Pdf presets gone

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You can download the presets from me at https://www.yousendit.com/download/UW14SlJ5d0llcElpR01UQw, but where they belong will depend on your OS.
Before doing any of that, however, I believe another user mentioned last month that replacing their prefs brought the presets back, so it might be worth trying that first. See Replace Your Preferences and use the Manual method after making a backup.

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