I am migrating to a newer version of Adobe After Effects on my MAC (17.0.6 build 35 to 24.6.1). Need help with migrating / backing up ALL settings presets etc.

Migration has my head spinning.. Not sure if what I posted originally is correct. If I am grabbing all files or select files. And if there is more than one folder location to migrate files.

Here’s the other tutorial found (see steps below), looking for an expert who can confirm the process. Thank you!
 

1. ~/Library/Preferences/Adobe/After Effects/[Version]

This hidden folder handles your App Behavior & Workspace UI. It does not contain .ffx animation presets, despite what its deep folder paths look like. [1, 2, 3]

• What to copy: Only copy the ModifiedWorkspaces folder (your custom UI panel layouts) and your aetxt keyboard shortcut files.
• What to ignore: Ignore everything else, especially the master preference text files. Moving old core preference files across a huge 4-year version gap will likely corrupt your v24 settings. [1]

2. /Applications/Adobe After Effects [Version]/Presets/

This is the System Application Folder where Adobe installs its factory-default presets (like standard text animations, shapes, and behaviors). [1]

• What to copy: Nothing, unless you manually dragged third-party or downloaded .ffx files directly into this application folder in the past.
• What to ignore: Ignore the whole folder. Version 24.6 already includes its own updated factory presets. Note: If you have custom scripts, look in the sister folder next to it: /Applications/Adobe After Effects [Version]/Scripts/. [1, 2, 3]

3. ~/Documents/Adobe/After Effects [Version]/

This is your Personal Assets Folder. This is the actual location where any preset you clicked "Save Animation Preset" on inside After Effects is kept. [1, 2]

What to copy: Copy the entire User Presets folder. This contains your actual, custom-made .ffx design assets. Move this directly into the corresponding After Effects 2024 documents folder. [1]