presets

[photosoldi3r860]

Hello I have a question I am planning on buying a new MacBook Pro. N I want to transfer my presets I already have to my new laptop how do I that?

[Jim Wilde]

Which version of Lightroom are you currently using: Lightroom Classic or Lightroom Desktop?

[photosoldi3r860]

Lightroom 2025 desktop not classic 

[Noel Orridge · Accepted solution]

Hi @photosoldi3r860! Thank you for sharing that info. Since you are using the latest version of Lightroom, your presets are designed to reside in the cloud.

Just let the Automatic Syncing do its thing. If you have a stable internet connection, you likely won't need to perform any manual file transfers at all.

-On your old computer, open Lightroom and click the Cloud icon in the top right corner. Ensure it says "Synced and Backed Up."

-On your new MacBook Pro, install Lightroom and sign in with the same Adobe ID.

-Wait a few minutes for the app to sync. Your custom presets will automatically appear in the Presets panel under the "User Presets" section (or whatever custom groups you created).

Thanks a bunch! 

[Jim Wilde]

OK, so all you need to do is install LrD from the Creative Cloud app in the new MBP, and when you launch LrD it will automatically download all the information that is stored in the cloud, i.e. it sets up your local catalog using the master catalog in the cloud. So all your images, albums, folders etc. will appear on the new system, and that automatic setup includes the downloading of all the presets that you had installed in the cloud.

All you need to do is ensure that when you login into the Adobe Cloud on the new system that you use the same Adobe ID that you used on the current system.