P: This Face Expression File is bad or corrupted

[stevew51667700]

I keep gettting the following error when I launch Photoshop 2020 on a Windows 10 64bit machine

This Face Expression File is bad or corrupted

I assume it relates to the Default Face Expression Presets.p3f file, which a scan reveals to be OK. The application launches after I click OK but how can I get rid of the error?

I have reinstalled, tried the clean up tool and there has even been an update since it started but still it persists. Is there anywhere I can find a replacement file?

Thanks in advance

Steve

[Kevin Stohlmeyer]

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[Kevin Stohlmeyer]

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[Kevin Stohlmeyer]

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/p-this-face-expression-file-is-bad-or-corrup...

[jane-e]

@Giuseppe27795601dpt4 

Try this "This Face Expression File is bad or corrupted" message box:

• Quit Photoshop
• Go to C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe in Windows File Explorer and search for "Face".
• When you find a file called "FaceExpressionPresets.psp", rename it with .old at the end (to preserve it just in case).
• Restart Photoshop. The file will recreate itself. If there is still an issue, the older file is still there and can be renamed again.

[Micko32288530o1hp]

Thank you,worked for me

[Mattias24456915gtkp]

I have the same problem. Both at work and at home. I have done "the fix" but after a few days it's the same again. Very annoying.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Annoying it may be but if the fix works then »things could be worse« … 

[Mattias24456915gtkp]

Yes "the fix" yorks, but as I said, the same thing occurs again and again.

[chrisw63857]

None of these work for me.  I do not have Go to C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe this file nor is there anything in my adobe photoshop 2020 folder.

[SamanthaFury1966]

Sadly i couldn't find any file named "face" in above mentioned destination, But i was able to find the same file in "\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2024\Adobe Photoshop 2024 Settings", i renamed it as above mentioned and the problem / error message is gone

[ANTOINE34704257yef2]

Bonjour.

It's correct with the explication under and it works : 

Sadly i couldn't find any file named "face" in above mentioned destination,
But i was able to find the same file in "\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2024\Adobe Photoshop 2024 Settings", i renamed it as above mentioned and the problem / error message is gone, 

[Augusto Miranda]

I had this issue and i fixed it by doing what Jane said. My worry now is; does it damageany functionality doing this?

[jane-e]

@Augusto Miranda wrote: My worry now is; does it damage any functionality doing this?

The file recreates itself on relaunch, so no harm done!

Jane

[tedt6258165]

no issues here

[iCimages.net]

"This face expression file is bad or corrupted" 

 

[jane-e]

@iCimages.net 

Try this for the "This Face Expression File is bad or corrupted" message box:

• Quit Photoshop
• Go to C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe in Windows File Explorer and search for "Face".
• When you find a file called "FaceExpressionPresets.psp", rename it with .old at the end (to preserve it just in case).
• Restart Photoshop. The file will recreate itself. If there is still an issue, the older file is still there and can be renamed again.

Jane

[KAJ150949]

Thank you.

[iCimages.net]

Awesome, thanks. It didn't recreate the file but the error has gone. That'll do nicely 🙂

[jane-e]

You're welcome, @iCimages.net 😊 I'm glad it's working for you now!

Jane

[defaultmhjyxeqpgawa]

It works for me 🙂

Thank you !!

[stephans79998306]

Perfect! Thank you so much.

[SHIKU]

While switching on the Photoshop getting an error as The face Expression file is bad or currupted and also facing the issue of profiles in Photoshop Camera Raw where only matrix profile is available even the photoshop default files are missing 

[Bojan Živković]

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[John Young Photography]

That worked for me thank you very much

[Shauntell37034593njgp]

I keep getting this whenever I boot up Photoshop. I have to click on 'ok' before the program will even open. Also, earlier tonight when I was working on a piece, it glitched out so bad I couldn't use it properly and when I tried saving and closed it out, it DID NOT save what I had been working on. Super frustrated. Is there something that can fix this? Is anyone else having this problem?
Thanks.