Best practices for porting Photoshop to a new computer

[tom.goodell]

Operating System

1. Windows 11

I am setting up a new computer to replace my old one. I've been using Photoshop for more years than I can remember. The old computer has a Streamdeck Plugin from Sideshow FX and the GuideGuide plugin. It also has a few simple actions I created that reference a simple JS script.

I'm wondering if anyone has best practices for moving Lightroom to a new computer, and how to port my plugins, JS and actions.

 

[clee01l]

Much simpler than https://www.lightroomqueen.com/members/free-membership/moving-free-ebook/

Use the Creative Cloud App manager to install Photoshop and you are mostly done. If you have plugins or preferences that you want to keep, you will need to find them on the old computer and copy/ install them on the new computer.

 

[dhoni4455]

I am setting up a new computer to replace my old one. I've been using Photoshop for more years than I can remember. The old computer has a Streamdeck Plugin from Sideshow FX and the GuideGuide plugin. It also has a few simple actions I created that reference a simple JS script.

I'm wondering if anyone has best practices for moving Lightroom to a new computer, and how to port my plugins, JS and actions

For moving Lightroom and Photoshop:

• Catalogs & Presets: Copy .lrcat files, previews, and your presets to the new computer.
• Plugins: Copy or reinstall them; add Lightroom plugins via File > Plugin Manager.
• Actions & Scripts: Copy .atn files and JS scripts to the same folders as before.
• StreamDeck Plugin: Reinstall the plugin fresh.

Always back up everything first and verify that plugins, actions, and scripts load correctly.