Cant find the actions I recorded in PS CS4

[nigpd]

I have recorded some actions in Photoshop CS4 and have also got some 3rd party actions as well.

I can find and see the 3rd party actions in the Actions folder, but I cannot see the actions I recorded. I want to copy my actions across to my other laptop. Should I be able to see these, and if so, where would they be?

Ive carried out a search using the names of my variuos actions, but without success.

Can any expert help please?

Thanks in advance

 

[swanseamale47]

You need to save the actions first (from the actions palette) highlight the set they are in, choose save actions and save them to somewhere you can find them (I use desktop)

 

[nigpd]

Wayne, you Sir, are a gentleman and a scholar

Thanks and much appreciation

 

[swanseamale47]

Glad to help mate.

 

[Just Dave]

think photoshop saves actions by default in C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS4\Presets\Actions

So there probably saved there Rather than

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS4\Presets\Actions

Where all the actions are stored , when saving you need to change the location

 

[nigpd]

Thanks Dave, I'll take a look

 

[Just Dave]

The way to check is try save an action then click the arrow in the save location, you will then see the path to the save location,

 

[Just Dave]

Hi I know mine says CS5 but yours will say CS4, your PC may not allow you to save your actions is the main action folder, so as Wayne says save it somewhere you can find it IE desktop the move them into the main folder

Dave

 

[nigpd]

Done and sorted. Thanks for the help amigos

 

[Kerioak]

Does anyone know if there is a good reason that PS saves to a different folder when you create your own brushes/actions etc?

 

[arad85]

So it is in a common place when you upgrade perhaps...