Managing Images with the File Browser in Photoshop

The File Browser is a powerful tool that gained even more power in Photoshop CS. The File Browser lets you visually explore your hard drives and external media to find the exact image you need and has a multitude of sorting and viewing features that let you list the images in various ways.

As you can with any browser, you can use the Photoshop File Browser after very little practice.
Many of its functions are similar to browsing functions you already know. There are several ways to access the File Browser.
-->Choose Window➪File Browser.
-->Choose File➪Browse.
-->Click the new File Browser button on the Options bar.

No matter how you access the File Browser, after you open it, this behemoth of a window fills your screen. And because the File Browser has become such a feature-rich entity.

Note that the File Browser has undergone an identity change. In Version 7, the File Browser was a palette; in Photoshop CS, it has gained window status and can no longer be docked in the Palette Well. It also means, unfortunately, that if you’re a Windows user and you use a dual monitor setup, you will not be able to drag the File Browser onto your second monitor. If you’re a Mac user, you’re in luck — you’ve always been able to move any palette, dialog box, or window and still can. In addition, because the File Browser is now a window, it doesn’t automatically close after you open your images.