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July 13, 2025
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TWO ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR PREFERENCES FOLDER IN MACOS???

  • July 13, 2025
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Hi everyone! I've been checking the folders within my Mac's operating system (macOS Sequoia 15.5) and I've noticed two folders that refer to the preferences for Adobe programs, in my case ILLUSTRATOR. Both are located within the LIBRARY folder in the USERS folder and are different since within the LIBRARY folder we find the PREFERENCES folder and within this there is a folder called ADOBE and another named ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR. I think the latter is where the ILLUSTRATOR preferences are stored, but within the other one, called ADOBE, I find several folders, one for each ADOBE program I have installed and consequently there is also one named ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR. Well, within this one there are a bunch of folders named with different previous versions of ILLUSTRATOR, as you can see in the attached screenshot. Do I need all of these folders, or can they be deleted (I assume all except the one for the version I have installed...)? As always, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and providing the help we all need from time to time. THANKS IN ADVANCE AND BEST REGARDS & WISHES!!! 😉😉😉👍👍

Correct answer Anubhav M

Hello @Belialchemist,

Thanks for reaching out. The preferences for older versions of Illustrator can be safely removed. However, I would recommend keeping a back-up of these settings in a different folder location for some time before permanently deleting them in case you need to retrieve any of your custom settings.

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.
Anubhav 

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Anubhav M
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July 14, 2025

Hello @Belialchemist,

Thanks for reaching out. The preferences for older versions of Illustrator can be safely removed. However, I would recommend keeping a back-up of these settings in a different folder location for some time before permanently deleting them in case you need to retrieve any of your custom settings.

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.
Anubhav