com, article: “Could not use move tool because the target channel is hidden” – Photoshop Warning

Hope that helps!

ps. My first post on adobe forum. Hope I helped someone.

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Explorer ,
May 07, 2014 May 07, 2014

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Every time I selected a layer, it automatically selected only the alpha channel. I had to press cmd-2 to select RGB each time, ugh. But pressing completely solved this for me! Quick mask edit mode, you sly villain. Thank you IEvaluation!

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New Here ,
Jan 04, 2018 Jan 04, 2018

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thanks ot was a big help for!

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New Here ,
Jul 08, 2019 Jul 08, 2019

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Thanks a lot Robert u saved my day.

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Explorer ,
Dec 01, 2015 Dec 01, 2015

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Helped me man thank you!

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Community Beginner ,
Apr 11, 2016 Apr 11, 2016

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Thank you IEvaluation! That's the EXACT fix I was looking for!

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New Here ,
Oct 23, 2016 Oct 23, 2016

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Thank you! It helped me too!

I was having this issue for past few days, and came to your answer by Googling and just by pressing the button, it fixed it!

Thank you again for this help.

Moin

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Community Beginner ,
Feb 09, 2017 Feb 09, 2017

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Give this man a beer!

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New Here ,
Jun 01, 2017 Jun 01, 2017

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Worked perfectly.  Thank you so much. 

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New Here ,
Oct 09, 2017 Oct 09, 2017

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You just saved me a ton of time and nerves. Thanks a lot.

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New Here ,
Sep 06, 2018 Sep 06, 2018

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THANK YOU!!!

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New Here ,
Aug 13, 2015 Aug 13, 2015

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cut the crap.. just go to the channels tab and delete the alpha layer, that's all this will solve the problem.

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New Here ,
May 04, 2016 May 04, 2016

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IT WORKED!!!!  Thanks for saving me a half hour of digging through troubleshooting posts.

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New Here ,
Nov 06, 2017 Nov 06, 2017

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Thank you!!! That worked!

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Community Beginner ,
Nov 29, 2017 Nov 29, 2017

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OMG, I would have never found that.  Thank you!   Now to just figure out how it happened.  That's a first for me, and I spend hours daily in PS.

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Community Beginner ,
Feb 23, 2018 Feb 23, 2018

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You are awesome! That just made it happen! This new PS is a mess!

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Community Beginner ,
Nov 07, 2019 Nov 07, 2019

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now you are one incredibly efficient person.   Thank you.   It was that easy.

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New Here ,
Sep 19, 2016 Sep 19, 2016

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I was with the same problem. The letter "Q" is an important part of the layout but without wanting I typed out the text tool.

I just out of quick mask mode.

Thanks a lot!

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New Here ,
Nov 03, 2019 Nov 03, 2019

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"Q" was really helpful!

thank you!

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New Here ,
Jan 25, 2017 Jan 25, 2017

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Thank you! Thank you thank you thank you. I was going nuts. Your solution was easy!

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New Here ,
May 20, 2017 May 20, 2017

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PLEASE HELP cant use both dropper and paint bucket tools it shows black cross kinda symbol when I hover over my workspacez.PNG

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New Here ,
Aug 12, 2018 Aug 12, 2018

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I think your caps lock was on at that time

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New Here ,
Oct 02, 2017 Oct 02, 2017

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Thanks. It works

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