How Do I Reset My Tools to Default in Photoshop?

If you're like most people, you probably tweak and personalize your Photoshop workspace to better suit the way you work. Maybe you move a panel here, change a keyboard shortcut there.It's all good..until you accidentally hit the wrong button and everything goes haywire! If that happens, or if for some other reason you just want to reset your workspace back to the default settings, here's how:

First, open up Photoshop and go to Edit > Preferences > General. Near the bottom of the dialog box that opens, you'll see a button that says "Reset Preferences on Quit".Check that box and then click OK. The next time you quit Photoshop (or if Photoshop crashes), your preferences will be reset back to the default settings.

If you don't want to wait for Photoshop to quit or crash before your preferences are reset, you can manually reset them by holding down Alt + Shift (Windows) or Option + Shift (Mac) as you launch Photoshop. Keep holding those keys until you see a dialog box asking if you want to delete the Adobe Photoshop Settings file. Click Yes, and your preferences will be reset.

Conclusion:

So there you have it - two ways to reset your Photoshop workspace back to the default settings. Next time something goes wrong, or you just want to start fresh, give one of these methods a try.

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