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Nancy OShea
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September 16, 2024
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Migrating to new PC -- which PS folders to backup?

  • September 16, 2024
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More out of necessity than choice, I'm moving to a new workstation.  But before I do, I want to ensure that I have all my Photoshop preferences, actions, workspaces, brushes, etc... backed up on an external drive.  

 

Any & all tips are welcome.

 

 

 

 

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Semaphoric
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September 17, 2024

I did this last year. Checking the folder I'd copied to my desktop, I see I saved Patterns, Gradients, Custom Shapes, and Workspaces. It went smoothly, although I have occasionally had to boot up my barely running old computer to copy some .PSPs for Curves and some other things I'd missed. I can still do this after deactivating Photoshop on my old computer, and disconnecting it from the Internet. Photoshop still runs, as do some older versions I stil have. I do no production with these, but sometimes will check how things used to work.

Nancy OShea
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September 17, 2024

Thanks for the tips.  I appreciate it.  😁

 

Not sure how much longer my old machine will keep running. It's making really loud noises. 🤒

 

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert