Fresh Install of Adobe CC - Which Old Files To Keep

[jeffb456]

Hi,  I currently subscribe to Adobe CC All Apps running on Windows 10 Home.  Are there specific files(folders) that I can save that are specific to me if I wanted to freshly install all the adobe products?

My situation is that I am changing from a hybrid ssd to a ssd and want to run my ssd as a windows system drive and then use my existing 1tb hybrid drive as the storage location.  My problem is that before I wipe this drive (its full) I would like pull my files from the drive and save them in another location to be brought back in once I have everything reconfigured.  I do not care about settings or preferences but I would like to save templates, keywords, brushes, etc., things that I have either purchased or downloaded as add-ons to Photoshop, Lightroom, and Premier Pro.  These are the only apps that I have used very much and the others I shouldn't have any content that I'm worried about loosing.

There may be an easier way to preserve this information so I'm open to suggestions. My goal is to be able to preserve the important files from Adobe CC and then format the old drive after the clutter is gone to be used as the new storage drive.  I do have usb storage drives that I can shift stuff to or even make a back up to but I'm not sure how to go about doing that without spending hours transferring files that will just be reinstalled when I reinstall the CC apps.

Hope this makes sense and I appreciate any advice!

Jeff

[kglad · Accepted solution]

you can save your preferences if you've customized some of those to the point that they're worth saving.

acrobat:  https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1595848?start=0&tstart=0

adobe media encoder: https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1713540 and https://helpx.adobe.com/media-encoder/using/preferences.html

after effects:  http://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/preferences.html

audition: https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1079494

bridge:  https://helpx.adobe.com/bridge/kb/troubleshoot-errors-freezes-bridge-windows.html

captivate: https://forums.adobe.com/thread/975032

dreamweaver:  https://helpx.adobe.com/dreamweaver/kb/restore-preferences-dreamweaver-cs6-cc.html

flash:  http://helpx.adobe.com/flash/kb/re-create-preferences-flash-professional.html

    (or remove Win:  C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Adobe\Animate CC <version>\ and

                                  C\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Animate\<version>\

                        Mac:   /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Adobe/<Animate CC version>/ and

                                    /Users/<username>/Library/Preferences/Adobe/Animate/<version>/)

fireworks:  https://helpx.adobe.com/fireworks/kb/restore-preferences-fireworks-cs5.html

illustrator:  http://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/setting-preferences.html

incopy:  https://forums.adobe.com/thread/526990

indesign:  https://forums.adobe.com/thread/526990

lightroom: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/help/setting-preferences-lightroom.html

muse: https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1127564 (message 7)

photoshop:  https://forums.adobe.com/thread/375776

photoshop elements:  https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/kb/preference-file-locations-photoshop-elements.html,  http://www.photokaboom.com/photography/learn/Photoshop_Elements/troubleshooting/1_delete_preferences...

prelude: https://helpx.adobe.com/prelude/using/prelude-set-preferences.html

premiere elements:  https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/kb/preference-file-locations-photoshop-elements.html

premiere pro: http://www.mediacollege.com/adobe/premiere/pro/troubleshooter/trash-preferences.html

[jeffb456]

Wow! Thank you!  You put some effort into compiling that list.  I hope someone else will see this and benefit too.  I appreciate your thorough response.  Looks like I have some reading to do now.....

Thanks!

Jeff

[kglad]

you're welcome.

but again, unless you have pretty extreme customized preferences, it's quicker to recreate those preferences than it is to save all the preference files.  i would think there wound be, at most, 2 adobe programs you would customize that much.