: Preserve SmartObject link I'm using a smart object at two places (in the same file), and I need them to be linked, so that if I edit the content of one, the changes are applied on the other.

@Ogunnowo857

To expand a little on what I said in the comments.


In order to retain the Embedded Smart Object links, you need to keep them in the same document. Technically the contents of an Embedded Smart Object are in a separate .psb file, so that is a no-no.


What you should do is copy the contents of bg copy Smart Object back to the main document and make new copies of the original Smart Objects to make sure they are in sync.

So something like this:

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@Caterina889

Copying smart object layers, by default, makes the copy the same reference as the original. If you merely duplicate the smart object layer, you have 2 layers both with the same smart object contents. Edit one, the other will update to reflect the edits.

I don't see the problem unless you are using New Smart Object Via Copy command by mistake. That particular command creates a new, unlinked, smart object. So, don't use that command if you want the smart objects linked to the same contents.

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