Editing PDF presets in Illustrator CS6

Question:
I want to edit the PDF presets I have already set up in Illustrator CS6. They were set up for a specific print job that I no longer need. For the life of me I cannot find an edit button OR a reset to default list button.
Either I am blind or digging too deeply and haven't found it yet but I'm now at an offical loss. If anyone could point me the right direction I'd be a happy person.
Thnx
North49th

What OS? For a Mac they are in Users/<yourname>/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe PDF/Settings. If it's new version of OSX (10.7 0r 0.8, the User Library is hidden. Do a Google search on how to make it accessable.

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