the definitive guide to restoring after an unexpected reinstall

[getho]

can someone please point me to one.  Here I am, 47. been using photoshop since I were 6 and I still dont know the most graceful way to do it: the reason?  Because it sucks.  Can I just copy my old presets over? nooo.  Are my actions up to date? Why doesn't photoshop save the current actions, presets, and whatnots on exit?  Or does it?

it seems every time I do it, my last few weeks worth of brushes, actions and all get obliterated, and during the process I end up with duplicates.  Why isn't all this stuff just saved in the cloud?  its batty

[Just Shoot Me]

You are in the wrong forum. This forum is for Lightroom.

I'm moving your post to the Photoshop forum.

[Derek Cross]

It would help if you stated your version of Photoshop and OS.

[getho]

as yes, win10 photoshop cc up to date

[getho · Accepted solution]

1. C:\Windows.old\Users\*username*\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2017\Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 Settings
2. copy the psp files to the new location.
3. tada!

Adobe.

1. employ someone that can write code

2. get them to upload these files to your user's creative cloud account

3. download them on new install

OR

1. write an app that will search for an old Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 Settings folder

2. Create a button that says "would you like to transfer all your old settings, prefs, presets and actions.

3. Happy 47 year old.