

As we know, the undo history in PSE is linear, which means, that making any changes for an "earlier" history state undoes all the "subsequent" steps. However, while working with very large graphic files, you may decide that the snapshot occupies way too much RAM.īy unchecking the "Automatically Create First Snapshot" gadget you make the sequence of backup states a little bit shorter (fig. On opening an image, PSE creates a "history snapshot" allowing you to return to the initial state even if the image has been re-saved. On saving changes by one user, the open document automatically updates in the collaborator's PSE window as well (fig. "Auto-Update Open Documents" option may come in handy, for instance, while editing a shared image file via local network. So, it may be wise to not rely solely on this tool.Ħ. Important: Some users of full Photoshop report occasional failures of the automatic recovery system. In case of PSE crash, on the next startup, you will be offered to restore the edited documents. Instead, PSE creates a new file in the backup folder:Ĭ:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\19.0\AutoRecover Please, keep in mind that this feature doesn't auto-save the original file. To activate auto-recover feature, check "Automatically Save Recovery Information" checkbox and select time interval in the drop menu (fig. 4) lets you continue working while saving operation is performed.ĥ. When editing a very big document, file saving may interrupt your work for some time. 3) specifies if the placed images should be scaled to fit the edited document.Ĥ. "Resize Image During Place" setting (fig. 2), the files will be placed as regular raster layers.ģ. If you uncheck "Create Smart Objects While Placing" option (fig. By default, the "Place" commands adds an external image into the edited document as smart-object. If you need to restore the "foldered" layer structure just undo the ungrouping (fig.

All the layers will get ungrouped right upon the document opening. If you happen to work with such files often, check "Ungroup Layers Automatically" gadget (fig. As we know, PSE doesn't support the layer sets. This script grants you access to some undocumented Photoshop Elements preferences.ġ.
