Cannot find CS6 autorecovery file to remove, keeps opening on launch

Hi alleycat1981,

I was looking for the same solution and came across your post. I didn't find the solution I need here. However, while I was searching I found a way to go about myself. Here it goes.

With the autosave file still openning, you could go to the file tab--> save as, you will see where the temp file is (however you won't find it in your Finder). You could actually delete the whole "autosave" folder where it is located right in the "save as" window. Then you could cancel the save action. Congratulations! You successfully tricked it! 

It worked for me. I hope it does the same for you!

Mark

Hi alleycat1981 ..

I got the solution for this....

For recovery file (.psb) location u have to unhide folder

Mac HD/users/me

On this path Show View Option and u have to click Check on Library folder. after that u got your file to delete...

Enjoy

Thanks

Had the same problem.

The User > Library Folder is hidden.

Open Terminal, type "open library" (this should open and reveal the hidden 'library' folder in the Finder)

Then go to Application Support > Adobe > Adobe Photoshop CS6 > AutoRecover and delete all .psb files

This should fix your issue

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Zee Chaudhry

I had this issue but resolved it before I saw this. I'm on a MAC and yes the PSD CS6 "auto recover" folder is hidden.

I had success with mousing over the name of the tab within PSD & right-clicked and selected "reveal in the finder" (Like Jamie posted, earlier)

Then CMD+Delete, then emptied trash.

Right click on the file name tab, Select bottom option in drop down menu "reveal in finder"

I had the same issue as posted and I then tried to locate my Library folder and come to find out it is HIDDEN.  Ugh. Now they have made an easy solution hard. What I found is you can still search and retrieve your hidden files, like AutoRecovery files from the finder menu. To find the INVISIBLE files do the following:

Find invisible files

Some files used by Mac OS X are not ordinarily visible, but you can use Spotlight to find them.

1 - In the Finder, choose File > Find.

2 - From the far-left pop-up menu, choose Other.

3 - In the list of search attributes, select the “File invisible” checkbox, and then click OK.

4 - In the related menu, choose Invisible Items.

5 - Search for "Library"

6 - Library > Application Support > Adobe > Adobe Photoshop CS6 > AutoRecover

7 - In this folder you will find all the .psb files you will ever want! Send the appropriate file to the Trash

8 - Empty Trash.

Kuddos to all you super-users out there.

Keep on postin'.

alleycat1981 wrote: There is not an AutoRecovery folder or .psb file anywhere to be seen in the Photoshop or Adobe library folders, and I have looked everywhere. I have a brand new imac w/ OS x. I have tried searching everywhere for the file and folder, even in places that make no sense. I have searched my entire computer, even visually looking in every folder. I have read a few message boards and apparently the file should be where it is supposed to be (file path above) and deleting it will solve this issue, but I cannot find it. Help!

First of all I use a PC but even on a Mac

if you have checked Automatically Save Recovery Information Every: xxx in your Photoshop preference. There should be a Recovery Folder for every user that has uses that feature on your machine.  These folders would not be in Photoshop or Adobe library folders.  These folders would be where used preferences and application data for each userid are stored in the OS x envirement where ever that may be.  So every so xxx Photoshop store information for the document that the user has open in Photoshop. As you close document their data will be removed from the users recovery folder. Therfore when Photoshop closes douwn normally this folder should be empty.  If a user starts Photoshop and the user's recovery folder is not empty Photoshop knows something wet wrong.

When you start Photoshop it seems like Photoshop has no problem finding your recovery folder and finds it not empy.

You could try to UN-Check "Automatically Save Recovery Information Every:" to bypass your problem work like prior version of Photoshop. However you should be able to find your userid Recovery folder on your OS x system and delete all files in it.

I have seen a lot of discussion about the scratch disk on Windows. I don't know what the mac equivalent would be, and ultimately I just need to navigate to that file to delete it.

On my windows machine it is on the dedicated scratch disk.