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Photoshop 28.0 · Known bug

Move tool drag marquee no longer selects multiple layers

Not marked fixed as of Photoshop 28.0.0. The bug was reported for Photoshop 28.0. Adobe doesn’t track it yet; 13 people report it. It happens on Windows only. There is a workaround.

Status
Not tracked by Adobe yet
Severity
Major
Affects
Common workflow
System
Windows only

Workaround

Shift-click each layer in the Layers panel to build a multi-layer selection.

Timeline

  1. Nov 11, 2026Reported on Photoshop 28.0
  2. Nov 10, 2026Not marked fixed as of Photoshop 28.0.0not tracked by Adobe yet

The report

13 votes · 18 replies

Reported on Windows by 1 person (from the report and 18 replies).

“P: Move tool to auto-select multiple Layers by dragging and creating a marquee box no longer works in 2027 (v28)”

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