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Bailey Mason
Bailey Mason
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April 26, 2018
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Can't Delete My Presets

  • April 26, 2018
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Hi all, hopefully someone has a good answer for this.

I have a bunch of presets and am currently trimming them down to the ones I use the most. I already went to Preferences and the proper Lightroom folder and then to the presets folder and deleted them from where I had added them prior. Except now, even after restarting Lightroom, they all show up. They're no longer in the folder, or even on my computer, and every time I open Lightroom they're still there. I have no idea how to get rid of them and its incredibly frustrating. Are they stored somewhere in the cloud, because I am using Lightroom mobile on my iPad and iPhone and sync my photos between them.

Thanks for your help!

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Correct answer johnrellis

Starting with LR 7.3, presets are now shared with Camera Raw, and as a result, their location has changed.

You can delete a preset by going to the Presets panel in Develop, right-clicking the preset, and doing Delete. You can open a Mac Finder or Windows File Explorer window on the location of the presets by right-clicking one of them and doing Show In Finder / Explorer.

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matsskoglund
Participant
February 19, 2019

I have the same problem that I cannot delete Presets on my Macbook pro. They are not found in CameraRaw folder or next to the catalog (I have tried to check the "Store presets with catalog" back and forth and closing and reopening the program, but it did not work). When I right click the preset in Develop modul I only get the options to "Add to favorites" and !"Apply on import" but no "Delete" option.

I have tried to uninstall Lightroom and when uninstalling also remove all program files. Then when I reinstall the program and create a completely fresh catalog the presets are still there and I cannot get rid of them.

What can I do to remove the presets from my Mac?

    T
    TimKamppinen
    Known Participant
    September 29, 2022

    Did you ever find a solution? I have the same maddening issue. I have uninstalled lightroom, used the CC cleaner tool to remove ACR, and manually deleted the presets from the Camera Raw/Settings folder and yet when I reinstall lightroom and open a catalog they are still there and I still don't get the "update with current settings" option when I right click on a preset. Meanwhile I cannot get my local adjustment presets to show up in the masking panel. I've wasted the last three hours on this and I have no idea what to try next.

      Rob_Cullen
      Community Expert
      Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      September 30, 2022

      My issue has nothing to do with the adobe default presets, it's happening with my own custom presets as well as ones that I have purchased:  https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/develop-presets-cannot-delete-rename-update-etc-bizzare-behavior/m-p/13233505#M291723 


      Maybe, If you have been using LrC for a considerable time, you may still have Develop Presets remaining in their 'old' .LRTEMPLATE  format.

      To be found in a folder like this- .....Adobe\Lightroom\Develop Presets\...

      The double tilde ~~  in front of the filenames indicates mine have been converted to the new .XMP format in a folder like this- (like the ones you are deleting, I presume)

      eg.   C:\Users\{YourName}\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CameraRaw\Settings

      So if you delete the .XMP Presets, when you restart LrC it once again upgrades the .lrtemplate files to the new format and re-installs them.

      What do you see in both folder locations?

      And have you tried the often suggested advice to Reset the Preferences file?

      PREFERENCES RESET

      Screen-clips that show your experience can be helpful for answers.

       

       

       

      Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.3, Photoshop 27.5, ACR 18.3, Lightroom 9.3, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
      gina_marie
      gina_marie
      Participant
      August 15, 2018

      Thanks, the Show in Finder.... money.

      johnrellis
      johnrellisCorrect answer
      Legend
      April 27, 2018

      Starting with LR 7.3, presets are now shared with Camera Raw, and as a result, their location has changed.

      You can delete a preset by going to the Presets panel in Develop, right-clicking the preset, and doing Delete. You can open a Mac Finder or Windows File Explorer window on the location of the presets by right-clicking one of them and doing Show In Finder / Explorer.

      Bailey Mason
      Bailey MasonAuthor
      Participant
      April 27, 2018

      Thank you so much!! I didn't know about the Camera Raw sharing and the right click to show location.

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