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Participating Frequently
March 23, 2025
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User defined swatches

Hello, I have mistakenly added files to the user defined swatches on illustrator and I cannot get rid of them. Can anyone help please.

Ton Frederiks
Ton FrederiksCorrect answer
Community Expert
March 24, 2025
Thanks again for looking into this for me. I can see them in the swatches
folder from AI. However they are greyed out. I had better leave things
alone before I mess things up. 😀

That is just to show you the path where to find them. Just find that folder on your machine and delete your unwanted swatches.

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MahaMN
August 18, 2025

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Ton Frederiks
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Community Expert
March 23, 2025

Find the folder where they are saved and delete them.

To find the folder, go to your Swatches panel and select Save Swatches.

This will show the folder where they are saved. Note the path.

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Participating Frequently
March 23, 2025
Hi Thanks for your message. However, I cant see the path. I have included a
screenshot.
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Ton Frederiks
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Community Expert
March 23, 2025

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