Find Your Autosave Files in Photoshop Quickly and Easily

I. What is Photoshop?

Adobe Photoshop, abbreviated as PS, is an image processing software developed and distributed by Adobe, which can be used on Windows and Mac OS. Photoshop can edit and synthesize bitmaps in multiple layers. It supports layer masks, image compositing, and multiple color models including RGB, CMYK, CIELAB, spot color channels, and duotone. In addition to bitmaps, it also Features such as editing or rendering text, vector graphics, 3D graphics, and video. Whether it is making promotional posters, book covers, beautifying commercial or daily photos, etc., the functions provided in Photoshop can meet the needs of users for creating and retouching pictures. PS supports multiple image formats, such as JPG/PNG/TIFF/BMP/GIF, etc. In addition, PS can also use its own PSD and PSB file formats to save files.

Some pictures need to superimpose many elements during the production process, such as text, pictures and masks, etc., and the steps are particularly cumbersome. If the image is not saved in time due to a sudden power failure or system/program failure, it will take a lot of time to recreate the image. Drawing, which will greatly reduce work efficiency. Fortunately, Photoshop has the function of automatically saving files. As long as you set the location and time interval of automatically saving files, you can improve the security of your files.

II. About the automatic saving file location and time interval of Photoshop

1. Set the time interval for PS to automatically save files

Step 1: Open Adobe Photoshop CC, click Edit on the top menu bar.

Step 2: Select File Handling in Preferences.

Step 3: In File Handling > File Saving Options, check the Automatically Save Recovery Information Every, and then set the time interval for automatic saving. The smaller the interval, the more frequent the saving frequency, and the Photoshop file will be The safer it is. It is recommended to select the minimum interval 5 minutes, and then click OK.

2. PS automatically saves the file location

The location where Photoshop automatically saves files is not displayed in the “File Storage Options” inside the software, but we can find the folder in Windows File Explorer. Its path is generally:

C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019\AutoRecover

Among them, Administrator can be replaced with the account name you are using, and Adobe Photoshop can be replaced with the version of Photoshop you are using.

As for Mac computers, you can directly access the folder automatically saved by PS by entering the path, click Go > Go to the folder.

Enter the following path in Go to the folder:

~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CS6/AutoRecover

Among them, Adobe Photoshop CS6 can be replaced with the version of Photoshop you are using.

III. Use Renee Undeleter to recover accidentally deleted Photoshop files

When a Photoshop file is accidentally deleted, it is recommended to search for the file in the recycle bin and restore it first. If the target file cannot be found in the recycle bin, for example, the recycle bin is emptied or the disk partition is formatted, etc., only professional data recovery software can be used to recover Photoshop files. Scan the storage location of the file, and then recover the accidentally deleted Photoshop file. Let’s take Renee Undeleter as an example to explain the specific steps.

1. What is Renee Undeleter?

Renee Undeleter is a software specially used to restore various data files. When you accidentally delete important files, empty the recycle bin, or format the disk/storage, you can use this tool to retrieve the lost data. The software covers four functional modules, including file recovery, format recovery, partition recovery and image creation, which can help you solve all data loss problems in an all-round way. Regardless of the built-in hard disk, mobile hard disk, SD card, U disk and other storage devices, as long as they can be successfully connected to the computer, you can use this software to scan and restore files. The software also supports previewing files to help users accurately find the files that need to be recovered.

2. How to use Renee Undeleter to recover accidentally deleted Photoshop files?

It is very simple to use Renee Undeleter to scan the hard disk and restore deleted files. The specific operation steps are as follows:

Step 1: Download, install and run Renee Undeleter on the computer, and select the Whole Partition Scan option on the main interface. If the target file cannot be found, you can try the Whole Disk Scan function.

Note: Do not install Renee Undeleter in the disk where data is lost to avoid data overwriting. Whole Partition Scan can scan all partition data in the entire hard disk. If all partitions in the computer belong to the same hard disk, it is recommended to install the software on an external U disk or mobile hard disk, because this function does not support scanning the hard disk where the software is installed.

Step 2: Next, select the hard disk partition that needs to recover data (that is, the original storage location of the deleted files). After the selection is complete, click Next.

Step 3: Wait patiently for the scan to complete. You can double-click the file to preview it. If it is the file you need, please check the target file and click the Recover button.

Step 4: Click the Browse button to select another hard disk partition to save the files, and then click the Recover button. Wait for the recovery to complete, click Browse recovered files to view the recovered files.