Preset shapes missing

[Chelleyw]

When I go to look for shapes like hearts, circles, etc., I only. I only find trees floweres and boats in my shapes presets. Can someone tell me please how to find other things? Instead of an arrow appearing on custom shapes it’s a tree and I cant change it. Any ideas?

[Guest · Accepted solution]

Hi

From the Window menu choose Shapes

Then from the flyout menu

[RRKing]

thank you!  why in the world would they do this?  just shocking unless someone can tell me why boats and trees are more valuable then arrows, and dialog clouds and other actual useful shapes.  trees?  same thing with patterns.  its water and leaves?  so strange.  anyway thank you for this solution.  the world is somehwat right agin. 

[War Unicorn]

Think of it like how "Save for Web" has been deprecated to "legacy" status. It'll be there until a suitable alternative for Save for Web takes its place.

(Though I do agree that the legacy shapes should be easier to find, much like how Save for Web is still in the same location it has been.)

[melissas13]

Hello thanks for explaining about legacy shapes... weird they would take that out.

I have a collection of shapes that I've saved throughout the years and now I cant add them because there is no longer a Custom Shapes folder in the Photoshop Presets folder.

Where did that folder go? How can I add my shapes in?

I appreciate your help.

thanks

Melissa

[Guest]

Hi

The custom shapes folder can be found in this location

C:\Users\Your Name\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021\Presets\Custom Shapes

Copy them into that folder and select Import Shapes from the menu above and browse to that location or you could just browse to where you have them saved

[melissas13]

Thank you, I was able to import them. But there is no longer a Custom Shapes folder.

[Guest]

There is in the loaction I mentioned above, you're looking in this location

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021\Presets

You need to go to this location

C:\Users\Your Name\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021\Presets\

You can find the AppData folder by typing %appdata% in the Windows address bar and hitting return

[melissas13]

Thank you I found it

[DreamDancer82]

Where would this folder be on a Mac?

[War Unicorn]

Try looking in:

<User>/Library/Application Support/Adobe/AdobePhotoshop [version_number]/Presets.

More info here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/presets.html

[DreamDancer82]

The only folders in this location are called "AMT" and "PDF." The actual preset folders are found in <User>/Applications/Adobe Photoshop 2021/Presets, but for some reason, the Custom Shapes folder is not there.

[War Unicorn]

Weird. I have it (but I'm on Windows):

I also note that you said "2021"; we're on 2022 now.

[DreamDancer82]

Well, I have 2021, because "Adobe Photoshop 2021" is what pops up when I hover over the icon in my menu bar. I also have Mojave, and haven't upgraded to Catalina (mostly because my computer games won't work with Catalina).

[War Unicorn]

Ahh. (I don't even know if Photoshop 2022 (23.x) will install under Mojave; I'd imagine no, especially if you're also running CC Desktop, which would alert you to an update.) The requirements for 23.x also state Catalina is needed:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/system-requirements.html

Can you let us know what it is you're trying to do, Dream? Maybe we can pinpoint a solution that way.

[DreamDancer82]

It's okay, it's been figured out, thanks. I found the folder I needed.

[War Unicorn]

Awesome! 🙂

[kanexshp]

Thanks so, so much!!!