Missing effect even though it is installed in the "Effects" folder

[Magazzino Virtuale]

I work from mac with the operating system Mac OS Sonoma 14.2.1, when practising with After Effect version 2024 in the shading of 2D objects, I wanted to use the Gaussian blur effect but it does not appear in the effects window. So to check I looked in the "effects" folder to see if it was there, and it is, but I don't know what to do to find it and use it.

[nishu_kush]

Hi Magazzino Virtuale,

What's the version of After Effects you're using? Are you able to see the effect if you go to the menu Effects > Blur & Sharpen? If so, check if it has been disabled from the Effects Manager. Go to Effects > Manage Effects > uncheck Only Show Third-Party Effects and search of the effect. Make sure it's checked.

Let us know the result.

Thanks,
Nishu