I just made a new action in Photoshop. This is my first time attempting this. My action is available in the Actions window and I have reopened Photoshop and it is still there (and works!!). I have to submit this action for homework but it is not in my Actions folder.
C:/program files/adobe/photoshop cs4/ presets/actions
C:/program files/adobe/photoshop cs4/ presets/actions