i didn't "reset" though, all i did was move the entire photoshop directory to a safe place then reinstall somewhere else. i would think if they were saved into RAM or something they would be gone each time you re-open photoshop; this is really bizarre. in fact i just recorded a couple new actions, and the "SAVE" option is grayed out, as though recording by itself will save them; but they have not created a new action file in my photoshop folders.