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I've got a set of Preset folders in my C:\Users\Bob\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Lightroom directory (Windows 7 64 bit); Lightroom.exe is in a nearby folder. I have another set of Preset folders with the same names in my F:\Lightroom\Lightroom Settings drive; I have placed my Lightroom Catalog file and Previews folder in that F:\Lightroom folder and my Lightroom Catalog Backup folder is alongside. Many of the Preset Folders on the C:\...path share the same date, probably the date when I installed v5.3. But, several have dates in the past few weeks or months, indictating that recent preset changes I've made are being stored there. Many folders on the F:\ drive have older dates, in common, but some have dates in recent weeks. These most recent ones appear connected with Plug-Ins I've recently installed and used.
The dual sets of folders are possibly due to my changing my Preferences Preset tab by un-checking the "Store presets with this catalog" box a year or ago for reasons I no longer remember, probably based on advice from some guru. It now makes more sense to me to have the presets with the catalog, but I won't change this setting again until I understand what's happening and how to deal with it.
Should I (and can I?) merge these two sets of folders, over-writing with the newer where there are conflicts and then deleting one set? I've read other postings here that seem to indicate that LR will generate a new set of these folders if one is missing. The dates corresponding to my newly-installed plug-in seem to indicate that the plug-in has a different opinion than Lightroom.exe on where preset files should be stored.
My inclination is to check the "store presets with catalog" box again, merge all the Preset folders from my C: path to the F: path, and then delete them from the C: drive. Will this work, or cause trouble?
Advice, please.

Bob Metzler wrote:
Advice, please.
If I were you, I'd merge the presets, then *un*check "store presets with catalog" (and then you can delete the preset copies in with catalog if you want - no harm will be done, although consider a backup first ;-}).
In my opinion, "Store presets with catalog" should only be used if you keep your catalog on an external drive which you swap between computers.
PS - A great tool for doing the merging is Scooter Software's Beyond Compare.
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