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October 23, 2015

P: Don't open an annoying Explorer window after "Quick export as PNG"

  • October 23, 2015
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When I use "quick export as PNG", it saves the file, but then opens a file explorer window for some reason. No other save-as/export feature in PS or anything else does this in Windows. Maybe this was implemented by an OSX developer (some applications do this there), but this is really annoying in Windows.

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angelhdz12
Participating Frequently
August 13, 2016
Adobe only cares about receiving millions. They don't care about us. Otherwise, this issue would have been fixed already. It's so annoying...
Inspiring
August 12, 2016
I think I found solution:
1) open: 
c:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.5\Required\Plug-Ins\Generator\crema.generate\lib\file-utils\index.js (or path where you have Installed Photoshop)

2) find
var openFolderOnceInOS = function (destFolder) {
        if (!gFolderShownInOS[destFolder]) {
            gFolderShownInOS[destFolder] = true;
            return exports.openFolderInOS(destFolder);
        }
        return Q.resolve();
    };
3) and replace it with
 var openFolderOnceInOS = function (destFolder) {
        /*if (!gFolderShownInOS[destFolder]) {
            gFolderShownInOS[destFolder] = true;
            return exports.openFolderInOS(destFolder);
        }*/
        return Q.resolve();
    };
4) Restart Photoshop
5) Repeat after each bigger update of Photoshop
This means that you commented part of code which opens window.
Legend
August 12, 2016
This is on the Export As team's list to investigate/change.
Inspiring
August 12, 2016
Could this feature respect default windows file browser? I have redirected everything into Total Comander via registry in Windows, but this doesn't respects my settings.
Artist666
Known Participant
August 12, 2016
Please Adobe, kill this pop up. Its so distracting our workflow!
Known Participant
August 12, 2016


Please provide an option to NOT open a window on Export > Export As when the file is exported.
Inspiring
August 12, 2016

I am afraid Adobe thinks that is a feature. With every update the program becomes less usable.

I have the feeling there is a product owner at place that is just an occasional user. For the amateur, spawning the window is a service.

For the professional this feature becomes a drag and is avoided under all circumstances.


I have no hope of a fix though, newer versions are removing more and more widely used features , adding a flat UI that hinders me in work speed and hence, when I want something get done, I revert to an older PS installation.

Can't be the future. I bet the app market will sooner or later put PS into oblivion if they keep on doing as is.

Participant
August 12, 2016
This issue has been aknowledge as being a bug for more than a year now (see here https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1982720) yet after 2 updates this extremely annoying bug is still present.

I personally don't have a problem with the possibility of an explorer window opening after an export with 2 conditions:

1.Make it a regular explorer window and not a bugged explorer instance that you can't use to navigate and that spaws new windows all the time.
2.Make it optional.

considering how much we pay for this, I can't help but being extremely disapointed by the quality of the support we are getting.

Can we have a status as When is this going to be fixed ?
Thank you.
angelhdz12
Participating Frequently
May 23, 2016
This is a bug. No other program in my whole life has done this. It's not practical having that annoying window appear every time we do a Quick export.
Inspiring
May 23, 2016


There is a known bug that has affected several Windows users regarding Photoshop CC's export feature. When an image is exported, Photoshop opens a new window of the File Explorer application, but that action changes a key in the Windows registry. Because of that, every time we go into our file manager and open a folder in the Pictures folder, our computers open up one or two extra windows. We have found a fix for the problem, in which we delete and recreate the NavPane key in the registry editor, but many of us would prefer the option of Photoshop not opening a new window every time we export an image.
Thank you!