Hello!

I had the 2.10.10 version of Gimp on my computer and was editing many pictures everyday, especially using the clone tool. All of a sudden, out of nowhere, the clone tool stopped working. I set the "source spot" using ctrl+left click and then wanted to start painting my selection from my source but when I clicked and dragged across my selection, nothing happened. It didn't change the image.

I updated to version 2.10.12 (latest version) but i still have the same problem.

Any help is appreciated, thanks!

louisbosqui

Guessing a Windows user. Updating Gimp is not a bad idea however please note that re-installing Gimp does not remove/change your Gimp profile where the tool settings are kept.

C:\Users\"yourname"\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10\

First thing to check is the Alignment - right down at the bottom of the menu (1) and often overlooked. If that is in 'Registered' mode then for a single layer you are cloning on top of the source and nothing happens.

While there try a reset to default values (2), might be a fix.

Still not working? Rename that Gimp profile as a backup. Start Gimp up and it makes a new default profile. Check it works ok. Copy any resources brushes/scripts..etc over from the backup.

Resetting the tool worked. Many thanks!!!

This is awful and wastes peoples time. I used to like GIMP but am finding the new versions are often, just nOT DOING ANYTHING and NOT TELLING you why.

IS it abandonware ?

Resetting the tool worked. Many thanks!!!

I cannot even find the menu item "alignment"

I cannot even find the menu item "alignment"

OK found it now BUT the clone tool still refuses to clone. TBH I have had many fights and wasted half hours with GIMP after using it quite happily for decades.

The export when you loaded a JPG to start with was probably the begining of the end.

I am now finding GIMP unusable.

when I clicked and dragged
across my selection, nothing happened. It didn't change the image.

I had this same problem. Finally figured out I had the wrong brush selected. Open the brush selection box. Make sure you have selected the one that looks like a circle with fuzzy edges.

I cannot even find the menu item "alignment"

I had to solve from this way. I exported what I needed to clone in a new image, then open the new image and clone tool worked there, i worked on that image then copied back my changed layer.

Very very strange.