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Feb 5, 2021 12:47 AM UTC
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After Effects Error - Save Animation Preset doesn´t work..

Hey guys, I have already made a text animation with the Animator 1. I wanted to save it as a preset for later use. I always get this error on the screen 😞     After Effects error: File couldn´t be opened for writing: /Applications/Adobe After Effects 2020/Presets/Text/Animate In/Drwstr Type Fade In.ffx". ( 3::0 )

 

Have anyone found a solution for this error? Please let me know if you have something that could help.

Ossama5FE3Correct answer
Participating Frequently
Feb 6, 2021 5:27 AM UTC

try to save the presets in your documents folder Documents/Adobe/After Effects 2020/User Presets 

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angie_taylor
Legend
Feb 15, 2021 11:43 AM UTC

This is correct. Presets should not be saved in the applications folder but in the user documents folder as said here

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Participant
Nov 6, 2022 8:57 PM UTC

Hi, then again, how can I change the folder where AE will save the presets? Thanks inadvance

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Community Expert
Feb 6, 2021 10:15 AM UTC

Try to save in another Drive. If you do it like this, then you will have to go find it to reapply it because it will not appear in After Effects as a preset, however it is a solution. Perhaps the best option is the one that Andrew writes, to remove the permission restrictions.

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Byron.
Ossama5FE3Correct answer
Participating Frequently
Feb 6, 2021 5:27 AM UTC

try to save the presets in your documents folder Documents/Adobe/After Effects 2020/User Presets 

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Andrew Yoole
Inspiring
Feb 5, 2021 1:16 AM UTC

It sounds like a permissions error - your system not allowing you to write a file to the Presets folder.

 

Try removing permission restrictions from the Presets folder, or try saving the preset file to an unrestricted location to test my theory.

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Participant
Feb 15, 2021 11:37 AM UTC

It is a permissions error because I am using a iMac.

Thank you for your answer!

 

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Participating Frequently
Jun 29, 2024 6:48 PM UTC

How did you give it permisions?

 

 

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