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January 10, 2017
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Restore Actions from crashed PC

  • January 10, 2017
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My Windows 10 machine crashed and I had to reinstall all my software. The drive that had all my CS5 files is intact and I can copy over anything I need. But what & where are they?  Do I just need the Actions? Any ideas?

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    Correct answer Stephen Marsh

    Look for this:

    C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Photoshop\???\Adobe Photoshop ??? Settings\Actions Palette.psp

    However I would always recommend that you manually save out individual actions rather than having all of your eggs in one basket!!!

    Re: How can MAC users restore the actions from the previous PS CC to 2017 CC?

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    Stephen Marsh
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    Stephen MarshCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    January 11, 2017

    Look for this:

    C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Photoshop\???\Adobe Photoshop ??? Settings\Actions Palette.psp

    However I would always recommend that you manually save out individual actions rather than having all of your eggs in one basket!!!

    Re: How can MAC users restore the actions from the previous PS CC to 2017 CC?

      Wayne Daniels Photography
      Wayne Daniels PhotographyAuthor
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      January 11, 2017

      Thank you!!

      Stephen Marsh
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      Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
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      January 11, 2017

      My pleasure, now please go and save all of your actions sets individually from within Photoshop’s action palette, so that you have proper .atn files! :]

      Akash Sharma
      Akash Sharma
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      January 10, 2017

      Hi Waynedaniels,

      Please refer the article Migrate presets in Photoshop CC and let us know if that helps.

      If using the similar version of Ps on the new computer, You can also run Migration script. Refer Move actions, presets, and workspaces in Photoshop CS4, CS5, CS5.1

      Regards,

      Akash

      Stephen Marsh
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      Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
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      January 11, 2017

      Hi Akash,

      Below is a screenshot from my CS6 Extended.

      I have actions in my actions palette.

      I have saved actions to my default action preset folder.

      Why are they not visible in the export presets menu?

      Stephen Marsh
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      Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
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      January 11, 2017

      OK, I have answered my own question:

      FAQ: How do I migrate my saved presets from an earlier version of Photoshop or import/export them?

      It appears that my expectation was wrong:

      /Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS6/Presets/Actions

      When it should have been:

      /Users/currentuser/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CS6/Presets/Actions

      This is of course counter intuitive and makes no sense, as this folder is NOT the default location when saving an action from the action palette! Why Adobe, why?

      D Fosse
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      D FosseCommunity Expert
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      January 10, 2017

      Actions are stored in the general Preferences - more precisely in the Settings folder under your user account on the C drive.

      To back up actions in case you need to reinstall or reset preferences, save them out to a separate location of your choice. You do this from the fly-out menu in the Actions Panel. This is also where you reload them after reinstall.

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