My hard drive died and I had it replaced. I was wondering where the Lightroom 5 presets were located on Mac OS X? I use an online backup service, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that by some small miracle that it would have backed up my Lightroom 5 presets. (Mac OS): The user Library file is hidden by default on Mac OS X 10.7 and later. For temporary access to the user Library file, press Option and choose Go Library in the Finder. When you enable the Store Presets With This Catalog option, Lightroom Classic doesn't copy or move your existing presets and templates within the associated. I’m trying the download Lightroom 4 on an older Mac 10.6.8, any suggestions on how to do this? And under the download for Mac OS X for LR4 it says 'Contact Support' Continue this thread. Full disclosure: I make and sell Lightroom presets, but I am not pushing my products here.
The files and file locations given here are defaults. Some of these locations can be customized in the Lightroom Preferences or Catalog Settings dialog boxes.
While troubleshooting, when possible, rename files instead of deleting them.
If possible, back up catalogs on a different hard disk or volume from the disk where your catalog is located. For more information on backing up in Lightroom, read Back up a catalog.
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The user Library file is hidden by default on Mac OS X 10.7 and later. For temporary access to the user Library file, press Option and choose Go > Library in the Finder.
/Applications/Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.app
/Users/[user name]/Library/Preferences/com.adobe.Lightroom5.plist Note:In Mac OS 10.9.x, to reset Lightroom's preferences, after you delete the above file, restart your Macintosh.
Open catalogs use the journal file to check for incomplete database records. Do not delete the journal file unless you're deleting its associated catalog as well.
/Users/[user name]/Pictures/Lightroom/Backups/[date and time of backup]/Lightroom 5 Catalog.lrcat
/Users/[user name]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom/[preset or template folder]/[preset or template filename.lrtemplate]
Note: Some of the folders you're looking for could be hidden. To view them, choose Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization > Folder Options. In the Advanced area of the View tab, make sure that Show Hidden Files and Folders is selected, and then click OK.
Open catalogs use the journal file to check for incomplete database records. Do not delete the journal file unless you're deleting its associated catalog file as well.
Present For Lightroom Mac Os Versions
C:Users[user name]PicturesLightroomBackups[date and time of backup]Lightroom 5 Catalog.lrcat
C:Users[user name]AppDataRoamingAdobeLightroom[preset or template folder][preset or template filename.lrtemplate]
Lightroom 5 reads the Lightroom 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, or 1.0 registration registry entry when it validates upgrade serial numbers. If you install an upgrade version of Lightroom 5 and it does not find a file for a previous version of Lightroom, it prompts you to enter the previous version serial number.