Kari_mamaofboys Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 I've been using PSE 11 since Aug 2013. In the last couple of weeks, I've noticed that some of my styles are missing. Like a certain asl file will have say multiple types, like chipboard, velum, washi, & whatnot. Well, when I look at it in the preset manager, all the styles are there. When I go to use it, half of them aren't showing up - like the velum & washi are there, but not the chipboard. I've tried uninstalling & reinstalling the styles & it's not working. I've reset everything to default, restarted the program. No go. Reset everything to default again, rebooted my laptop. Still no. I go to reinstall the style, says it's already installed. Manually deleted all the styles in preset manager, rebooted, reopened PSE, went to install the style, out of 20 different styles in the asl file, (it's a drop shadow style, so there's paper, washi, chipboard, wire, etc.) & only 7 styles are showing up & usable. I even downloaded a trial of PSE 13, thinking that maybe 11 was screwy & with NSD coming up, I might want to upgrade. Same thing is happening there. I talked with PSE support, they told me to go in, delete a file, reboot & try again. I did that & now instead of 5 out of 20 styles showing up as useable, only 1 is. Help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Hi Kari, I'm not real sure about what's going on or why you are missing some styles, but you mentioned that you have installed your styles. I'm wondering if you need to load them rather than installing them. In PSE versions prior to 11, we had to install styles, then we would have to rebuild the database in order for the styles to show in the styles panel. With PSE 11 and later we are able to load the styles, with no need to install and rebuild the database. Here's an older thread with some information that may be helpful to you: Post #8. In Post #8, see the section: To load styles (.asl) files. In the meantime, maybe someone else will come along with some other ideas for you. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari_mamaofboys Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 The weirdest part is that the styles worked fine for almost a year. I didn't change anything, didn't do anything different. Just opened it up one day & they were all screwy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 The weirdest part is that the styles worked fine for almost a year. I didn't change anything, didn't do anything different. Just opened it up one day & they were all screwy. Hmmm, have you tried resetting preferences by going to Edit>Preferences>General and clicking Reset Preferences on next launch? Click to enlarge: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari_mamaofboys Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 Theresa, I did! I tried that, I tried resetting everything to default. I manually deleted all the styles, (with a reboot after each try) & I even uninstalled & reinstalled PSE 11. The part that makes me so irritated is that everything worked great, up until a cpl weeks ago. Then (after I didn't change ANYTHING) half my styles were missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Have you tried to load any of your missing styles as mentioned in Post #8 referenced above? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari_mamaofboys Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Hmmm, Sorry I haven't been able to help and I'm sure you're very frustrated. I'm hoping maybe someone else will come along soon with some other ideas for you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari_mamaofboys Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 Thanks Theresa! I really hope someone has some ideas. Maybe PSE did an update? It's just so weird cause they all worked fine, everything was good, then I opened PSE & it was all screwy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari_mamaofboys Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 See, like this: 44 styles, only 2 are showing up as useable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Hmmm, I could be wrong, but it just looks like maybe you haven't loaded your styles from the drop down menu in the effects panel: Click to enlarge: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari_mamaofboys Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 That's how I installed the last set with 44 styles. Any way I install or load them, I get the same results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Have you tried clicking on Show All at the bottom of the styles panel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari_mamaofboys Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 I don't see that option in PSE 13. Am I blind? I don't see it in 11 either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Hi Kari, I don't have PSE 13, so I can't help you there - but in 11 you need to scroll all the way to the bottom of the styles drop down. It's listed below Wow Chrome, Wow Neon and Wow Plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari_mamaofboys Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 OK, I did that. There's only 1 style showing that I installed. And it's the one style from the set with 44. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiles Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 There is a little program called Add-O-Matic that was very helpful with styles and actions in pre-11 versions of PSE. It is available for 11 & 12 (and maybe 13, I haven't checked). I still use it, especially for actions. If all else fails, you might give that a try. I think the Styles gremlins have been loose lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I use PSE13 and also recently had a problem with styles. Nothing like yours though. I also uninstalled my PSE and reinstalled. Same problem. Then discovered that my path to Load the styles was incorrect. I did not even have to uninstall and reinstall. Maybe if you delete all your styles and then do the uninstall and reinstall?? I am not so clued up with the working of PSE. Sorry, no help here just lots of sympathy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari_mamaofboys Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Gayle, I had Add-O-Matic years ago...totally forgot about it. Might have to try that. It couldn't do anything worse than I'm dealing with right now! lol Belle, I've uninstalled all my styles, gone into the folder & manually deleted the files, gone tru the preset manager & uninstalled (with a reboot between each) & nothing's worked. The weirdest part is that i didn't do anything! I scrapped one day, closed my program, went to open again a few days later & poof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Kari, have you tried rebuilding the database? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari_mamaofboys Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 *blank look* How do I do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 What operating system are you using - Windows XP, Windows 7, MAC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari_mamaofboys Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Windows 8.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I'm not sure about Windows 8, but here are the instructions for Vista/Windows 7 and XP: To rebuild the database in Vista/Windows 7:C: > ProgramData> Adobe > Photoshop Elements > YourVersion > Locale > en_us.In this folder you’ll see a file called MediaDatabase.db3, right click on this file and choose “Delete” from the pop up menu and restart Photoshop Elements. This may take a few moments, but once it’s done you should be able to see the new items you installed. In XPC: > Documents and Settings> All Users > Application Data > Adobe > Photoshop Elements >YourVersion> Locale > en_us. In this folder you’ll see a file called MediaDatabase.db3, right click on this file and choose“Delete” from the pop up menu and restart Photoshop Elements. This may take a few moments, but once it’s done you should be able to see the new items you installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 In versions prior to 11, we always had to rebuild the database after installing styles before they would show up and we could use them. I'm thinking that when I used Add-O-Matic with version 9, that eliminated the need to rebuild the database. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari_mamaofboys Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 OK, yeah, I did that. Support with Adobe had me do that. When I did & reopened PSE, less of the styles were showing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Oh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Maybe Add-O-Matic would be worth a try? There is a version for PSE 11 & 12... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari_mamaofboys Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Yeah, I emailed the people at add-o-matic to see if maybe they had a trial version. I don't want to pay $15 & it not work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Yep, I understand that. Hope it works out for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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