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beer and prepress
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March 28, 2014
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How can I delete PDF presets?

  • March 28, 2014
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When I export to a PDF file I would like only the presets "press quality" and "smallest file size" and whatever custom presets I create.  I deleted the others from application support/settings area but they still show up and are grayed out when I try to select them to delete from within the program.  On top of that, the plugin "xmpie" has also thrown in a couple of presets that I want to delete also.  I did this in CS6 but don't remember how.  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks!

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      Correct answer paulf51133833

      I have managed to do it using Acrobat Distiller.

      Delete custom Adobe PDF settings files

      1. In Acrobat Distiller, choose Settings > Remove Adobe PDF Settings.
      2. Select the custom file and click Remove.
      3. Repeat step 2 as needed, and then click Cancel to close the Remove Adobe PDF Settings dialog box.

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      Vishnu Yeshwa25161520546u
      New Participant
      December 2, 2022

      Hi

       

      thats all

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      Laubender
      Adobe Expert
      December 3, 2022

      Hi @Vishnu Yeshwa25161520546u ,

      what's your question?

      What would you like to do with your PDF export presets?

      BTW: The file suffix for the presets is *.joboptions if you are looking for them in your file system.

       

      Regards,
      Uwe Laubender
      ( Adobe Community Expert )

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      Laubender
      Adobe Expert
      September 16, 2021

      FWIW: You can manage your custom PDF Export presets with InDesign directly.

      Go to main menu Edit File > Adobe PDF Presets

      From my German InDesign 2021 on Windows 10:

       

       

      Regards,
      Uwe Laubender

      ( ACP )

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      toouls
      New Participant
      August 24, 2021

      I'm using CreativeCloud 2021, was struggling with the same question for my self made presets (MacOs Big Sur)

      - Although I have not tried to delete the out of the box presets of adobe.
      I found them in the Adobe Indesign Folder > Resources > Adobe PDF > settings > mul > .joboptions files

      I mainly use InDesign, maybe if you export to pdf for the first time in Illustrator you might have to search for them there (or just search in finder for .joboptions files)


      - Now for me, I was actually searching for my self made ones, because I wanted to rename them (which by some reason is not possible either to rename or delete them). These ones were tricky!

      Go into your user folder, show hidden files (cmd+shift+.) Now a bunch of hidden files and folders should appear. Including your hidden library! which is where they are located.
      So the complete path is user > Library > Application Support > Adobe > Adobe PDF > settings > .joboption files

       

      I renamed some, deleted some, open export dialogue again, and voilá! everything worked out 😄

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        samhebel
        New Participant
        September 15, 2021

        Thanks, this worked! I had a few presets I didn't need anymore and couldn't figure out how to delete them.

         

        (Here's another way to find your hidden library – in Finder, select the "Go" tab and hold (cmd + opt) and the hidden Library item will appear in the list.)

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        Armin_Sq
        New Participant
        March 31, 2019

        Delete Main Adobe PDF settings files (100% working and EASY)

        Go to > 
        C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019\Required\PDF\Settings

        C:\Program Files(x86)\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019\Required\PDF\Settings

        Make New folder and CUT and the PAST all to that folder.

        Enjoy.

        Know all the time you will have your custom print preset in PDF save box.

        boscoa41893522
        boscoa41893522
        New Participant
        January 12, 2017

        In CC 2017, following this path to the job options and manually deleting worked for me:

        Macintosh: Users > [yourname] > Library > Application Support > Adobe > Adobe PDF > Settings

          paulf51133833
          paulf51133833Correct answer
          New Participant
          October 16, 2015

          I have managed to do it using Acrobat Distiller.

          Delete custom Adobe PDF settings files

          1. In Acrobat Distiller, choose Settings > Remove Adobe PDF Settings.
          2. Select the custom file and click Remove.
          3. Repeat step 2 as needed, and then click Cancel to close the Remove Adobe PDF Settings dialog box.
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            journeymandesigner
            New Participant
            February 8, 2016

            This answer is correct. The rest of them are all wrong. This only takes a few seconds and is obviously the correct Answer. (In reference to paulf51133833 Distiller description. Thank you paulf51133833!

              Peter Spier
              Peter Spier
              Adobe Expert
              March 28, 2014

              Search the hard drive for .joboptions files (different sets may be in different locations) and move the ones you don't currently want to a new, safe, backup location.

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              beer and prepressAuthor
              Participating Frequently
              March 28, 2014

              Thanks Peter.  I deleted all the .joboption files and restarted but they're still there.  Is there anything else I can try?

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                beer and prepressAuthor
                Participating Frequently
                March 28, 2014

                @beer and no prepress – it is more than likely that Acrobat Pro will restore all default joboptions files (the ones with names in brackets) automatically. A self-healing feature… ;-)

                But not the ones you have created…

                Cheers!

                Uwe


                Thanks Uwe.  Any idea where they would be restored?  They have not shown up in the places that I have deleted them.  As I've said, I got rid of them in CS6 but don't know how.

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