Skip to main content
Inspiring
October 31, 2025
Answered

Restoring Gradients to Photoshop

  • October 31, 2025
  • 1 reply
  • 102 views

I accidentally deleted a couple of gradients from my Gradients > Basics group.  Is there a way to restore them? 

Correct answer LAMY2017

MIFCAP, a way exists, but you may, just may, wind up with duplicates (which I believe you can cull manually). The process -- Append Default Gradients -- is not very selective. You can't bring back just Basic gradients; I'm sure someone can affirm or correct me.

 

You do have two choices -- the default, current Gradients and Classic Gradients. I don't know if the Append process brings back one or both sets of gradients. My movie demo will be pasted shortly.

P.S. my initial search for the solution was made in Ps 27.0.0. If memory serves, the process is the same in both Photoshops, 2025 and 2026.

 

1 reply

LAMY2017Correct answer
Legend
October 31, 2025

MIFCAP, a way exists, but you may, just may, wind up with duplicates (which I believe you can cull manually). The process -- Append Default Gradients -- is not very selective. You can't bring back just Basic gradients; I'm sure someone can affirm or correct me.

 

You do have two choices -- the default, current Gradients and Classic Gradients. I don't know if the Append process brings back one or both sets of gradients. My movie demo will be pasted shortly.

P.S. my initial search for the solution was made in Ps 27.0.0. If memory serves, the process is the same in both Photoshops, 2025 and 2026.

 

Larry
MIFKAPAuthor
Inspiring
October 31, 2025

Great information Larry.   Gave it a try and I'm back to operational.    Video helped as well!

 

Mike.