Comments on: Install Actions in Photoshop Elements 8

By: JackC

JackC — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:00:05 +0000

Habving all the kinds of trouble with pse8 and win7 described in the preceding comments.
I note that in the photo effects foldetr (“C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\8.0\Photo Creations\photo effects”) I actually have 5 Photo effects folders–5.0,6.0,7.0,8.0 and 10.0. Each of them, except 10.0, have a full complement of atn and associated files.!!
Is this a source of trouble? (gonna delete all except 8.0 and see what happens).
–jack

By: Tiff

Tiff — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 23:21:31 +0000

I have installed the actions for Photoshop Elements 8. All the actions and thumbnails are in my palette, but my mouse keeps shaking and I see the spinning loading circle randomly. I have started and restarted my computer is there any way to get this to stop?

By: admin

admin — Sun, 22 May 2011 00:32:59 +0000

Hi Andrea, as long as you are going down through All Users rather than your specific user drive, I don't have any tips. Try deleting Mediadatabase and any old versions and starting over. Just make sure not to interrupt Elements while it starts up. Make sure that all watches and waiting icons are gone from your cursor. If that doesn't work, I can connect to you remotely.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sat, 21 May 2011 23:28:30 +0000

Hey there! I have used your technique FOREVER with my actions and never had a problem. However, I purchase an iMac yesterday, installed PSE8 and then tried to load my actions using this way again. I changed the mediadatabase file to the OLD. When I restarted PSE8, it acted like it was loading them like every other time, but when I go to effect, it is just the ones that came with PSE8 not my loaded actions. IDK what I am doing wrong! Any ideas?

By: Jackie Gregg

Jackie Gregg — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:23:49 +0000

Thank you so much I have been trying to figure this out forever I have elements 8 on a mac computer. You have just made my day!!!!

By: Chaucee

Chaucee — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:24:00 +0000

I have Photoshop Elements 8

By: Chaucee

Chaucee — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:23:05 +0000

I have tried this multiple times, did everything it says to do but I can’t find the mediadatabase file to delete it. Please help!!!

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By: alyssa

alyssa — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:45:13 +0000

did you find an answer for:
Elizabeth H January 4, 2010 at 4:18 pm
Oh gosh I hope you can help me I’m pulling my hair out. I did absolutely every single step here (I’m on a mac) and when I restarted PSE8, it even said something about updating effects or whatever and then, the actions still aren’t there. I’ve been trying this for weeks and no one can tell me why it’s not working. And surprise, surprise Adobe doesn’t have anything on their support site about installing actions in action player. }:(

sharon April 18, 2010 at 5:36 pm
I am having the same problem! Been trying this for days. Did you find an answer? I see my actions in my files but they aren’t showing up in the PSE either.

Having the same problems as them. I did everything as you said… it did stall and say it was rebuilding or something, but none of my actions are in the effects folder…

By: admin

admin — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:43:31 +0000

Hi Amanda, mediadatabase isn’t supposed to open. You just want to rename it.