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SharonAnn1948
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May 27, 2020
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.asl files

  • May 27, 2020
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I just upgraded to Photoshop Elements 2020 and when I try to install an .asl file, the file is just a black square with some text. I didn't have issues with Elements 2018 or 2019. Does anyone know why this is happening?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

~sharon wilson

 

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Jeff Arola
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Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
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June 10, 2020

What version of macOS are you using?

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SharonAnn1948Author
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June 10, 2020

macOS Catalina 10.15.5

99jon
99jon
Genius
May 28, 2020

I think on Mac OS the location is:

Macintosh HD⁩ ▸ ⁨Users⁩ ▸ ⁨[your U/N]⁩ ▸ ⁨Library⁩ ▸ ⁨Application Support⁩ ▸ ⁨Adobe⁩ ▸ ⁨Adobe Photoshop Elements 18⁩ ▸ ⁨Presets⁩ ▸ Styles

 

If you launch the PSE Editior app and go to the Styles panel (button bottom-right) you can  click the pull down menu at the top and choose Load Styles.

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SharonAnn1948Author
Participant
June 9, 2020

Thanks 99jon...even though the icons still show the black box instead of the FX style icon, it works when I load it.

 

Again, thanks!

99jon
99jon
Genius
May 28, 2020

Are you copying the .asl files into the layer styles folder?

C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\18.0\Photo Creations\layer styles

To view them as thumbnails you probably need to delete:

ThumbDatabase.db3

Then re-start Elements and wait for the database to rebuild.

 

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SharonAnn1948Author
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May 28, 2020

Thanks so much for your reply, its much appreciated, but I was so frustrated I forgot to say I'm using a Mac. Any suggestions?

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