Help!! – Photoshop Glitch

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sputnikv
Jul 23, 2008
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Ok, wherever I click, i get the pop-up stating that "the path with that name already exists…" The problem is that I can’t get out of it what-so-ever. This wouldn’t disturb me so much as I would otherwise save and reopen the document. The problem is that I can’t even do that. I can’t access any functions of the menu bar or any of the tools bars. I can still scroll by using my scroll wheel, but this is irrelevant as I can’t save my file. I’m trying to locate the source of the problem so that I may try renaming the path in question, though even if I could, I fear that I still won’t be able to do anything.

I suspect that the path rename window may exist behind my document, though I can’t access it. Expose won’t move the individual windows, and I can’t drag my main window out of the way to see if that’s the root of the problem. Please advise. If I cannot save, I run the risk of loosing my project.

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sputnikv
Jul 23, 2008
note: using command – s to save does not update the file in the finder.
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Buko
Jul 23, 2008
I have no idea what you are talking about.

read this LenHewitt, "How To Get Help Quickly" #, 4 Mar 2004 8:27 am </webx?50>

and ask again?
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sputnikv
Jul 23, 2008
the problem basically is that photoshop has locked up completely with a few exceptions. I can scroll through my document, though i can’t click on anything, menu bar included without prompting an error about a misnamed path. this makes it impossible to navigate my way out. key commands also seem completely ineffective.

don’t want to loose my work and i can’t find a way out of it. i suspect that the actual path renaming window is behind the actual main window but i can’t access or move it without being turned away by the error message.
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sputnikv
Jul 23, 2008
sorry, i’m new here
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Ann_Shelbourne
Jul 23, 2008
Have you tried "Saving As" to a new name and to a different location?
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Lundberg02
Jul 23, 2008
Shouldn’t the OP just do all the usual things?
I ‘ve never seen anything like what is being described, but it doesn’t sound like a PS problem.
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Buko
Jul 23, 2008
yeah do keyboard shortcuts work to save .

have you hit enter key?
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Buko
Jul 23, 2008
Are you trying to save a path?
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KEV_CHAMBERLAIN
Jul 23, 2008
I suspect that the path rename window may exist behind my document

The path rename window is part of the "Path" palette which is usually attached to the "Layers/Channels". Is this what you are referring to?
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lauris_gudas
Jul 29, 2008
PEOPLE!!!!!!Help me becouse i cant do enything with my photoshop cs2!!!!!!!when i press any tool it always shows not tool but small hand!!!!PLZ help me!!!!
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John Joslin
Jul 29, 2008
Space bar stuck?
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KEV_CHAMBERLAIN
Jul 29, 2008
Lauris

You’ve started a new subject by adding on to the end of an existing thread. You won’t get as many replies that way and it means people can’t reply to the original topic; it’s best if you start a new topic.

But now we’re here…………you will get a small hand icon if you are pressing the space bar whilst in a Photoshop document. Are you holding down the space bar whilst trying to do anything else?
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Ram
Jul 29, 2008
Lauris,

Just press the H key or the spacebar a number of times.

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