Hello there. You can lock the image. press 5 to go into item mode, then press the image so that it is selected, go to edit in the top menu, and press "lock selected" Or select the image (item mode) and press J. Just remember to unlock it in the edit menu. if you want to move/edit it.
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Freeze the Layer ( Geometry > Freeze ) works with textures, makes it unselectable.