P: Add Custom Brush Presets

Jessica, I just bought some brushes and was told they wouldn't work, but they do. I did the following.  Click on on lightroom preferences inside of lightroom. Go to Presets and uncheck the box Store presets with this catalog. Then click on Show Lightroom Presets Folder.  Then click on Lightroom and then the Local Adjustment Presets. This is where you copy the brushes too. From your download file highlight the brushes .lrtemplate files and copy them to that folder.  

I just added the some brush presets to the Local Adjustment Presets folder and they are working fine.  It must have to do with the unchecked box in Store presets with this catalog.  

I can't believe I am just discovering this.  I have been trying to find my old brushes after a complete hard drive and computer board failure.  I had them before in June of 2018. Do I have to recreate them all over again?  I found my logo brushes but the set up to access them is very cumbersome.  This must be a mistake.  Why would Adobe remove brushes that we created and/or paid for. 

Also very disappointed as I just discovered after purchasing some brush presets that I can't use them in cc.....very frustrated!

Hi,
OK, thanks for all the info. 
That kinda makes sense. Too many cooks in the kitchen. I was comparing it to Microsoft Office programs. 

There is an open request for more than two computers for the new Lightroom CC app https://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/lightroom-cc-allow-for-family-usage-i-e-from-... and I'm sure I saw a staff reply on another thread saying they were looking into that, although I can't find it now.

The one computer that can only get LR5 probably means it's too old an operating system, or otherwise under-spec, but if not, feel free to share the system specs in a new thread and we'll help you figure out what's up.

They did start out trying to combine the concepts into both, which is why LR Classic has some sync functionality. It just never worked well, because both the cloud and the local Classic catalog wanted to be in charge of the photos, and it's one of those "too many cooks in the kitchen" type scenarios.

Thanks for the links. I was trying to use brush presets in CC too. So that's disappointing.
Using 3 different computers is making me disconnect from others to log in. And one computer can only get LR 5 for some reason. No CC. If it's web based shouldn't I be able to use it on any computer?

I just think it would have been better for them to combine the concepts of both Lightrooms into one. But that's just my opinion. Like I said I'm new to it.

Thanks for the info.

Two different Lightroom? Lightroom Classic is designed for use on a computer using a folder-based filing system. Lightroom CC is a new group of apps designed for multi-computer/multi-device use, with all the photos stored in the cloud. They're very different storage concepts that don't blend well together, although it is possible to use them together with a little education.

If you need to use 3 different computers, Lightroom CC may be the best option for you. There's a comparison of features here, so you can check it has all the features you need: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/lightroom-cc-vs-classic-features/  Since we're in a brush presets thread, I would note that Lightroom CC doesn't have brush presets.

I am new to lightroom but I am trying to understand why there are 2 different ones and they don't sync together with any presets and they aren't set up the same. I can't import brush presets.. I organized my presets in LR Classic but they won't organize in CC but CC is the only one that syncs online. I have 1 desktop computer and 2 laptops that I use. It is such a pain that they won't sync up together for everything. I feel it is bad designing. Why are they so different. They should combine them to all sync together. And only need to use 1.. 

This is very silly, useless, waste of time. I need to be able to use my brushes in order to continue my workflow. Thanks!