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Kelly5C2A
Kelly5C2A
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March 12, 2022
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cc library brushes don't load in photoshop

  • March 12, 2022
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Hello everyone! I can't get any of my brushes to work from my CC Library. I've tried from inside the libraries panel in photoshop, and I've tried from my library on the website -- I click, I double-click, right-click, all the clicks I can think of -- nothing happens.  Images and textures load beautifully from the library, but brushes do nothing. What am I doing wrong? Thank you so much!

 

INTEL-based iMac (NOT an M1) running Monterey 12.2.1, Photoshop v. 23.2.1

    Correct answer Glenn 8675309

    Hi, this is thee years later but I'm having the same problem... did you ever resolve yours? I just spent an 1.5hrs on the phone with Adobe and still no resolution. 


    Manually put the brushes here:

    On a Mac, brushes in Photoshop are typically installed in the Users/[Your User Name]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop [Version]/Presets/Brushes folder. 

    Restart the program once you do manually put the abr files where they belong.

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    Derek Cross
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    Derek CrossCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 12, 2022

    Check first you have loaded the brushes: Brushes files end in “.abr”. To load these, go to your Brushes palette in Photoshop and in the dropdown menu (found in the top right of the palette, under the gear wheel) go down to “Import Brushes” and then browse to the brush file. Once loaded, the brushes will appear at the bottom of your Brushes palette and are ready to use.

     

    Kelly5C2A
    Kelly5C2AAuthor
    Known Participant
    March 21, 2022

    Thanks, Derek, I do load my brushes from a file on my hard drive. It doesn't let me load them from the library though. I load them when I open Photoshop, because if I leave them loaded it takes FOREVER to open the app. I was hoping to fix this isssue by being able to browse the brushes visually in the library and choosing the one I want to use from there. So far I can see them, but that's as far as I get!

      J
      Jane Ericka
      Participant
      May 22, 2025

      Hi, this is thee years later but I'm having the same problem... did you ever resolve yours? I just spent an 1.5hrs on the phone with Adobe and still no resolution. 

      Peru Bob
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      Peru BobCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 12, 2022

      I've moved this from the Using the Community forum (which is the forum for issues using the forums) to the Photoshop forum so that proper help can be offered.

       

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