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noetet
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July 29, 2026
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photoshop completely removed all my actions from all folders after bridge update, no one action left on my drive. in older versions folders too, i cant restore any, adobe ?

  • July 29, 2026
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after bridge updated to 16.0.6.9 and photoshop(27.8.0) started it completely remove all my custom actions 

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    D Fosse
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    July 29, 2026

    Always save out actions and brushes to .atn and .abr files, and keep them in a safe place so they can be easily reloaded.

     

    Actions, brushes and other preferences do not automatically carry over in a major version update.

     

    This stuff is all stored in the “Adobe Photoshop <version> Settings” folder in your user account, which is version specific. Each version has its own settings folder.

     

    Migrating preferences is an option in the installer, but there’s a good chance migrating preferences might introduce new problems, so I don’t generally recommend it.

     

    That is why