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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?

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    SvenKraaijenbrink
    Participant
    October 23, 2019

    Do you have a solution? I have the same problem!

      Rob_Cullen
      Community Expert
      Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 23, 2019

      The "Same problem"? Are you referring to-

      I only get the options to "Add to favorites" and !"Apply on import" but no "Delete" option.

      This is possbily because you are selecting one of the default Adobe presets (that cannot be deleted).

      The "Delete" option becomes visible for "User" presets-

      "Groups" of the Adobe default presets can be hidden by  Right-click to "Manage"-

       

      Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
      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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