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JEON_CENA8675
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June 10, 2025
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Loaded Custom Brushes Yesterday — All Gone Today in Photoshop

  • June 10, 2025
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Hello,

I'm kinda new to photoshop and yesterday I spent my whole afternoon unzipping new brushes and loading them in Photoshop. I created several brushes folders to arrange them to my liking (texture, landscape stuff) etc. They got loaded and I was able to try them.

Today, as I go again on Photoshop, i'm suprised that any of those brushes or folders are here. Not even one but the "basic/already there" photoshop brushes you have when you first install it.

What should I do? I had PLENTY of them and all are gone on PS

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    AlekeCommunity Manager
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    June 10, 2025

    Hi @JEON_CENA8675 — welcome to the community! 😊
    Sorry to hear your brushes have disappeared — that definitely sounds frustrating.

    Just to help us get a better idea of what might be going on, could you let us know which version of Photoshop you're using? Also, did anything change on your computer or in the app between yesterday and today? For example, did you reset your preferences, update Photoshop, or install any system updates?

    When you get a chance, could you also check if your brushes are still stored in this folder on your computer?
    C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\AdobePhotoshop CC [version]\Adobe Photoshop CC [version] Settings\

    Let us know what you find — we’ll do our best to help you get everything back in place!

    Thanks,
    Alek

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    JEON_CENA8675Author
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    June 10, 2025

    I'm using Version Adobe Photoshop : 25.4.0 20240118.r.319 67d7f0b x64  on Windows 10 

    I did not update or install anything since yesterday. Installing the brushes was the last thing I did. 

     

    I don't even have the "C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\AdobePhotoshop CC [version]\Adobe Photoshop CC [version] Settings\"

     

     @Aleke 

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    AlekeCommunity Manager
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    June 10, 2025

    Hi @JEON_CENA8675!

    Thanks for the update — could you clarify what you mean when you say you don’t have that location? Is there a specific folder in the path that you’re not seeing?

    Just a heads-up: the AppData folder is hidden by default in Windows to help protect important system files. To make it visible, you’ll need to turn on the option to show hidden files and folders. Here’s how: https://adobe.ly/4dSeyw4

     

    Cheers,
    Alek

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