Adobe Community: Accidentally overwrote Adobe Brushes

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1. photodrawken,

Jun 17, 2012 4:23 PM in reply to LMayT

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Operating system?

PSE version?

You can try rebuilding the Media database (in Windows):

Delete these two files -- they're in the hidden "\ProgramData" directory, so you'll need to temporarily change your folder options to show hidden files.

"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\9.0\ThumbDatabase.db3"

"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\9.0\Locale\en_us\MediaDatabase.db3"

Start PSE, and wait while it automatically rebuilds those database files.

Ken

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2. R_Kelly,

Jun 17, 2012 6:40 PM in reply to LMayT

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You mean you saved over the default set of Special Effects brushes?

You saved a set by the same name and when the dialog came up saying this set all ready exists, do want to save over them you did?

What operating system and version of elements?

Do you have another version of elements installed?

You tried switching to a different brush set and then switching back?

Are these the brushes?

I don't think resetting the media database is going to affect the brushes unless your talking about the special effects

under the the smart or detail smart brush tool.

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3. LMayT,

Jun 17, 2012 9:16 PM in reply to photodrawken

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Windows 7 OS, Photoshop Elements 10.

I will try your suggestions...thanks

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4. LMayT,

Jun 17, 2012 9:27 PM in reply to R_Kelly

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I had created a set of my own brushes and I was adding a new brush to the set. I thought I was in my brush set when I was re-saving it with the new brush...but apparantly that was not the case. I only have one version of elements installed....and yes, the picture you show are the ones I overwrote.

Windows 7, Photoshop Elements 10

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5. Barbara B.,

Jun 18, 2012 5:13 AM in reply to LMayT

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Try this first:

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6. LMayT,

Jun 18, 2012 6:21 AM in reply to Barbara B.

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I had already tried resetting the brushes and that did not work.

I just tried deleting the 2 databases. When I started up PE, it rebuilt the databases, but the default brushes did not come back.

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7. hatstead,

Jun 18, 2012 6:31 AM in reply to LMayT

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If you have a friend who has Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, perhaps you can copy this brush file to CD or thumb drive, then install it in the Preset>brushes folder on your machine.

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8. photodrawken,

Jun 18, 2012 10:14 AM in reply to LMayT

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Yeah, you've lost them. Nothing to do but uninstall PSE and re-install.

Ken

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9. LMayT,

Jun 19, 2012 1:55 PM in reply to hatstead

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I downloaded a trial version on a different computer and retrieved the files. Thanks for the suggestion.

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10. hatstead,

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