Article: Go over to your layers panel and highlight the layer or layers you want to merge together. Right-click and peer down to the bottom of the menu that appears. You should get the options: Merge Layers (or, if you only selected one layer, "Merge Down") Merge Visible Flatten Image The layers will combine, taking the name of the lower layer, into one. Note, however, that you cannot do this if either layer is invisible or locked. This option is replaced with "Merge Layers" if you have multiple layers selected. You can also press Command+E or Ctrl+E Shift-Click or Ctrl/Cmd-Click on all the layers you want merged to highlight multiples. Then right-click on one of the layers and select "Merge Layers" to combine them all. They layers will merge into the top-most layer, and keep that name. " This is a good way to combine lots of layers quickly. Instead of clicking all the layers you want to merge, simply uncheck the little "eye" to the left of each layer you do not want to merge. Then right-click on any still-visible layer in the panel and select "Merge Visible." Only those layers with the "eye" will be merged, the others will be left alone. This combines all visible layers, then copies them into their own layer. Your smaller layers are all intact and untouched, allowing your to keep them for later if need be. For Macs, you hold the Option. For PCs, you hold theAlt. Flatten image is usually reserved for the very end of the project, right before saving the final, finished image. It takes all visible layers and makes them one combined layer. If you have anything that isn't visible, it will ask you if it should discard it. Basically, Flatten Image takes everything you can see on the canvas and combines it into the only layer in the panel. Merging layers is useful, but you will lose some of your closer control over your image. Make sure you merge layers only when you're done working on the individual pieces. There are two other ways to get to these exact same menus, so just use the one you're most comfortable with. Click on "Layers" from the top menu. Your options for merging will be near the bottom. Click the small triangle and lines icon in the upper right corner of the layers panel. Merging will be near the bottom.
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Right click on a layer, or multiple layers, to bring up your merging options. Select "Merge Down" to combine the currently selected layer with the layer immediately below it. Select multiple layers and use "Merge Layers" to combine them all into one layer. Toggle layers on and off to use "Merge Visible. Alt or Opt-Click on "Merge Visible" to combine the layers into a brand new layer, while preserving the old ones. Choose "Flatten Image" to merge all layers together, discarding anything not visible. Understand that you cannot "un-merge" layers once you've combined them. Know the alternate paths to merge layers.
Article: When repairing disk errors on Windows, it's wise (though not strictly necessary) to close any open files to prevent further issues. Be sure to save any work you have and close a program by click the "X" icon in the upper-right corner, or use the following steps to close programs in the Task Manager: Press "Ctrl + Shift + Esc" to open the Task Manager. Click an app that is open. Click "End Task' in the lower-right corner. File Explorer has an icon that resembles a folder with a blue clip. It has an icon that resembles a computer monitor. It's usually the one marked (C:), below the "Devices and drives" heading. It may be named "OS (C:)" or have your computer name or drive name. Right-clicking it will display a drop-down menu below it. You can double-click the "Devices and drives" heading to expand it if you don't see any hard drives listed there. If your computer has more than one hard drive, click the hard drive on which the file you want to delete is stored. It's in the drop-down menu. A pop-up window will open. This is at the top of the pop-up window. It's near the top of the window in the box labeled "Error Checking". Doing so allows Windows to begin scanning your hard drive for errors. If Windows finds any errors, they will be repaired automatically if possible. This can take several minutes to several hours depending on your selected hard drive's size and number of errors. Now that you've repaired any issues with your hard drive, you should be able to delete any files which were locked due to hard drive issues. Use File Explorer to navigate to the file and click it to select it. Press the "Del" key to delete it. You may still have to use Safe Mode to delete your file if the file is being used by a program or service. If you still can't delete the file in question, the file is most likely either locked by another user or reserved as a system file. Either way, you won't be able to delete the file.
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Close any open files. Press Win+E to open File Explorer . Click This PC. It's in the sidebar menu to the left in File Explorer. Right-clck your computer's hard drive. Click Properties. Click the Tools tab. Click Check. Click Scan drive when prompted. Allow the scan to run. Try deleting your file again.