How to remove "custom file name" from export action?

[georgiahh1877]

Please bear with me - i'm new to actions .
I've added some action scripts from a co-worker, but my adobe suite has added an extra step to the Export action "custom file name" .
This means everytime I use the export function the files are overriding each other as they all have the same name - this issue is not present when the same actions are used on other abobe accounts... I need to maintain the original file names in order to batch the images.

any ideas on how to either remove this action step - or add in the original file name to the script..?

Thank you!!!

[Stephen Marsh]

@georgiahh1877 - For clarity, actions and scripts are two separate, different - but related features.

This is an action.

The issue is that the Export > Save for Web command has recorded the filename and not only the export path:

You will need to remove and re-record that action step on your Mac, just setting the save path without touching the filename field:

Document save paths an often be problematic when actions are shared, sometimes such steps need to be re-recorded so that the path resolves correctly on a different computer.

[georgiahh1877]

Pardon - thank you for the clarification . 

This may seem like a silly question - but how do i do that? I am not changing the file name in the recording (but it is auto highlighted when i click save) please see video attached

https://www.loom.com/share/c25037c943fd453d98aaa731cb751369

[Stephen Marsh]

OK, I can see that you didn't touch/change the filename... Let me check in 2023 as I was testing in an earlier version.

[georgiahh1877]

Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate your help!

[Stephen Marsh]

What build on v2023 are you running?

I can't reproduce this behaviour on 24.2.0 on Mac Monterey 12.6.3.

[georgiahh1877]

I am using photoshop 24.1.1 on macOS Ventura 13.2.1

[georgiahh1877]

I will try updating and recreating the action!

[Stephen Marsh]

I hope it's not a "Ventura thing"...

[georgiahh1877]

No luck... Updated photoshop & re installed the actions 

[Stephen Marsh]

Don't just reinstall the old action with the old step, make sure that you record a new step of Export > Save for Web without touching the filename filed (just leave it highlighted). Then delete the old step once the step is recorded with only a path and not a filename.

Good luck!

As a worse case scenario, you could try using Save As a Copy instead, again not touching the filename field when recording. If using an action which includes a Save As step, the File > Automate > Batch command has a checkbox to "override action save as commands" to deal with the issue of a filename being captured in an action (this doesn't work for save for web though).

Perhaps somebody else running Ventura can test and or comment?