Corel PaintShop Pro Help | Setting file locations

Setting file locations

PaintShop Pro resources include such items as scripts, picture tubes, patterns, gradients, displacement maps, and workspaces. The full listing of resources is displayed along the left side of the File Locations dialog box. PaintShop Pro saves and searches for resources in several default folders on your computer. By changing File Locations preferences, you can change where PaintShop Pro looks for and saves these resources. You can also control how plug-ins are used and which Web browsers are used to preview your images.

By default, all new files you create are saved in the appropriate subfolder in the ...Documents\Corel PaintShop Pro\2023 folder. Most default program resources are stored in the appropriate folder in the path X:\Program Files\Corel\Corel PaintShop Pro 2023 (64-bit), where "X" indicates the drive on which PaintShop Pro is installed.

You can add or delete folders for PaintShop Pro to store and retrieve the various resources. Deleting a folder means that PaintShop Pro no longer looks in the folder for any items. The folder, however, is not deleted from your computer.

You can also change the file location for specific resources.

To change file locations for resources

Edit tab

Manage tab

1 Choose File

Preferences

File Locations.

The File Locations dialog box appears.

2 From the File types list, select the resource that you want to change file locations for.

The default folders where the specified resource can be saved to are listed on the right side of the dialog box.

3 Click Add.

The Browse Folder dialog box appears.

4 Navigate to the folder you want to add, and click OK.

5 In the Folder options group box, mark the Enable check box.

If you want to enable the folder’s subfolders, mark the Use sub folders check box.

Note: When these check boxes are unmarked, PaintShop Pro cannot search for folders and their subfolders.

6 From the Save to drop-list, choose the folder in which you want the current resource saved.

7 Click OK to save your settings and return to PaintShop Pro.

You can open the File Locations dialog box by clicking the File Locations button , which appears in many PaintShop Pro dialog boxes.

To add file locations for resources

Edit tab

Manage tab

1 Choose File

Preferences

File Locations.

The File Locations dialog box appears.

2 From the File types list, select the resource file type for which you want to add locations.

3 Click Add.

The Browse for Folder dialog box appears.

4 Click the Create a New Folder button and then enter the name for the new folder.

5 Click OK to add the new folder to the list.

6 Click OK to close the File Locations dialog box.

The Cache and CMYK Profiles resource file types can have only one location. You can only change the file location from one folder to another. For more information on changing file locations, see Setting file locations.

You can open the File Locations dialog box by clicking the File Locations button , which appears in many PaintShop Pro dialog boxes.

To delete file locations for resources

Edit tab

Manage tab

1 Choose File

Preferences

File Locations.

The File Locations dialog box appears.

2 From the File types list, select the resource file type that you want to delete file locations for.

3 In the list of folders, select the folder you want to delete.

4 Click Remove.

5 Click OK.

You can open the File Locations dialog box by clicking the File Locations button , which appears in many PaintShop Pro dialog boxes, as well as in the Presets drop-list (located in the Tool Options palette) for tools.