Lightroom presets disappeared after update: How to fix it easily!

My Lightroom presets disappeared after update to my Adobe Lightroom app. I had no idea how to fix it at first, so here's how it's done! It's super easy.

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I woke up today and my presets were gone. I updated my app and my presets - they were gone. But I found out how to get back and I want to tell you about it. It's that easy. So let's just jump straight in. This is going to be like a one minute video. So easy, right? So we've, we've opened Lightroom and down on our side, we go to edit this image and we're like, what?

I want to use my VSCO preset. So normally they're here. Where have they gone? And it's easy. We're at, I don't know why Lightroom did this but there is as a long technical explanation in the article in the notes down below, right? If we go up to Lightroom here and we go down to preferences, all we need to do to get them all back is to go to our presets tab along the top.

If you're already in there, just check this box here, 'Show partially compatible develop presets'. You'll even see just on the side when we check that they will come back. So we take turn it off, they're gone. Check it back on and they're there. If I want to do a black and white treatment on this, you can do that.

Okay. So even though they are. Even though they disappeared, it's still a great app, they still work and just click on any of these presets like normal. So they just made a small change. If you're panicking about where your Lightroom presets went, they're still there. You just need to do that little preference check option.

[iradyachenko]

I did the same, but unfortunately it doesn't show any preset, even the one that comes with LR. and the option CREATE PRESET, is not clickable, what can be a solution?

[geraldinebertram]

Come on!! I’ve been 2 freaking days trying to find my presets and finally you were the one who could help me!! Thank you so much!!!🎉

[isbergmartin]

I’m using the app in iPhone. How do I get them back there after update? Thanks in advance 🙏

[timothymartin]

didn't work for me, the box was already ticked.

[devandavis]

How do you fix it on the mobile app though?

[jyangphotoatx]

Mine is checked but still not showing... :(

[FinesseMediaPro]

sadly this did not work unsure why.... not even the adaptive presets are showing up, I'm going to have to uninstall and re-install LRCC but thanks for the video

[zthompii]

Wow dude I have been looking forever to try and get my VSCO presets back but nobody gave that solution. Many thanks!

[metaljunky]

My phone has the presets ; however, I don't really use lightroom classic. I use lightroom and my presets are gone. I don't see how to get then back in preferences.

[dougstead]

Like you presentation concise and well paced. Thanks. I did find the music distracting me from you presentation.

[timelesscreations]

I don't know I'm pissed at Lightroom lately. I have two different external hard drives and it just causes issue after issue. Now everytime I start a new catalog I lose everyone of my pre-sense

[AmyaAhamPrema]

Restarting my computer is the only thing that worked in my situation, for whatever reason.

[AerialLensVideo]

Thanks for the encouraging video. Alas, did not work for me (after upgrade to 11.1 LR Classic Release on Mac). No response whatever after checking the box. Thanks just the same.

[goloco]

What if you are using IPad how do you achieve the same thing? I had to re install LR signed back in and all my bought and personally made presets are gone. :(

[creativefleire]

please help, my latest update just did this, but all my CUSTOM user presets that i've been creating over the years have just disappeared!

[ernestjoblues]

it happens again in it doesnt solve :(

[elboogie]

Mine was checked and my preset pack was still gone.

[dipeshbhoir]

How to do that with mobile Lightroom please tall me😢

[cheminyo]

Can u pls even show how to do in phone...

[VividVisual]

This video was trash because obviously everyone in the comment section is saying it doesn’t apply to us and we don’t see a presets tab and he gives no reply back 😂