Can You Unflatten a Psd File?
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Most images cannot be unflattened in Photoshop. Once the layers have been merged, you cannot unflatten it. However, if you still have the document open, you can undo steps back to the original image.

How do I restore a flattened layer in Photoshop?

How to Restore Layers in Photoshop?

  1. Open Window menu in Photoshop.
  2. Click on History tab.
  3. Find Flatten Image in the list of history states.
  4. In the History panel, hit the history state located before Flatten Image.
  5. Undo the flattening to get back layers in Photoshop.
  6. Press F7 to open the Layers panel.

How do you Unflatten layers in Photoshop after saving?

If you have only just merged the layers (meaning that merging the layers into one was the most recent action that you completed) then you can simply undo it by hitting Ctrl [Win] / Cmd [Mac] + Z, or choosing Edit > Undo Merge Layers from the bar along the top of the screen.

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