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rachelt95507413
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May 21, 2021
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Bulk loading photoshop actions - is there a way?

  • May 21, 2021
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Hey -

I've got a new computer and need to re-load all of my actions (I have a lot!).

Is there a way to bulk load actions, or do I literally have to do it one by one?  It's a PITA!

Any solutions for a quick fix would be massively appreciated.

Grateful thanks.

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Correct answer Kukurykus

Select all of them in Windows Explorer and press Enter.

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Legend
May 21, 2021

Select all of them in Windows Explorer and press Enter.

    Bojan Živković11378569
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    Bojan Živković11378569Community Expert
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    May 21, 2021

    Just tested, it works. Great tip. I tested with Photoshop app running, it is focusing on app and loading all selected action sets after pressing Enter.

    Kukurykus
    Kukurykus
    Legend
    May 22, 2021

    I knew it from long as it is intuitive to do so, same as draging them to Photoshop window, that works with images too. There're of course other tricks I weren't aware of, which are more like tips you don't know about but are so obvious that you don't try them as you sometimes don't believe things can be simply so simple until others tell you about them.

     

    I don't use this method for myself though, as normally when I have same shortcuts for different actions, it's better for me to keep actions in Presets / Actions of Photoshop folder. Then by replacing them I use only Action Set I need for specific task. Otherwise when you open / drag all at once then another loaded in the row actions will not have assigned same shortcuts, but only first loaded Action Sets (plus another if shortcuts weren't used earlier).

    Jeff Arola
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    Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
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    May 21, 2021

    On windows you can select your actions in File Explorer, then drag and drop them into photoshop up top where the menu/tool options bar is, not directly into the document area and they should show in the Actions panel.

     

    If you want a pernament folder to keep the actions, it's better to put them in

     

    C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021\Presets\Actions

     

    then you can load them from the Actions panel flyout menu.

     

      Stephen Marsh
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      Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
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      May 21, 2021

      You can try loading in the .psp file from the old computer if you still have access to it... Otherwise you can try double clicking on each .atn file in the Finder/Explorer to open/load it into Photoshop.

       

      hotoshop – Custom Action File Backup & Migration

      Backup-Photoshop-Settings

       

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        rachelt95507413Author
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        May 21, 2021

        Hi Stephen - THANK  YOU!

        I remember now this is how I did it on my old computer! BUT, one extra piece of help if you don't mind.... I've just saved all the actions in the folder (below copy/paste from your document) I've closed PS down, re-opened it but they're not showing up. I seem to remember from the last time I did this (which was YEARS ago which is why I'd forgotten) that they just showed up in the actions palette when I re-opened it. Any thoughts?

        • C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021\Presets\Actions

         

        Stephen Marsh
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        Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
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        May 21, 2021

        No special thoughts, it either works or it does not, which is why it is always a good idea to save into .atn file... So just try double clicking on an .atn file in the Finder/Explorer... Does it load into the actions panel?

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