Upgraded to Adobe Photoshop 2025 and my color swatch library is gone!

[rgbnites]

I upgraded to Photoshop 2025, and now my swatch library is gone; also, the legacy swatches are not the legacy swatches I'm used to.

When I upgraded Photoshop, I clicked the button to restore/keep all previous settings.
I need to get my swatch library back. Swatches are labeled and organized with it's own title and name for each swatch.

Also, I prefer the old swatch library with the gradients and patterns with a good selection of colors. This new swatch thing is ridiculous. I don't have the time to re-make new unstable swatch libraries for RGB and CYMK. I want the old library back- how?

Mac Studio, Sequoia 15.1

[Anshul_Saini]

Hi @rgbnites,

I understand how important it is to keep your organized swatch library intact, especially with the transition to Photoshop 2025. Here are some steps that may help you recover or restore your previous swatches:

1. Check Preferences Folder: Photoshop often saves settings and preferences for each version. Navigate to ~/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop 2024 Settings on your Mac, where you might find older preference files. If the folder exists, copy the swatch files from there into Adobe Photoshop 2025 Settings folder. Then, restart Photoshop to load these settings.

2.Transfer from Backup: If you have a backup  of the .ase file, you can load it through Swatches > Import Swatches.

Hopefully, one of these steps helps you restore your preferred swatch setup. Let me know if you need any more guidance on this process.

Best,

Anshul Saini

[surfd4wg]

Why? Adobe?

I can't find my custom swatch panel. There is no way to add it, like the old menu. I hate this. Now I'm stuck trying to figure this out which will take time that I don't have.

Tired of the constant bugs Adobe releases.

[davescm]

@surfd4wg From the menu drop down at the top right of the swatch panel, you can export selected swatches and import swatches. Did you export your custom swatches?
Dave