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When I do an action and save in a folder, all it does when I run it is to replace the file

Community Beginner ,
Aug 13, 2023 Aug 13, 2023

 

 

When I do an action and save it in a folder, all it does when I run it is replace the file in the destination folder, even if I run the action on 1000 images, all I get in the destination folder is 1 file... what am I missing?

 

Thank you! 

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Community Expert ,
Aug 13, 2023 Aug 13, 2023

Make sure the file name is not highlighted (marked in blue) in the Save dialog when you record the action.

 

If it is, the file name is recorded in the action and so it keeps overwriting. If it is not highlighted, the file name is not recorded and the file keeps its original name.

 

To "un-highlight" the name, it is usually enough to click another destination folder and then back.

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 13, 2023 Aug 13, 2023

That's great! Thank you very much! 

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Participant ,
Apr 09, 2024 Apr 09, 2024
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The file name is transferred to the action even if it is not marked. Adobe has simply messed up again here.

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Community Expert ,
Aug 13, 2023 Aug 13, 2023

The same problem - and the same suggested solutions (but unfortunately in German)

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/aktion-zum-speichern-%C3%BCberschreib...

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 13, 2023 Aug 13, 2023

No problem, I will use Google translator! 

Thank you very much! 

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Community Expert ,
Aug 13, 2023 Aug 13, 2023

It's easier with the Translate button under each post.

😉

 

(More complicated contributions can then still be translated with external translator programmes.)

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 13, 2023 Aug 13, 2023

OOPS... haven't seen it! Ha ha!! 

Thanks! 

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Community Expert ,
Aug 13, 2023 Aug 13, 2023

Why search every low and high,
when good things could not be closer by.

By Goethe (a non-native translation)

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