If you’re wondering where your Lightroom Classic default presets have disappeared to, Adobe has just hidden the legacy ones in the latest release. It’s very easy to bring them back though…
- Go to the Presets panel + button and select Manage Presets.
- Check the Classic groups of presets, for example, if you’re looking for Punch, that’s in Classic – General.
Brenda says
August 28, 2018 at 4:54 amWhen I click on the + next to presets in LR I do not get the options create preset, import presets, or manage presets– it jumps me right to the create preset box, I don’t even have to choose (or have the option to choose create). Can you help? I have been a LR user for years.
Victoria Bampton says
August 28, 2018 at 1:56 pmSounds like you’re on an older version Brenda. This issue is specific to Lightroom Classic 7.5 released last week. If you go to Help menu > System Info, you can see which one you’re using.
Walt Polley says
September 1, 2018 at 6:02 amThank you! You are an awesome reference library.
Scott Spencer-White says
September 3, 2018 at 7:53 pmExcellent info Victoria, can User loaded presets be removed via this method? – I am struggling on how to remove presets I never use anymore.
Paul McFarlane says
September 3, 2018 at 9:37 pmHi Scott
They can – hover over the preset and right-click, there’s a delete option (you can delete entire groups this way also)
Just be sure to be over the right preset / group!!!
Greg says
September 18, 2018 at 1:57 amHi Victoria,
I was able to find the Classic – General –> Punch preset by selecting it’s group. I am now trying to figure out how to make this available in LR CC. Is there a file location for the built in presets that I could use to import?
Thanks,
Greg
Victoria Bampton says
September 18, 2018 at 5:09 pmIt just adds +30 Clarity and +25 Vibrance, so it’s probably easiest just to create your own preset to do the same. If you need to check what others do, just reset a photo and then apply the preset and look to see which sliders moved.
Greg says
September 19, 2018 at 11:35 pmThank you
Edward says
September 19, 2018 at 3:12 amHello. If these are legacy presets that’ve been hidden in this release, could they be removed alltogether in a future version?
Victoria Bampton says
September 19, 2018 at 3:17 amIt’s possible – anything’s possible – but if that happened, we’d just save out copies, so nothing to worry about.
Alastair Newton says
September 28, 2018 at 12:16 amI’m using the current version of Lightroom and I did not find the Manage Presets option either. however the Classic range of presets was already listed inder my presets, so I don’t know whether it came like that or I have inadvertently moved them there!
Victoria Bampton says
September 28, 2018 at 12:30 amManage Presets not showing up sounds like you might not be on the latest after all. Checked Help menu > System Info?
ocanannain says
October 11, 2018 at 11:29 pmI have a single user preset that I apply to nearly all images.
However, User presets is not visible under Presets and not available in Manage Presets. How do I bring it back?
Interestingly, my user preset IS available when importing images so that’s the way I’m applying it now.
Victoria Bampton says
October 13, 2018 at 12:35 amThat’s a new one. I think we’ll need screenshots to figure that one out. Best post on the forum (linked in the menubar)
HeatherLeigh says
March 19, 2019 at 7:43 amThank you very much for posting this blog! Everything I researched prior to this was convoluted! This was an easy fix! I am very Grateful! Thanx again!