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Photoshop CS6 gets stuck in "hand mode" after being open for a few hours. Suddenly, I can't use liquefy because Photoshop gets stuck in hand mode. I can't use ACR to the full potential because I can't use the adjustment brush because all I have is the hand tool. I try to open files, but all I get is the hand tool!
I know it's not an issue of pressing the space bar, I have tried that. I have closed all the Adobe programs (Bridge, Lightroom, Photoshop), then re-opened Photoshop and it does not go away.
It only goes away after re-starting the computer, but that is not acceptable.
I am on a 17" Macbook Pro, Mountain Lion 10.8.1, using CS6 products.
Can this please be fixed?
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Maybe a corrupt PS cache. Can you try clearing & re-creating your preferences? Follow instructions here: http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/preference-file-functions-names-locations.html
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"It only goes away after re-starting the computer,"
How could that be a Photoshop cache or preferences?
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Chris, I've experienced the same issue once and preference reset fixed it. At first, I did think it was a faulty SWAP file on my OS and that I had to do a disk permission check. But, didn't have to. PS preference reset fixed it.
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I followed those instructions to (starting Photoshop and pressing alt+cmd+shift, and recreating the preferences). I still have the hand tool!!
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Using the COMMAND, SPACEBAR keys to zoom in causes the hand to become the only tool available for me. If I use the COMMAND, OPTION, SPACEBAR keys to zoom out twice it cures the problem. Otherwise I am forced to restart the app to make the hand go away. Let me know if this works for you.
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I’ve had the stuck hand problem in Photoshop CS6 for years. But lately it’s gotten worse... BUT I think I discovered a link to the problem.
Today I discovered that the stuck hand appears when I click the T key - the Type Tool. It makes perfect sense that that might be the culprit - since I know that the Type tool leads to a whole complex array of photoshop options - so it would make sense.
Initially I searched through all the preferences to see if anything needed clicking or uncllicking... but I didn’t see anything that stood out. So if anyone has any ideas about the T tool settings and the stuck Hand Tool, please share them.
And in the meantime, I’m going to reassign my T key from the Type Tool to another key that’s much further away and off in a rarely used corner, so I won’t keep hitting it by accident.
Anyhow, that was my idea today about the dreaded stuck Hand Tool problem.