Where Does Soundtoys Store User Presets?
Soundtoys keeps user presets in Documents Soundtoys on desktop, with Effect Rack banks beside per plugin folders on each OS.
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Soundtoys stores user presets in a Soundtoys folder inside Documents, split by plugin with Effect Rack chains alongside. Factory presets arrive with the installers. Your edits and downloaded banks live in the user side of that tree.
Exact subfolder names shift between bundle versions, so treat the app preset menu as the map. Saving once from inside the plugin reveals the live folder faster than any guide. Copy the full tree for migrations and skip the factory reinstall debate entirely.
Where Soundtoys stores this, by platform
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Soundtoys
User banks per plugin plus Effect Rack chains. Exact subfolder names vary by bundle version, so save once from the preset menu to reveal the live folder.
~/Documents/Soundtoys
Same Documents relative layout as Windows. Shared support files sit in ~/Library/Application Support/Soundtoys. Copy the Documents tree for backups.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install downloaded Soundtoys presets?
Use the preset menu Save option inside the plugin, which writes to the right subfolder on its own. Downloaded banks go in the matching plugin folder or the Effect Rack folder for chains. Rescan or relaunch the DAW when a new pack stays invisible.
How do I back up Soundtoys presets?
Copy the whole Soundtoys documents tree with your DAW closed. Factory presets reinstall with the bundle, so the user banks are the part that matters. Keep Effect Rack chains with the single plugin presets or complex sessions lose pieces.
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