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02/28/2015 09:01:37 PM · #1 |
Long-time members may remember that back in early 2012 I had to do a 'clean install' of my hard drive on
a then one-year-old Dell computer.
I received a lot of helpful information from the members of DPC, for which I am still grateful. Still,
it was painful, and I had to re-key a lot of stuff that I thought was forever sacrosanct. That included
some "actions" that are hard to do.
Now? Well that hard drive Fried in February (there's a song title there someplace) and all my Actions
once again left the building. I've had the hard drive replaced...last chance for Dell.
Is there any way that I can preserve these Actions (when I install them once again) so that if/when my hard drive
goes south once more, I can put them back without the re-keying stuff?
I look forward to any help you can offer. |
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02/28/2015 09:14:16 PM · #2 |
| I think you can copy the folder they're in to some other media (e.g. CD) and then copy them back after you re-install PS, just as if you'd downloaded some actions posted somewhere ... |
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02/28/2015 09:37:21 PM · #3 |
Thanks, Paul! Er, I am not sure how to put an action into a folder.probably missed that lesson in kindergarten.
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02/28/2015 09:40:29 PM · #4 |
| Copy your entire Adobe folder and subfolders to an external drive and you're all set. Everything you'd want to restore about Photoshop, including your actions, is in there. When you have a new drive installed and Photoshop reinstalled, you can just copy the relevant folders over to replace the clean ones from the install and you're back to nominal. |
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02/28/2015 11:25:22 PM · #5 |
Thank you Bear and Paul.
Now, I'm still in kindergarten on this one...
Right now, when I want to make an Action, I put an image on the screen,
pull up the Action menu and hit 'record' to record the steps I want to
retain and use again. When the steps are complete, I hit 'end record'
and name the Action. It's there in that drag-down menu from then on.
Well until the hard drive fries.
How to put this in a folder is, I guess, what I'm asking. As I say,
undoubtedly this is beginner stuff, but opaque to me.
My files were rescued from the hard drive crash, so if this information
is still in there someplace, that would be an extraordinary bonus.
Obviously, it doesn't show up in the Action folder. |
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02/28/2015 11:31:01 PM · #6 |
It's in aq folder automatically. Most programs have several folders containing files pertaining to their preference settings, plug-ins, etc.
Find the folder the application is in an you should find a bunch of subfolders there. More detail is dependent on the operating system/program version you're using.
Message edited by author 2015-02-28 23:31:16. |
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02/28/2015 11:42:36 PM · #7 |
Okay thanks guys. I'll do some more research on this tomorrow.
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03/01/2015 01:54:34 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Copy your entire Adobe folder and subfolders to an external drive and you're all set. Everything you'd want to restore about Photoshop, including your actions, is in there. When you have a new drive installed and Photoshop reinstalled, you can just copy the relevant folders over to replace the clean ones from the install and you're back to nominal. |
That seems a bit like using a shotgun to kill a fly
Originally posted by adobe forums:
Make an Action Set and name it and drag the Actions into it. Then go to the palette flyout menu and choose Save Actions. Save them anywhere, but a good place is the Photoshop Actions folder in the Presets folder. |
or maybe a thumb drive in your case, in case of hard drive failure
Message edited by author 2015-03-01 01:57:43. |
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03/02/2015 11:44:07 AM · #9 |
smardaz, thank you for that info. It appears to be something that, with my level of computer expertise, I can do.
Thanks to Bear and to Paul for their input on this. |
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03/02/2015 12:36:01 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by smardaz:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Copy your entire Adobe folder and subfolders to an external drive and you're all set. Everything you'd want to restore about Photoshop, including your actions, is in there. When you have a new drive installed and Photoshop reinstalled, you can just copy the relevant folders over to replace the clean ones from the install and you're back to nominal. |
That seems a bit like using a shotgun to kill a fly |
If it were JUST about the actions, you'd be right. But this approach saves ALL the customized PS information you've amassed and allows you to restore it as desired. It's easier than trying to figure put exactly which bits need to be saved. |
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03/02/2015 02:14:41 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by smardaz:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Copy your entire Adobe folder and subfolders to an external drive and you're all set. Everything you'd want to restore about Photoshop, including your actions, is in there. When you have a new drive installed and Photoshop reinstalled, you can just copy the relevant folders over to replace the clean ones from the install and you're back to nominal. |
That seems a bit like using a shotgun to kill a fly |
If it were JUST about the actions, you'd be right. But this approach saves ALL the customized PS information you've amassed and allows you to restore it as desired. It's easier than trying to figure put exactly which bits need to be saved. |
Point taken Robert, I'm working with CS5 and not CC so maybe that makes a difference I don't know. For me that would be almost half a gig of data. |
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03/02/2015 02:14:41 PM · #12 |
duplicate
Message edited by author 2015-03-02 15:50:11. |
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