How do transfer presets from old computer to new computer?

picturegirlpicturegirl Registered Users Posts: 245 Major grins
edited October 12, 2010 in Finishing School
I am in the process of switching things over to my new computer. I reinstalled Lightroom 2 on the new computer because my Lightroom 2 on the old computer had corrupted files.
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I was wondering if there is a way to save all my presets from my old Lightroom and upload them to my new Lightroom on the new computer?

I am running on Windows 7/64 bi

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  • arodneyarodney Registered Users Posts: 2,005 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2010
    Just copy them from their original location. You have two options with LR, the best IMHO being, Store presets with Catalog. The other option (the default) stores them in your Library depending on OS (on the Mac, is in Application Support>Adobe>Lightroom etc).
    Andrew Rodney
    Author "Color Management for Photographers"
    http://www.digitaldog.net/
  • RobSylvanRobSylvan Registered Users Posts: 59 Big grins
    edited October 12, 2010
    Sure, go to Edit > Preferences > Presets, then click the Show Lightroom Presets Folder button. This will open Windows Explorer to the Lightroom folder containing all your presets, templates, and possibly plugins if you install them in the Modules folder. Use Explorer to copy the presets/templates to the respective location on the new computer. After restarting Lightroom on the new computer you should see them.

    [ETA: Andrew was quicker on the draw, but we're saying the same thing]
    Lightroomers.com
  • picturegirlpicturegirl Registered Users Posts: 245 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2010
    Awesome I will try this when I get home! Thanks so much clap.gif
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