Libraries: Assets available locally on my PC or not?

[.klm.]

I have followed any/all the leads as to location of my Photoshop library assets on my PC.  I would appreciate some clarity; are the assets only "in the cloud"?  I've sure spent a ton of time looking for actual files because of wording that says they are available offline.  Maybe this could be explained fully or maybe, I am just missing something.

Thank you.

[Kevin Stohlmeyer]

@.klm. On Macs the files are stored here: /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Creative Cloud Libraries/LIBS

On Windows its C:\Users\<username>AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Creative Cloud\Libraries...

[Kevin Stohlmeyer]

After here you will need to do some digging through the separate folder assets are found in "components" folders inside all the various directories.

[.klm.]

Thank you for this latest lead.  I had taken this path before but neglected to check for HIDDEN FILES in Windows Explorer.
FYI, I am using Windows 11.

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Creative Cloud Libraries\LIBS\<#######>_AdobeID\creative_cloud\dcx\######"dig through"\components
Why anyone would want to dig through their system to find these files is beyond me.
Also, using words like "offline" is misleading if this is the only way to access these assets locally on a PC or MAC.

If there is a more direct route, I'd be interrested in hearing!

Kevin Stohlmeyer, thank you for nudging my brain into thinking about hidden files. 

[Kevin Stohlmeyer · Accepted solution]

@.klm. there isnt a more direct route as these are meant to be primarily cloud-based assets. The only reason to access a local instance of these files would be if something corrupted or internet was not available. Otherwise why wouldn't you just export these from your library directly?

[.klm.]

You are right.  "Offline" would only be for a "last ditch" effort to find an asset, however, it's not spelled out like that. From what I remember, the references to these files is a casual, ~you can work, offline,~ which leads a person to wonder...where the heck are these assets on my system.

Where they are:  buried (but, they do exist).  Not something I will worry about.  LOL

Thank you again.

[brian363699728c62]

@Kevin StohlmeyerOne very big reason for working offline or having an offline library would be when a companies IT security restricts cloud based storage due to government restrictions and regulations. This is the case for me and the team of 20+ illustrators that work on my team. We work for a military contractor and have used Photoshop and Illustrator as our primary graphics tools for nearly 20 years. As much as we would love to use ibraries for reusable and shareable content within our team this is not availble, as cloud syncing is dissabled. 

Having the ability to use app library functionality as the program intends and promotes is something that Enterprise users, especially those with high security restrictions should have the ability to use without requiring cloud functionality. I understand that the API for the Libraries functionality most likely resides in the cloud environment, and requires this system to share and link content between uers, but in my opinion this limitation will lead to a drop in Enterprise subscribers if not addressed. With Adobe's intense focus on cloud and AI tools, they are forgetting about their everyday workhorse users who need reliable consistent products, and expect easy access to their data. Not increased restrictions and flashy novelty tools of little value. 

If anyone has any advise or solutions that may help please speak up. Thanks.

[Kevin Stohlmeyer]

@brian363699728c62 in that case your IT needs to reach out to Adobe. They have solutions explicitly for government clients that are not publicly available.

[Dan 121212]

Thanks for this thread! I too am in the same position as Brian3.... 

PC user here. As I'm able to use libraries locally, and unfortunately unshareable, I suddenly found all of my libraries unavailable. But I had an idea to go into my links on a previous document with assets pulled from it, and in the hamburger menu, I could open in Bridge! It took me to the same path as Kevin shared, and I still have to go up a few levels to access my other library folders. But it's doable!

Thanks all. 

Dan

[Matthew249224202mcs]

Because Adobe wants you to pay to store things on the cloud, regardless of whether you want or need them on the cloud. Is there a way to access your assets inside PS (like the library tab) but without having a storage on the cloud requirement? 

Beyond cost, it's slow and clunky, depending on the files... 

[Kevin Stohlmeyer]

@Matthew249224202mcs there is no extra charge/pay to utilize libraries in Creative Cloud. Libraries are dependent on cloud storage - there is no local library option. That would just be storing in a centralized local directory.

[Matthew249224202mcs]

The extra charge comes from trying to manage more than 20GB of assets though, yes? 

I'm trying to figure out a way to have a centralized local directory that functions like the Library tab, but only uses local assets.  So, faster and larger storage.

[ploo387089271t6o]

This is stupid. I cruise for months at a time without reliable internet. How am I supposed to work? Another badly thought through idea from Adobe.

[DarrynRogers]

Thanks for this info. Clearing out these library files from my local drive has allowed me to get rid of an annoying syncing error that I have been trying to fix for several hours.