CS3 Forgetting Settings

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David_Calvert
Apr 23, 2008
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I’m using CS3 (fully updated) and just recently I’m finding that it seems to forget my settings I have made in Colour Settings and Preferences sections. It doesn’t happen all the time – just once every few days or so.

Obviously this is quite irritating as you have to spend time setting everything up again. Anyone else had this problem and any advice on how to stop this from happening?
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DGWaters
Apr 23, 2008
First reset PS preferences as described in the FAQ.

Then when you have it working again locate the preferences file and save a copy. Search for .psp – it’s hidden so you’ll have to turn on "view hidden files and folders".

If this is happening all the time there’s a problem somewhere; maybe the first step fixes that.
JJ
John Joslin
Apr 23, 2008
locate the preferences file and save a copy.

Once everything is how you like it I would save the whole folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application Data\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Adobe Photoshop CS3 Settings
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Rob_Keijzer
Apr 23, 2008
Once everything is how you like it I would save the whole folder

That’s what I do. Only I take the parent directory, so I’ll save some other user specific variables too (like actions etc.)

I do this approx. once a month, maintaining a set of 5, deleting the oldest.

For the O/P: this "forgetting could happen if PS is not closed properly, like happens when the pc is shut down with PS still open.

Rob

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