Imported Patterns, Styles, Brushes etc Keep Disappearing

Question

I just bought a subscription to Photoshop, and I tried to save the brushes, patterns, styles, etc. that I have collected throughout the years (when I was using Photoshop Elements) into the Photoshop 2021 Preset folders (ie. User/Applications/Photoshop 2021/Presets/Brushes), but when I opened Photoshop 2021, they weren't there. Then, I imported everything by opening the tabs for the Patterns, Brushes, Styles, etc (see screen shot), and those worked.

But after I closed Photoshop and reopened it again, they were all gone, but the preset files were still in the Preset folders.

Also, I can't seem to find the Custom Shapes preset folder. It isn't in the main Preset folder. See the screenshot below, since all the folders are in alphabetical order.

As you can tell, I'm on a Mac, and it's MacOS Mojave Version 10.14.6. Photoshop is Photoshop 2021, version 22.0.0 (the newest update is not compatible with my computer, and I DON'T want to switch to Catalina right now, because Catalina is NOT compatible with a lot of the games I have downloaded).

mglush · Accepted Answer

1. I don't have an older version of Photoshop anymore, I was using Photoshop Elements, and I do have my brushes, patterns, styles, and shapes saved in the Elements Presets folders, as well as on an external hard drive. I did have an older Photoshop, but I deleted it when the license ran out, and I wasn't able to afford the subscription until now.

2. No, I did not try to export, or import from the Edit tab. I *did* import them from the Brush tab on the right side of the screen, as seen in the screenshot. I'm so used to Photoshop Elements, since the last time I used the full Photoshop was in 2017, but none of those files are on my computer anymore, nor do I have access to them anymore.

The thing is, I usually copy the brushes, patterns, etc. I purchase and download from various sources into the Preset folders in Photoshop Elements. I can't figure out why you can't just do the same thing for this version of Photoshop.

I figured out where the folder is!

In the Finder, hold down the Option Key and click on the Go Menu and you will see "Library" just below the link to Home.

1. Select Library.

2. Click on Application Support.

3. Click on Adobe.

4. Click on Adobe Photoshop 2021

5. Click on Presets....and

6. Click on Custom Shapes.

Let me know if that works for you!

Michelle

mglush · Answer

Hi again! Here is another thread that might be helpful:https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/custom-shapes-have-disappeared/td-p/10759859M

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