How do I transfer all my settings (Brushes and workspace layout) to another computer?

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Hi community,

As the title suggests, is there a way which I can transfer all my workspace and pen brush settings to another computer?

My wacom has a bit of issues and hence I wanted to back up and keep my photoshop settings and transfer it to another computer, just in case the whole data in my Wacom is wiped after I sent it for servicing. Thanks in advance.

brandonish · Answer

Hopefully someone will find this for photoshop 2025. Tranfering workspaces or actions or presets, you can't just go to Edit>Preset>Export/imports as that isn't there anymore. and everyone says to go to <Username>/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop <version> Settings. but no one tells you that Apple hides folders so you can't even see a Library folder under your user profile. so... Go to finder window, hold down the option key, then scroll down from Go and you'll see Library/Preferences/Adobe photoshop 2025 settings/ There you will find all of your actions, brushes, workspaces and more. Select them, right click and share, I selected dropbox transfer to send them to my email.

On the new computer access them then drop them into the same folder as listed above. Done! I'm sure someone has a better way, but this is all I found in 2hr of looking and there is no migration tool to another computer, just one year to another.

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