Library assets location

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August 19, 2020
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I know this has been discussed in other threads, but I can't seem to find the right answer to what I'm looking for.

I don't use and don't want to use the Creative Cloud syncing feature as I only need to have Photoshop on one computer. So that's not an option for me.

Here's what I'm trying to achieve: let's say I'm working on a few icons that I use all the time. I drag them to the Library window. So far so good. Now, I don't want to rely on a Library system where files are transformed to a certain type of file. I would like to be able to go to a folder and see for example "icon1.psd", "icon2.psd", etc. I'm using .psd as an example, but it could be any other extension that I could easily open with Photoshop or Illustrator without going through the Library. Or if I wanted to send those icons to another person, I need to be able to have a readable file format. Does it make sense?

I know I can always have the original files somewhere else on my computer, but my question is about the Library itself. If it saves separate files in a readable format or if it's all "encoded", if that makes sense...

Thanks!

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Lumigraphics

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This question makes no sense. CC Libraries are stored in Adobe's cloud and its to make files accessible to multiple computers using the Internet. Maybe you should use something like Dropbox instead?

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TiagoRochaAuthor

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I guess you misunderstood my questions. I do not want them to be available outside my home environment, so Dropbox is not an option for what I need.

Here's what I mean:

Let's say I'm working on my logo. Something I will be using over and over again. So I save it to my Library. I was expecting Photoshop to save that image as a normal, individual file, maybe with the name of whatever I picked on my library (for example "new logo"). So if I wanted to check what images I have, without opening Photoshop, I would go to a folder on my computer and I would see all my files, individually. If I wanted to send that image to a friend, I would pick that image and email it.

I work with music, for example, and when I save a preset for a drum kit, it creates an individual file that I can rename, send it to someone else, or even delete it. It doesn't compile all presets into a specific file that I can't edit. You know what I mean?

Again, I know I can have all those images stored on my computer, but I was just wondering if Photoshop created a new individual file when we add it to the Library, or not. CC has a limited amount of storage and I'm not interested in using it and being limited to it, or even pay for extra storage that is not that useful for me. That's why it's not an option.