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

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July 2, 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.

Correct answer Stephen Marsh

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)

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

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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J IsnerAuthor

Inspiring

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.

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

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.

J

J IsnerAuthor

Inspiring

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?

Stephen Marsh

Correct answer

Community Expert

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: