Delete Current (CS6) Illustrator Preferences on Mac OS X Lion

Question

I have been unsuccessful in locating the Adobe Illustrator Preferences file on my computer. I am working my way through the lessons in Classroom In a Book for Illustrator, and you are asked to delete the current preferences prior to starting each lesson (this ensures the panels, etc, work in accordance with the text). I use a Mac with Lion as my operating system and, as instructed, went to my Library folder to find the "Adobe Illustrator CS6 Settings/en_US" file, yet it is nowhere to be found. I have saved files (which should result in the creation of a preference file) and closed and re-opened Illustrator. Nothing seems to be working and/or produce the preference file. Has anyone had any trouble with this?

Many thanks in advance.

Sarah

PrintFusion45 · Accepted Answer

The file wont get generated until you make a change in the prefences within Illustrator. If you customize preferences, then only the file gets generated. try making some changes in Illustrator preferences and you'll see the file getting generated in the mentioned location.

MAC_BASE_1 · Answer

After sercahing I found that the directory for CS6 preferences is actually hidden in your USERNAME directory. You first need to unhide all the folders to access the preference files. See http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/productivity/how-to-reveal-your-library-folder-in-lion-or-mountain-lion/

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