New background instead of layer

[carlc6134]

This has only just started happening and I have no idea why.

I can open an image and it appears as a locked background (never even noticed the lock before now)

When I try to drag and drop another image onto it as a layer it just opens up as a fresh new background image and only the latest one appears in the layers palette.

I can still see the other in the workspace and if I click on the original then it is the only one that appears in the palette

I have reset preferences but this has made no difference.

Any help is appreciated

[c.pfaffenbichler]

When I try to drag and drop another image onto it

How exactly? Do you drag it into the Canvas?

You could use File > Place … instead.

[carlc6134]

That seems to be a work around

Originally it would allow the second image to appear in the canvas and then I could select an area within that second image and then paste it onto the original/background

It does not allow that any more

[c.pfaffenbichler]

If you want to have several images as separate windows you could chose Standard Screen Mode (F) and turn off tabbing and docking (Photoshop > Preferences > Workspace > …).

[carlc6134]

Thanks again but it's not that quite what I was looking to achieve. Until yesterday I opened one image and when I simply dragged a second image onto the same canvas it simply created a new layer.

Your earlier suggestion works but I would love to find out what has changed or what I have done to prevent this happening since yesterday.

Thanks again