lost pattern in photoshop

hellohello · 05-15-2009, 07:27 PM

all my photoshop patterns have disapeared from my pattern menu. Can I find them and get them back? Where would they be? Its CS3 on a mac.

**zuluclayman** · 05-15-2009, 08:33 PM

Not sure with Mac but patterns are stored in the Presets folder - C>Programs>Adobe>Photoshop>Presets>Patterns on a PC.
So should be in Applications>Adobe (or Photoshop CS3)>Presets>Patterns on a Mac (?)
When in photoshop you can use the preset manager (Edit>Preset manager) to load the patterns from their location.
When using say paint bucket tool - in tool bar at top, drop down Fill menu, select Pattern then pattern menu should come up with your patterns there.

hellohello · 05-15-2009, 08:54 PM

Thats is where I looked. Its the same files on mac, but they still are'nt there. Half have disappeared. I didn't ever think to save them. Another thing is on some of my saved documents where I have pattern fills it still resources them which leads me to believe that they must be somewhere on my computer. I had a lot of them. Maybe too many. I don't know, but its odd how it kept some and not others. Very frustrating.

**zuluclayman** · 05-15-2009, 11:41 PM

have a look at the file names of the ones that are there then if you know the name of one that is missing (maybe from an old document) try doing a search using the same naming format in case they have been moved by mistake.
In the case of the saved docs/images the pattern would have been applied and become image information in the saved file - if they are .psd documents try inserting the same pattern elsewhere in the image.
there are a number of sites that offer free pattern downloads for photoshop if you want some new ones - just Google "download patterns for Photoshop" and you will get plenty

05-15-2009, 07:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
hellohello Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2 OS: xp	lost pattern in photoshop all my photoshop patterns have disapeared from my pattern menu. Can I find them and get them back? Where would they be? Its CS3 on a mac.

05-15-2009, 08:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
zuluclayman Design Team Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Newcastle, Australia Posts: 3,050 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium My System	Re: lost pattern in photoshop Not sure with Mac but patterns are stored in the Presets folder - C>Programs>Adobe>Photoshop>Presets>Patterns on a PC. So should be in Applications>Adobe (or Photoshop CS3)>Presets>Patterns on a Mac (?) When in photoshop you can use the preset manager (Edit>Preset manager) to load the patterns from their location. When using say paint bucket tool - in tool bar at top, drop down Fill menu, select Pattern then pattern menu should come up with your patterns there. __________________ AutoGordianKnot Audacity K-Lite codec pack Irfan View GSpot TSF Photographer's Corner

05-15-2009, 08:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
hellohello Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Re: lost pattern in photoshop Thats is where I looked. Its the same files on mac, but they still are'nt there. Half have disappeared. I didn't ever think to save them. Another thing is on some of my saved documents where I have pattern fills it still resources them which leads me to believe that they must be somewhere on my computer. I had a lot of them. Maybe too many. I don't know, but its odd how it kept some and not others. Very frustrating.

05-15-2009, 11:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
zuluclayman Design Team Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Newcastle, Australia Posts: 3,050 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium My System	Re: lost pattern in photoshop have a look at the file names of the ones that are there then if you know the name of one that is missing (maybe from an old document) try doing a search using the same naming format in case they have been moved by mistake. In the case of the saved docs/images the pattern would have been applied and become image information in the saved file - if they are .psd documents try inserting the same pattern elsewhere in the image. there are a number of sites that offer free pattern downloads for photoshop if you want some new ones - just Google "download patterns for Photoshop" and you will get plenty __________________ AutoGordianKnot Audacity K-Lite codec pack Irfan View GSpot TSF Photographer's Corner