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How do I get Photoshop to "remember" scripts that I load?

Enthusiast ,
Jul 02, 2023 Jul 02, 2023

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If I want Photoshop to run a script, I do this:

 

File > Scripts > Browse...

 

I locate the script in my Documents folder and click Load. This runs the script.  But the next time I do a File > Scripts the previously-loaded script does not appear in the menu. Once again, I must Browse to its location in my Documents folder.

 

How can I get Photoshop to "remember" scripts that I load?

 

Latest version of Photoshop CC 2023, Windows 11 Pro 64-bit.

 

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People's Champ , Jul 02, 2023 Jul 02, 2023

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Community Expert , Jul 02, 2023 Jul 02, 2023

https://prepression.blogspot.com/2017/11/downloading-and-installing-adobe-scripts.html

 

Adobe Photoshop Script Installation Location

Scripts are installed in the /Presets/Scripts folder

Mac OS Example:

  • /Applications⁩/Adobe Photoshop CC 2019⁩/Presets⁩/Scripts
  • /Applications/Adobe Photoshop 2021/Presets/Scripts
 
(If this path does not match your version, it should be a simple enough process to find the correct folder using this guide)

Win OS Example:
  • C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2018
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Jul 02, 2023 Jul 02, 2023

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Enthusiast ,
Jul 03, 2023 Jul 03, 2023

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That's the solution for Photoshop 2021. I'm using Photoshop 2023.

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https://prepression.blogspot.com/2017/11/downloading-and-installing-adobe-scripts.html

 

Adobe Photoshop Script Installation Location

Scripts are installed in the /Presets/Scripts folder

Mac OS Example:

  • /Applications⁩/Adobe Photoshop CC 2019⁩/Presets⁩/Scripts
  • /Applications/Adobe Photoshop 2021/Presets/Scripts
 
(If this path does not match your version, it should be a simple enough process to find the correct folder using this guide)

Win OS Example:
  • C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2018\Presets\Scripts
  • C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021\Presets\Scripts
 
(If this path does not match your version, it should be a simple enough process to find the correct folder using this guide)

 

 

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Jul 03, 2023 Jul 03, 2023

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There is no Presets/Scripts directory in Photoshop 2023. The examples quoted in the comments are all from 2021 or earlier.

 

I'm moving from a Windows 10 PC to a Windows 11 PC. I have the latest Photoshop 2023 running on both machines. On my Windows 10 PC, I had somehow managed (quite some time ago) to install scripts. It may be that I installed them in an earlier version of Photoshop, and when I upgraded, the scripts were also migrated. My Windows 10 notes show that I installed them using File > Scripts > Browse... and navigating to the .js or .jsx file. The script was "remembered" but shows up in the File > Automate menu (not the Scripts menu). I can't find the .js file anywhere in AppData, so Photoshop must be hiding it somewhere. In Photoshop 2023, File > Scripts > Browse... RUNS the script, but Photoshop does not remember it. Could this is be a security improvement to prevent people from installing malicious scripts?

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Jul 03, 2023 Jul 03, 2023

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This script opens the required directory (run from browse).

 

https://github.com/MarshySwamp/Open-Photoshop-Presets-Scripts-Folder-Universal

 

If you don't have the directory, create it.

 

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Jul 03, 2023 Jul 03, 2023

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Ahhh! I apologize to everyone who commented on my OP. I have been reading your comments too quickly. I was looking for Scripts in AppData, not Program Files. Problem solved.

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Jul 03, 2023 Jul 03, 2023

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Glad you're sorted! Please mark the replies as correct then so that others know that there is a solution to the issue when they are searching.

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