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antiquecarr
antiquecarr
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October 28, 2020
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Update Gets Rid of My Custom Scripts

  • October 28, 2020
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This has happened several times. Adobe releases a major update (like it did recently with 16.0). After doing the update, all of my custom scripts disappear from my scripts panel, and I have to reload them or recreate them. It seems like the installer could check for custom scripts so they don't get overwritten.

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Correct answer Frans v.d. Geest

This happens with the scripts in Adobe InDesign/Scripts/Scripts Panel as well as those in Adobe InDesign/Scripts/Startup scripts. Scripts in User/Library/Preferences/InDesign are copied over.

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brian_p_dts
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brian_p_dtsCommunity Expert
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October 28, 2020

Where are you saving your scripts? Mine are all saved in the User folder, and they copied over with the update. 

Frans v.d. Geest
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Frans v.d. GeestCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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October 28, 2020

This happens with the scripts in Adobe InDesign/Scripts/Scripts Panel as well as those in Adobe InDesign/Scripts/Startup scripts. Scripts in User/Library/Preferences/InDesign are copied over.

Frans v.d. Geest
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Frans v.d. GeestCommunity Expert
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October 28, 2020

Totaly agree, it should copy them over from older versions. That is why I uncheck 'remove older versions' when updating, copy them over and then later remove the older version.

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