Eraser not working?

Well and yet I'm still learning and for some reason when I click on the eraser tool, I can't erase anything. I have what I want to erase selected. All it is, is a selection tool. No brush.

A terminology clarification that will help a lot when searching for help on this matter:
The various windows (Layer, Composition, etc.) are now _panels_. Since After Effects 7, there is a "Layer panel", not a "Layer window".
This matters when you're searching, since you're going to get fewer relevant results searching for "Layer window" than for "Layer panel".
"Work with the Layer panel"
The Eraser tool is one of the paint tools. Read about using the paint tools here:
"Work with paint tools and paint strokes"
Read about the Eraser tool itself here:
"Use the Eraser tool"

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Photoshop eraser not working

Ok I was just using photoshop, not doing anything differently and I went to use the eraser and set the opacity down a bit and put it over a picture but noticed doesnt erase and make the edges of the picture fade but makes a big line which has just lowered opacity instead of feathering it. It's very strange, have reinstalled Photoshop twice but nothing Even tried different types of photoshop but to no avail.

Rather than giving up, you should try and figure out all the interactions of these controls, and how to get the brush processing in Photoshop to work for you. You'll need it again.
But if you want to reset the Eraser tool, do this:
Select the Eraser tool.
Choose Window - Tool Presets.
Click the flyout menu icon in the upper-right corner of the panel.
Choose Reset Tool.
-Noel

Eraser not working in photoshop CS3

hi, i was just doing things and normal and i went to use the eraser and it did not erase instead it keeps painting this white instead of getting rid of what is in the layer :/ i restarted my mac to see if that did anything but it did nothing ... and now i cant do anything as my eraser just seems to paint on a color instead of getting rid of the desired bit. i hope someone can help me with this.

Try unchecking Erase To History in the tool options bar.
MTSTUNER

I clicked on "Erase all Content and Settings and now my ipad is not working, only the apple logo appears. how to i reset it back?

I clicked on "Erase all Content and Settings and now my ipad is not working, only the apple logo appears. how to i reset it back?
Some please show me how to reset it.

Here is some information from Apple:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3274
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4057

ICloud password works on everything but erasing all data. I got a new iPhone and need to wipe this one but am not sure how else to do this since the password is not working. Any suggestions?

iCloud password works on everything but erasing all data. I got a new iPhone and need to wipe this one but am not sure how else to do this since the password is not working. Any suggestions?

Firefox also makes regular backups of your bookmarks in a folder named bookmarkbackups in your personal settings folder. You can restore the backup to your new Firefox, but unlike importing the HTML-format file, it is a complete drop-in replacement, so if you have saved new bookmarks you do not want to lose, the export/import method may work better for you.
By default, Windows hides your personal settings folder so the easiest way to access it is from inside Firefox. You can use either:
* "3-bar" menu button > "?" button > Troubleshooting Information
* (menu bar) Help > Troubleshooting Information
* type or paste about:support in the address bar and press Enter
In the first table on the page, click the "Show Folder" button. This will launch a window showing your Firefox settings files.
You might want to back up this whole folder if you have other data you want to preserve from your XP computer.
Either way, you should find the bookmarkbackups folder here and when you click into it, find maybe 10 files with dates in their names.
The procedure to restore the file once you have it on removable media or some other convenient place is described in this article: [[Restore bookmarks from backup or move them to another computer]].
Regarding the other files and what you might find of use: [[Recovering important data from an old profile]].

I had to erase my hard drive and then reinstall everything back from my passport external hard drive. Now my iPhoto edit is not working. I get a blank screen when I want to edit. The photos show up in the library but I cannot edit them. Help?

I had to erase my hard drive and then reinstall everything back from my passport external hard drive. Now my iPhoto edit is not working. I get a blank screen when I want to edit. The photos show up in the library but I cannot edit them. Help?

There are several possible causes for the Black Screen issue
*1. Permissions in the Library* : Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Include the option to check and repair permissions.
*2. Minor Database corruption*: Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild.
*3. A Damaged Photo*: Select one of the affected photos in the iPhoto Window and right click on it. From the resulting menu select 'Show File (or 'Show Original File' if that's available). Will the file open in Preview? If not then the file is damaged. Time to restore from your back up.
*4. A corrupted iPhoto Cache*: Trash the com.apple.iPhoto folder from HD/Users/Your Name/Library/ Caches...
*5. A corrupted preference file*: Trash the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file from the HD/Users/ Your Name / library / preferences folder. (Remember you'll need to reset your User options afterwards. These include minor settings like the window colour and so on. Note: If you've moved your library you'll need to point iPhoto at it again.)
If none of these help:
As a Test:
Hold down the option (or alt) key key and launch iPhoto. From the resulting menu select 'Create Library'
Import a few pics into this new, blank library. Is the Problem repeated there?
Regards
TD

Erase 'Last Stroke Only' Is Not Working Correctly

I'm trying out After Effects CC having been working in CS 5.5, and finding that my normal workflow is not working out. I would like to use the clone stamp tool to create a stroke, then use the erase tool with the 'last stroke only' option in order to refine the clone stroke. However, in CC when I use the erase tool for this, the image does not update in the comp viewer, and using undo does not get rid of the erase in the layer window. If I press undo a second time, the whole clone stroke deletes. If I change the preview resolution of the comp viewer then the erase appears in the comp window. If I don't change the resolution but simply advance the timeline cursor by a frame then the erase appears as it should for however long the clone stroke lasts, but refuses to appear on the first frame it was created in. Is all of this a bug or something about the 'last stroke only' option that has changed since CS 5.5?
First image shows how the erased line does not appear in the comp viewer. Second image shows frame 2 where it does suddenly appear.
Using an iMac, OS X 10.8.5, 8gb ram.

I'd advise you to provide details so we do not have to make wild guesses
What version of iPhoto? Of the OS? what exactly is happening? What have you tried to resolve this? How long have you waited for them to downad? have you looked at http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/photo-stream/ and verified tha tyour set up is correct and looked through the FAQs and troubleshooting tips? Has it ever worked? What has changed since it worked?
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HT1212 i have forgot my passcode and tried to erase the device but its not working

i have forgot my ipod passcode and tried to erase the device but it wont work

Disabled
Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
iOS: Wrong passcode results in red disabled screen
If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
For how to restore:
iTunes: Restoring iOS software
To restore from backup see:
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.
You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
If problem what happens or does not happen and when in the instructions? When you successfully get the iPod in recovery mode and connect to computer iTunes should say it found an iPod in recovery mode.

"Erase messages in the junk mailbox when:..." not working

Option to "Erase messages in the junk mailbox when:..." not working.
I have this set in all accounts to "one day old", but junk mail in the Junk Mailbox older than one day still appears. When I re-select this option under the accounts pref's, junk mail older than one day is properly deleted, but after a day it's back to not deleting anymore!
I've deleted the Mail pref file, etc, but still no luck.
Any ideas?

Well, the Mailbox Behaviors settings are specific for each account, and the On My Mac Junk mailbox isn’t associated with any mail account, so there appears to be no way to specify such setting for that particular mailbox.
The thing is, the whole situation you’re describing doesn’t really make sense. If those messages end up in the On My Mac Junk mailbox, that means you’re manually marking them as junk after they’ve been moved to a custom “On My Mac” mailbox, which makes me believe what’s really happening here is not that many messages aren’t caught by the junk filter. What appears to be happening is that you have custom rules that prevent the junk filter from being able to catch them...

Ps CC 2014 is not working correctly after mac update to Yosemite 10.10.1. Select does not protect unselected areas. Magic eraser erases unselected ares.

Ps CC 2014 is not working correctly after mac update to Yosemite 10.10.1. Select does not protect unselected areas. Magic eraser erases unselected ares.

Yes my particular issue is not like yours. However, there have been many other laptop users experiencing similar problem to yours after 3.10 kernel. Mostly it seems to be bumblebee users that experience your problem with the blank screen. We do know that nvidia have yet to make their official drivers work with kernel 3.10 and up. The drivers in the Arch repository have been patched to work with 3.10. From what I have seen, this also only seem to be affecting laptops with newer nvidia gpu's. I fear there is not much to do with this problem until nvidia give official 3.10 kernel support.
My suggestion would be to stick with 3.9.9 kernel and the drivers that work with it, and don't upgrade those packages until nvidia has addressed these issues. If you have a look at the nvidia forums you will see quite a number of topics mentioning black screen when starting x on 3.10 kernel, and also a thread for the system dying. Reading some of the threads there may help you keep up to date on whether or not the issue seem to be solved.
https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/board/98/

My iPad is disabled, ITunes did not work, i erased, still disabled.

My iPad is disabled, with many attempts of trying to connect it to itunes it did not work. I decided to log in icloud and erase the iPad since i had no important things in it, but that also didn't work. It's still disabled. HELP PLEASE!

FORCE IPAD INTO RECOVERY MODE
1. Turn off iPad
2. Turn on computer and launch iTunes (make sure you have the latest version of iTune)
3. Plug USB cable into computer's USB port
4. Hold Home button down and plug the other end of cable into docking port.
DO NOT RELEASE BUTTON until you see picture of iTunes and plug
5. Release Home button.
ON COMPUTER
6. iTunes has detected iPad in recovery mode. You must restore this iPad before it can be used with iTunes.
7. Select "Restore iPad"...
Note:
1. Data will be lost if you do not have backup
2. You must follow step 1 to step 4 VERY CLOSELY.
3. Repeat the process if necessary.

Why were my preferences reset to default settings? Why are all my bookmarks were erased, and now it says that Hulu is not working? WTF?

I started firefox this morning just like normal, I didn't change ANYTHING on firefox or on my computer. Now all my bookmarks were randomly erased, and now Hulu is not working. This is the error message from hulu:
"It appears that software on your computer is blocking JavaScript. To enjoy Hulu.com, you'll need to enable JavaScript in your web browser. Please configure your security software or browser plugins to allow Hulu.com to load JavaScript. "
Then when I go to hulu's tech support and follow their direction to enable Java, their directions are incorrect!!!! For the skeptics: http://www.hulu.com/support/article/406387
I tried looking for bookmarks backups and there are none on my computer, so I am now forced to go through and remake all my bookmarks.
This makes absolutely no sense and I don't understand why no one has a decent answer. I better not see a god damn moderator get on here and tell me "this is not typical behavior". What a load of crap! I've seen other questions on here about the same damn thing that are still unresolved.

Okay, take a deep breath. Everyone is responding to your problem of losing your settings. Firefox settings folders are called profiles. If you can switch Firefox from whatever pretty much empty profile folder it is using now back to your previous profile, this should resolve your issue. Hopefully with that context in mind, the earlier replies will make more sense.
Also, Java is a plugin used to play certain applets and JavaScript is a technology built into Firefox. For now, you can ignore Java and focus on JavaScript.
JavaScript is enabled by default. To switch the setting, you can use the about:config preferences editor. Here's how:
(1) In a new tab, type or paste '''about:config''' in the address bar and press Enter. Click the button promising to be careful.
(2) In the search box above the list, type or paste '''java''' and pause while the list is filtered
(3) If '''javascript.enabled''' is user set to false, double-click it to switch it back to the default value of true.

My eraser tool is not working properly :(

Please excuse my bad English but it its not my firts language.
When editing pictures with photoshop, I normally create a curves layer to adjust color and then use the eraser tool over it to erase some parts of it where I don't want the curves effect to be seen (I don't know if that makes any sense). I mean, instead of using selections to edit different parts of the picture separatedly, I use the eraser tool because I have found it works better for me if I erase the effect of the parts of the picture where I don't want it to be.
The thing is, this morning I was editing and it worked fine, and suddenly the eraser stopped working on the curves layer. IF I create a new layer and draw a black line with my brush and try to erase it, it works. But it won't erase parts of the curves layer.
I have looked in the Internet for solutions and none of them have worked. I made sure the layer was not locked, I checked the opacity, I reset the tool and photoshop itself, I then reset the whole computer, and I don't know what else to do. I use photoshop CS4 in a PC.
If someone could help me it would be very, very appreciated (:
Thank you so much!!

Hello, I think you should reset the colors to default using the "D" key.
In fact, you are still editing the mask, but you are applying the colors in reverse than if you were using the brush tool.
Another useful shortcut: X that will switch the foreground and background colors.

When i paint either black or white on layer mask it erases picture pixels also path selection tool does not work

when I paint either in black or white on layer mask it erases picture pixels also path tool does not work

I would try resetting your preference file first: http://www.lightroomforums.net/showthread.php?14226-Resetting-(or-Trashing-)-the-Lightroom -Preferences-file
Also, install the latest version 4.4.1 would probably be a good idea.

In Camera raw setting of CS6, using the adjustment brush, the new, add or erase buttons do not work. Please advise.

In Camera raw setting of CS6, using the adjustment brush, the new, add or erase buttons do not work. Please advise.

What operating system are you using?
Which version of camera raw do you have in photoshop cs6?
After you select the Adjustment Brush, the New button should already be enabled.
Then after you draw on an area of the image, the Add button should be enabled, with the option to choose either of the other two buttons; New or Erase
Could you post a screenshot?
Maybe all the adjustment values are set to zero?
(at least one needs to have a value other than zero)

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