Hi, I copied the presets folder from Macintosh HD/Applications/Adobe Photoshop 2025/Presets
But the brushes folder contains only two files: legacy brushes and converted legacy tool presets.
By @aui13238311
That path leads to the computer-level presets folder. For brush presets you personally saved, you might also try looking in the Library/Preferences folder under your specific user account, although maybe you already know that because you mentioned the “library folder”. Adobe documents that path as
Users/[user name]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop [version] Settings
and that folder stores a wide range of user-changed settings.
So that’s within the user-level Preferences folder, not at the computer level in the Presets folder under Application Support, and is also not a computer-level preferences folder.
That path comes from the Adobe help article
Preference file functions, names, locations | Photoshop
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/preference-file-names-locations-photoshop.html
…which is very useful for making sure I restore all of my Photoshop settings from backups during computer migrations or after a major problem.
I wish Adobe made backups easier, I don't dare to update because last time I did Photoshop reverted to factory settings and I don't remember it being a major update, either.
By @aui13238311
Yes, lots of companies could do better at that. What I do is just make sure I maintain a current backup of my entire Mac so that everything is covered. If anything goes wrong the settings for any software I use, I just go and copy the last known good version of that application’s user data files out of the backup. For guidance about finding Photoshop settings files, I use the help article linked above.
If you study the document linked above, you’ll notice that most Photoshop user settings are in subfolders under only a few main paths. So if all of my Photoshop settings get reset, to restore them in the fewest number of steps I would go get the backup and restore these folders first:
- Users/[user name]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop [version] Settings
- Users/[user name]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop [version]/Presets/
That would take care of most Photoshop settings, because the majority of your Photoshop settings are in subfolders within those two folders. According to that help article, non-Adobe plug-ins and a few specific features such as lens profiles and color management may store settings files in other places though.
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