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Participant
January 13, 2026
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I need a way to backup entire After effects Package

  • January 13, 2026
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Hi everyone, 

 

I know I am not the first one to ask this question, but I want to sync all the folders of AE that have workspace UI, all preset locations, script panels, extensions, CEP... basically, I want to back up all the stuff that makes my After Effects easy to migrate to a new system in case of a new device/emergency. I just need to know the exact folders on Mac/Windows so that I can back up those folders daily and sleep peacefully without worrying about any kind of disruption. 

 

If there is anyone who is doing it already, kindly help me with this.

 

2 replies

Inspiring
January 15, 2026

While not AE specific, if you're a Mac user,  there's a progam called Carbon Copy Cloner you can use to make an exact clone of your entire HD ,  so if anything happens to your main computer,  just connect thaat drive up to a new Mac and use Migration Assitant and you'll have a complete recreation of your original system.   perhaps ther'es similar for folks on Windows. 

Inspiring
January 14, 2026

I don't know about Mac but for Windows here's everything I can think of. Keep in mind these are the defaults so some of them could be different on your system. 

 

UI / Preferences / Workspaces:
C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\After Effects\

Shared Adobe Settings / Licensing / AME Links:
C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Common\

Scripts / Presets / Templates:
C:\Users\<USERNAME>\Documents\Adobe\After Effects <version>\
C:\Users\<USERNAME>\Documents\Adobe\After Effects\

MOGRTs:
C:\Users\<USERNAME>\Documents\Adobe\Premiere Pro\

Local App Data / Media Cache / Temp:
C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Adobe\Common\
C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Adobe\After Effects\

Third-Party Plug-ins (Global):
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Common\Plug-ins\
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\

LUTs / Color Management:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Common\LUTs\
C:\Users\<USERNAME>\Documents\Adobe\LUTs\

Fonts (Non-Adobe):
C:\Windows\Fonts\