Star/Favorite files, similar to Acrobat?

[musziQ]

I've been an avid user of Acrobat for a very long time. I was wondering if there is any way to "star" files in Photoshop the same way Adobe does. There could be a feature that I'm missing (I'm sure of it, haha). I want to have quick access to files that I open often. 

Also, I don't want it on the cloud. There are several files on my computer I want to do this with and I'm perfectly fine accessing it from there. I saw the Library option but that isn't quite what I'm looking for.

[jane-e]

You can tag your files with 0 to 5 stars in Adobe Bridge and open them from Bridge. You can also use the Recents list in Adobe Photoshop from either the File menu or the Home Screen.

~ Jane

[musziQ]

My issue with recents (which is actually why I made this post) is that the file will eventually be removed from recents, as I open more files.

I may just end up using the Library feature...

[jane-e · Accepted solution]

Hi @musziQ 

You might try this:

• In Adobe Bridge, create a new Collection and put files in it. They will still remain (physically) in their original locations and viewable though the Collection. Details here:
  https://helpx.adobe.com/bridge/using/collections-bridge.html

You can also change the number of recents in Preferences > File Handling, the use the sort and filter options in the Home Screen to find specific files if that works for you.

~ Jane

[musziQ]

Ahhh Collections. I never thought about that (the feature I was missing haha). My workflow is actually LR-PS. I'll just setup the collection in my LR. I already use collections extensively there.

[Nancy OShea]

I organize most frequently used files in folders with my OS's file manager (Win File Explorer or Mac Finder) and sort them by date modified. 

Does that help you?

[musziQ]

Kinda. I have my images in separate albums and my watermarks and other graphics in separate folders by type. However, there are a lot in there but only a handful that I use often. I like Jane's recommendation of using collections,which I already use in LR (the main part of my work flow).