Eraser in CS5 just stopped working

I am working on a floor plan in CS5 Photoshop. Just basically tracing over an original document and erasing what I trace over. I do this all the time and it has been working fine. But now the eraser won't work at all. When i turn off all the layers except the background layer I can erase things, but then when I turn the layers back on, it doesn't show up erased. I've tried resetting the tool and that didn't work. I'm so confused as to why it just stopped working. Any suggestions????

1. Select the Move tool (V) and in the properties bar under the may menu check Auto-Select and make sure Layer is selected on the menu next to it.
2. Click on the spot you want to erase and watch what layer is selected (highlighted) in the Layer's panel. This is the layer blocking the area on a layer below that you want to erase.
I always use the Move tool in Auto-Select mode and when I don't want it I hold Ctrl key down which toggles the mode. So, if the Move tool is with its default setting to not auto select, you can keep it like that and just press Ctrl while clicking with it to temporarily engage the auto-select mode

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