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danikatz777
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May 26, 2018
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Old LR presets from 2007 work in Lightroom Classic CC?

  • May 26, 2018
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Hi.  I have old Lightroom presets from 2007 that I purchased when I used to have Lightroom 3 or something like that.  Can I import those into Lightroom Classic CC?  I don't want to crash anything or corrupt the software.

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    johnrellis
    johnrellis
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    May 26, 2018

    If you put the presets (whose filenames end in .lrtemplate) in the old preset folder location (prior to 7.3), then when LR 7.3 or later starts, it will automatically convert them to the new format (.xmp) and folder location.  See this article for the old and new folder locations: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/lightroom-classic-file-locations/

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    danikatz777Author
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    May 26, 2018

    Thanks John.  But I don't know where the old location was.  I have a new computer and don't have LR 3 anymore.  I just have a zip file of the presets.  Am I SOL?

    johnrellis
    johnrellis
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    May 26, 2018

    Unzip the presets.  Then follow the instructions from that article:

    To find them easily on either platform, go to Edit menu (Windows) / Lightroom menu (Mac) > Preferences > Presets tab and press the Show Lightroom Presets Folder button.
    Each type of preset has its own subfolder, for example, Filename Templates and Metadata Presets.
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    If you have older style .lrtemplate Develop presets, place them in the Develop Presets subfolder and restart Lightroom. They’ll be converted to .xmp format and copied to the shared Camera Raw Settings folder.

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