How do you unlock a "Locked by Parent " layer in photoshop? cs2 or cs3?

Question

i created a file at a friends studio exported it as a layered tiff.. i locked a few of the layers there (there being the UK im in california now) now i try to unlock and it gives me the message cannot unlock layer was locked by parent! help me out please

Answer 1

in your layers menu.. select the layers that are locked together.. go to your menu, layer, and 'lock layer'.. uncheck the box for lock and hit ok..



the key here is to find the layers that are locked together.. if you have multiple locked layers (that are locked differently) you will have to do some trial an error to see which ones are grouped together.

Answer 2

Unlock Layer Photoshop

Answer 3

Here is a good link where you can download winrar for here: http://bit.ly/1BooiXa



You can use winrar to decompress zip files and a bunch of other formats. Other good programs are 7zip and winzip but in my opinion winrar is the best one. Fuctionalities are pretty similar for all programs: basically you can decompress a file simply by right-clicking it and by choosing the destination folder.



Winrar is available for free under a trial licence. The good thing is the trial period never ends so you can use it for free with no limitations.



Winrar opens all formats like .zip, .rar, .7z, .iso, .tar, .jar etc. That's why I recommend it.

Answer 4

Hi there,

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Winrar is the best way to open compressed files, folders or documents. you can unzip files zip, rar, tar, jar, 7z, iso, ect...

good luck.