How to stop Photoshop from adding new placed smart objects to library?

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June 10, 2020
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I have the latest PS installment. I'm pretty sure this didn't happen before, but now each new smart object I place is automatically added to CC Libraries and I can't for the life of me figure how to disable this feature.

As a result, my laptop lags (just now it freezed and was waiting for something in Libraries) and the cloud is full of useless unimporant pieces of graphics.

Any ideas?

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Correct answer c.pfaffenbichler

To make sure: Are you talking about placed SO (File > Place …) or pasted ones?

The dialog for pasting SOs clearly features a checbox for »Add to my current library«.

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edwardg23747023

Participant

This is ridiculous. I've disabled this SEVERAL times and from time to time Adobe just decides to ignore what I put before and re-enables it. But I do not notice the change and now my library is FULL of items I did not, and never wanted to be added to my library.
SUPER FRUSTRATING!

c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

This is ridiculous. I've disabled this SEVERAL times and from time to time Adobe just decides to ignore what I put before and re-enables it.

Well, you may want to ask yourself under which exact circumstances this happens.

Can you reproduce the issue?

Is there any possible relation to updates (Photoshop, OS, drivers, …), other applications, …?

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edwardg23747023

Participant

yes. here are the circumstances.

1. I realize that my library has become overrun with everything that I've pasted into photoshop from other applications over the past several months.

2. I do a google search as to why

3. I uncheck 'Add to my current library'

4. Delete all the unnecessary items in my Library.

5. Relax for an unspecified amount of time when I notice that my library is being filled up again

6. realize that OH NO, PHOTOSHOP HAS DEFAULTED BACK TO HAVING 'Add to my current Libary' checked.

7. Library fills up AGAIN.

8. Realize that by deleting those smart objects from my library means that they don't open in the PSD file that I've given to my client, who is now coming at me complaining that their files are broken.

9. Rage quit and angrily post on Adobe Forums hoping that SOMEBODY is listening and changes this feature and Adobe just honor my preferences to NOT add everything to my library.

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csscms

Legend

Why is it enabled by default? The libraries panel shows up in many apps from time-to-time, especially after you update to a new version - it's just happened to me in Photoshop after disabbling it sveral times over the years.

We need a CC-wide way of disabling CC Libaries for all apps, forever - as in, never show a libraries panel in any app, for any reason, ever again.

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MADPILOT1

Participating Frequently

I 100% agree. CC Libraries are dumb useless and annoying. The perfect example of how big corp destroys everything. because CEO says "I like smart libraries i'm the boss" (while consistently not fixing 5-10 year old bugs)