Elements locked in partial layer and unresponsive

The transparent layer is locked and my picture is on the layer over it.
But the screen keeps flashing, showing the transparent layer and when I try to
unlock it, "locked in partial layer" appears on the right. How can I clear this and
reset the system. There is also another file on the Organizer desktop that won't
close. All thumbs today.

Swarnima
Thank you for your email. As you can tell I am new to Photoshop. Each time I tried to clear it, I ended up putting more layers on top of the first one. When I took the layers off, one at a time, I was able to get it unlocked. I had left an image on Organize which locked in place and that combination partially locked the bottom layer. The entire system was unresponsive. It took me a couple of hours of trial and error and it wasn't until I got it unlocked that I realized what I had done. Thank you again for your response. I work a lot in Mac Paint and am not used to using layers. I guess I am going to have to buy a manual on Photoshop to keep me out of trouble and help me master this.
Rising water

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