How to delete extra custom watermark presets in Lightroom Classic

[Summerlee340]

I'm two weeks into learning Lightroom Classic (Version 9.3) and I've created a few custom watermark presets. It appears LRC doesn't "allow" you to delete these presets. I had to create a new one in place of the one I ended up not wanting. Anyhow, I looked up how to delete watermark presets that I've created and I cannot find a solution that works. The last info I found on this was from 2014. Can someone help! Thank you very much.

[DdeGannes]

Right click on the preset and there should be an option displayed.

[Rob_Cullen · Accepted solution]

how to delete watermark presets-

In LrC-

1) Open the Watermark Editor

2) Open the drop-down menu at the top of the Editor

3) Select the Watermark that you want to delete

4) Open the drop-down menu at the top of the Editor

5) Click on the option to [Delete Preset.....]

    

Or look in the system folders for the {Watermarks} folder and delete them with the OS.

(eg. in Windows-  C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom\Watermarks)

[Summerlee340]

Thank you, Wobert C.! So easy - now why didn't I think of that?

Donna

[aliotti.photography]

@Rob_Cullen you are using Windows. Your procedure does not seem to work on a Mac. Not on mine anyhow.

Mac OS 14 Sonoma, LC 14.0.1

[aliotti.photography]

Sorry, got it. The second time you have to scroll down all the watermarks presets.

[Just Shoot Me]

Actually the simplest way to what you want is to go to the Watermarks folder on your hard drive, it is in your username folder, and Delete them there. You do that with LrC closed.

C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom\Watermarks

[Tony_See]

Hows that!! Three different options!!

[piat26061717]

Can you do a screen shot , to see where is the editor for watermark????to delete some of the preset watermarks...

[jacow83960029]

I have the same issue - I have no option to delete in the bookmark editor.

[Rob_Cullen]

So what don't you understand in the answers given?

(I Presume you mean 'Watermark editor')

To do it in the LrC Waternark Editor- The option to Delete a Preset will only appear AFTER you have selected the Preset you want to delete.

1) Click the Dropdown menu-

2) Choose the Preset you want to delete

3) Click the Dropdown menu again and- Delete preset "xxxxx"..

[jacow83960029]

Thanks for the reponse. My Watermark Editor does not give me the option to delete - even if I select the watermark.

 

[Rob_Cullen]

You have edited the 'Absa 10k' - so it 'Absa 10k (edited)' does not yet exist as a Preset.

Simply SELECT 'Absa 10k' from the list (Do not change it at all), then the Delete option will appear.

[jacow83960029]

Thanks Rob. I still do not understand the system logic. Some presets allow the delete option, others not. I managed to get rid of a few, but a pesky few remain. I do not attempt to change any, I simply select them from the drop-down, without getting a delete option. I also don't understand why whenever I change any of the presets, I have to save it under a different name. That's where the trouble started with the heaps of unused presets!

[jacow83960029]

Ah, I found the problem - you FIRST have to Update the preset, then the delete option becomes available. Great UI, Adobe. Jeez.

[Gina32069297kwk9]

Oh my gosh!!!  Thank you for the "Ah, I found the problem - you FIRST have to Update the preset, then the delete option becomes available. Great UI, Adobe. Jeez." suggestion!!!!  This works!!!  I have been trying to figure this out for a very long time!! Whoo Hoo!!  Deleting a bunch of the large list of unused watermark presets!!

[Rob_Cullen]

@Gina32069297kwk9   Or the suggestion from @Just Shoot Me on 6thJuly  is easy!

"Actually the simplest way to what you want is to go to the Watermarks folder on your hard drive, it is in your username folder, and Delete them there. You do that with LrC closed."

[Lori11]

I can not find this option anywhere....I am so frustrated lol

[Rob_Cullen]

@Lori11 Which option can't you find?

Please include the following in your question:
Adobe product and Version number.
Operating system and Version number
What you were doing when the problem occurred
Screenshots of the problem.

[marconiphone]

Jes*s!!!  I've been fiddling around for hours trying to delete some old watermarks, including looking at some YouTube videos. They SKIP the bit about updating first.  What ... a ... HASSLE.  And what is the purpose of that redundant step?  Anyway, thanks for the info.

[Rob_Cullen]

@marconiphone  Re: "updating first"-  Perhaps it seems a hassle but, If you have made a change to a WM preset and it shows as  {WM-Name (Edited) } then you have not actually yet saved this (edited) WM to disk- so it does not exist to be able to Delete. The [Delete] option does not show.

The original {WM-Name} will allow you to delete it from this context menu, or use the simpler method given by @Just Shoot Me -"go to the Watermarks folder on your hard drive, it is in your username folder, and Delete them there. You do that with LrC closed"

[rhlara10]

Thank you, I've finally gotten to clean that mess of watermaks up!!

[rayv18733733]

Would someone PLEASE give me guidance on how to get rid of WMs?! I have tried many times and followed the diorections given in this blog, but no luck; and I don't see how to update the WM. I have a preset named and I do get the option in the pulldown to delete that preset, but it doesn't do it. I have a Macbook woth OS Monterey 12.7.5 Please help. 

Thanks

[Rob_Cullen]

Can you explain how you exactly "followed the directions"? Make some screen-clips as you step through your steps so we can see what you have done. ([Insert photos] from the icon above your post window.).

The easiest method to delete presets is that given by the post above from @Just Shoot Me  -

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/how-to-delete-extra-custom-watermark-pr...

'Updating a Watermark' can only be done in the Watermark Editor-

1) Select the Watermark to edit

2) Make changes

3) Click on the Preset name drop-down menu in the WM Editor

4) Click on [Update current Preset]

[rebeccabmiller]

Hi, I successfully deleted watermarks a couple of years ago using  the instructions from "Just Shoot Me".  Now I don't seem to have a Watermarks folder on my C:\ drive.   After C:\Users\MyName\, there is no AppData\RoaminAdobe\Lightroom\Watermarks.  I also searched for "watermarks" unsuccessfully.  

I also tried going through the Watermark Editor and was unable to delete that way.  Once again, I have many watermarks.  Why oh why doesn't Adobe fix this nightmare?!  Thanks for any help you can give me!!