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March 30, 2025

P: PS 26.5 Droplets Could not complete the Create Droplet command because the file was not found.

  • March 30, 2025
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When I create a droplet in Photoshop 2025, it creates a folder instead of an EXE file. What is the solution?

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bellevue scott
Inspiring
June 4, 2025

Dear Adobe

Droplets are an integral part of my work flow. I have several Adobe subscriptions and use PS on a half dozen computers, both Windows and Mac. I believe that with the money I pay, I should expect to have a working product. 

 

I cannot count the number of times that droplets have broken on both Mac and Windows in various ways. Please stop blaming Microsoft and Apple. You're a mega-company. Please figure out the problem and fix it. Please stop using your professional user base as beta testers. Please fix the droplet issues, and please, really, test droplets before you make new releases. 

MORENO8121259
Participant
June 4, 2025

same problem for me with a mac Studio Sequoia

Known Participant
June 3, 2025

This problem started when macOS updated to 15.4 and affected all versions of Photoshop. I have the same version of Photoshop running on mutliple macs, in 15.3x it works, in 15.4, it doesn't. Yes I agree it's an Adobe issue because they need to make sure their software works on the OS it's running on, but it wasn't an Adobe update that broke the Droplets, it was Apple.

Known Participant
June 3, 2025

Much appreciated. If they don't fix this that will be the road I have to go down. But I think saying "just as easy" is debatable.

Legend
June 3, 2025

I'm just pointing out a way to get the job done. I'm a product photographer and use Bridge and Photoshop every day in production, and I've never used droplets. So there are other workflows that are just as easy and powerful.

Known Participant
June 3, 2025

Yes I'm aware, but I'm a graphic designer, not a coder. Scripting doesn't replace the simplicity of recording an action and saving as a droplet. It's not even in the same ballpark. Adobe and Apple need to play nice and work together to fix this problem.

ron53
Participating Frequently
June 3, 2025
This is not an Apple issue. Strictly an an Adobe issue.
Legend
June 3, 2025

Batch Processing from Bridge is quite a bit more capable and flexible than a Droplet because it can be scripted.

Known Participant
June 3, 2025

Batch processing in Photoshop or Bridge does not have the same utility that Droplets do. I can't tell Shortcuts to open a PDF with Bridge and batch it. I need Droplets for my workflow, there is no substitute. Anything else is manual and time consuming.

Legend
June 3, 2025

You can run batches from Bridge insteaďof using a droplet.

Participant
June 3, 2025

Hi, when I attempt to create a droplet I get this message:

'Could not complete the Create Droplet command because the file was not found'.

Then this appears instead of a droplet.... please help, I have thousands of images to process and currently the only way to do so is to open and press play onm the action script for each image.

 Thank you in advance!

ron53
Participating Frequently
June 3, 2025
Welcome to the party. Unfortunately we're waiting on Adobe to create a fix.
Hoping one will be engineered soon. You can also create some automation by
using batch.