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February 17, 2026
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Cannot locate file location for custom patterns

  • February 17, 2026
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Hi All,

When I first used the “Define Pattern” function in photoshop, it asked me where I wanted to save the pattern to.  I have since saved multiple patterns but it only asked for the location that first time.  Now, I am trying to find where they’ve all been saved to as I cannot remember which folder I selected.  I am trying to delete certain patterns.  I did see that I can right click from the pattern panel but it’s bothering me that I cannot find the file path itself.  Can anyone point me in the right direction?  Or am I searching for something that doesn’t exist?

I am on macOS Sequoia 15.5 and photoshop version 27.3.1

I’ve tried searching various folders in my hard drive but cannot find them except that in ~Applications/Adobe Photoshop 2026/Presets/Patterns I found a handful of patterns that look like default patterns.  In that folder, there is a file named “Artists Brushes Canvas.pat”.  Would my custom patterns all be included in that file maybe?  

I appreciate anyone’s help.  Thank you!