NIK filters disappeared from the CC 2018 filter menu

[K_Georgiadis]

As soon as I updated Photoshop to the CC 2018 version, the NIK filters disappeared from the Filter pull-down menu. How can I get them back?

Thanks for your help!

[cmgap]

They are in your previous version application folder. If you are on a mac Quit Photoshop and go to Applications > Adobe Photoshop 2017 CC > Plugins

Copy the Google folder and go to Adobe Photoshop 2018 > Plugins > Paste > Relaunch Photoshop

[K_Georgiadis]

I am a PC user and unclear what specific steps would be needed, to get to the same result. Still trying

[cmgap · Accepted solution]

This link has a short video on how to install on both platforms. It may be easier to search for the Plugins and then reinstall. Hope this helps!

Installation - Nik Collection Help

[K_Georgiadis]

Thank you for your help.I downloaded anew the NIK filters and now they are available to me in Photoshop

[Kevinb]

There is no video at this link

[bobefitz]

OK...until about 10 minutes ago I was ready to give up. I looked at the PS CC 2018 plugins folder and saw the Google folder. When I opened it the plugins were inside. I closed it and opened the plugins folder of my old PS CC 2017 version. There I found the difference. The 2017 had the Google folder but it also had a NIK Collection folder. I figured at that point I had nothing to lose so I copied the NIK Collection folder from my 2017 version and pasted it into the plugins folder of the 2018 version. Now I have both the Google and NIK Collection folders in my 2018 plugins...BINGO!!! It worked.

[togotooner]

Thanks Bobefitz.

Worked for me too!

[runningboystudio]

@cmgap This worked perfectly for me on Mac Sierra 10.13 and Photoshop CC 2018.

[Jack Gescheidt]

This worked like a charm! You're my hero!  (I don't take for granted that web advice works so quickly, easily, perfectly.)  Thanks so much for sharing the intellectual wealth!

[cmgap]

Yay! Thanks for that feedback!

[suram1]

Thank you just did this for PS CC 20.02 and it worked beautifully!

[nanetteretteketette]

Hi, I read your post but it is not working for me. I did copy paste it in CC2018 and I see them under Filter, but it is doing nothing. Is it under CC2018 maybe a problem ?

[cmgap]

What is the Presets preference setting? Is the Store Presets with this Lightroom box checked or unchecked?

[nanetteretteketette]

Sorry, I'm working in CC2018.

[cmgap]

Hi Nannette - What have you tried so far? Did you watch the video in the link in the post above?

[nanetteretteketette]

Hi cmgap, I read the comment of bobefitz and this helped me out, together with your advice of the settings in NIK. So I got it figured out. Thank you for replying me and helping me out.

[UfgPr]

Hi, I am about to give up now. I always restored NIK with each new Photoshop version by copying the Plugins folder from the previous folder. So far so good. This time since it didn't work for me I uninstalled NIK and installed it from ground up (newest version 1.2.11). I now have the situation that there is a google folder under Program Files and under "Plug-ins" in Photoshop (64bit) there is a folder "Google" and on the next level folders for "Analog Efex Pro 2" a.s.o.

In these folders there is a link to the respective *.8bf file in the 64bit directory of the google folder under Program Files. I understand the setup and would expect that it works. But when starting PS I get a message "At least one module not available. Details under Help -> System info" (I translated the German message, so it might be different on the English PS version).

In this info I just get a message that the modules have not been installed without any reason given. (Translations added in italics)

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Nicht geladene Plug-Ins: Plugins not loaded

   Analog Efex Pro 2 KEINE VERSION NO VERSION -  - aus Datei from file “C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection\Analog Efex Pro 2\Analog Efex Pro 2 (64-Bit)\Analog Efex Pro 2.8bf”

   BackgroundFilter KEINE VERSION -  - aus Datei “C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection\Dfine 2\Dfine 2 (64-Bit)\Background.8bf”

   Color Efex Pro 4 KEINE VERSION -  - aus Datei “C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection\Color Efex Pro 4\Color Efex Pro 4 (64-Bit)\Color Efex Pro 4.8bf”

   Dfine 2 KEINE VERSION -  - aus Datei “C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection\Dfine 2\Dfine 2 (64-Bit)\Dfine2.8bf”

   FineStructuresFilter KEINE VERSION -  - aus Datei “C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection\Dfine 2\Dfine 2 (64-Bit)\FineStructures.8bf”

   HDR Efex Pro 2 KEINE VERSION -  - aus Datei “C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection\HDR Efex Pro 2\HDR Efex Pro 2 (64-Bit)\HDR Efex Pro 2.8bf”

   HotPixelsFilter KEINE VERSION -  - aus Datei “C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection\Dfine 2\Dfine 2 (64-Bit)\HotPixels.8bf”

   Merge to HDR Efex Pro 2 KEINE VERSION -  - aus Datei “C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection\HDR Efex Pro 2\HDR Efex Pro 2 (64-Bit)\HDR Efex Pro 2.8bf”

   Nik Collection Selective Tool KEINE VERSION -  - aus Datei “C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2018\Plug-Ins\Google\Selective Tool\SelectivePalette.8li”

   ShadowsFilter KEINE VERSION -  - aus Datei “C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection\Dfine 2\Dfine 2 (64-Bit)\Shadows.8bf”

   Sharpener Pro 3: (1) RAW Presharpener KEINE VERSION -  - aus Datei “C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection\Sharpener Pro 3\Sharpener Pro 3 (64-Bit)\SHP3RPS.8bf”

   Sharpener Pro 3: (2) Output Sharpener KEINE VERSION -  - aus Datei “C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection\Sharpener Pro 3\Sharpener Pro 3 (64-Bit)\SHP3OS.8bf”

   Silver Efex Pro 2 KEINE VERSION -  - aus Datei “C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection\Silver Efex Pro 2\Silver Efex Pro 2 (64-Bit)\Silver Efex Pro 2.8bf”

   SkinFilter KEINE VERSION -  - aus Datei “C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection\Dfine 2\Dfine 2 (64-Bit)\Skin.8bf”

   SkyFilter KEINE VERSION -  - aus Datei “C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection\Dfine 2\Dfine 2 (64-Bit)\Sky.8bf”

   StrongNoiseFilter KEINE VERSION -  - aus Datei “C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection\Dfine 2\Dfine 2 (64-Bit)\StrongNoise.8bf”

   Viveza 2 KEINE VERSION -  - aus Datei “C:\Program Files\Google\Nik Collection\Viveza 2\Viveza 2 (64-Bit)\Viveza2.8bf”

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Does anybody have an idea what's wrong???

[UfgPr]

PS: NIK is added to the Lightroom context menu - so it works in Lightroom

[UfgPr]

Hint: I opened a new thread for my problem!!!