# Quick photoshop question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-photoshop-question/225347>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [May 10, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-photoshop-question/225347 "2007-05-10T21:17:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![keskin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@keskin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keskin)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-photoshop-question/225347/1 "2007-05-10T21:17:21Z")

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Houston we have a problem

I didnt mess with no settings at all in PS…and now, when I make a new image (500 x 500, 8 bit, rbg or cmyk all the same…) I get locked background?

Why and how to unlock it?

I tried adding a new layer, but when I flatten it, it goes to locked again…

It never happend before in my PS…how to undo this?