How to Stop Photoshop Opening My Downloads
When you download a file from the Internet, the file saves to the "Downloads" folder on your computer. When you double-click the file that you downloaded, the file may automatically open in Photoshop if Photoshop is set up as the default program for that type of file. You can stop Photoshop from opening your downloads by changing the default program that is assigned to that file type.
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Instructions
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Windows
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Look at the file extension of the file that opens in Photoshop. If the extensions do not display at the end of the file names, go to the "Tools" menu and select "Folder Options." Then, go to the "View" tab and uncheck the box next to "Hide extensions for known file types."
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Open the Default Programs feature of the Windows setup. Access the Default Programs feature by going to the "Start" menu and clicking "Default Programs."
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Click the "Associate a file type or protocol with a program" link. Once you click the link, it takes several seconds for the extension list to populate. When it does, every extension that can be used on your Windows system appears in an alphabetical list, and the default program for each extension appears next to the extension in the "Current Default" column.
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Scroll to the file extension for the file type that Photoshop opens by default. Click on the extension to select it and press the "Change program" button. Select a program other than Photoshop from the list of programs and click "OK."
Apple
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Go to the folder that contains the downloaded file that opens in Photoshop. Right-click the downloaded file and choose "Get Info." The file extension appears with the file name at the top of the window.
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Download RCDefaultApp from Rubicode. RCDefaultApp is a free Mac plugin that gives Macs the ability to change the default programs of extensions like the one on Windows systems.
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Click the apple menu and click on "System Preferences." Select the RCDefaultApp application by clicking the icon titled "Default Apps."
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Go to the "Extensions" tab to display all of the extensions on your Mac system. Scroll through the list of extensions and choose the extension of the file that opens in Photoshop. Select one of the programs that come up in the program list to make it the default program for the selected extension.
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