Having a hard time to install icc profile

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Having a hard time to install icc profile

I have spent quite some hours trying to install an icc profile in LR but I can't.

What is happening ? I have the icc profile on the Downloads folder and when I am guided to paste it on the Library > Application support > Adobe > Color > Profiles folder, this one doesn't exist and I find a Proofing folder instead !

And indeed this folder contains the profile because I have paste it in. It has also another one I currently using. Apparently.

But it seems that Lightroom doesn't see these files but others, placed somewhere so it seems... please see red arrow bellow.

What am I supposed to do ?

In the first screen capture from Lightroom you see a red arrow which is an icc profile I have installed some time ago.

The second screen capture is from the Finder.

Yes, I have shut down LR after the installation of the profile. Is this a reasonable question ?

Lightroom should have a way to import icc profiles ! Don't you think so ?

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iMac 27" 5K, macOS 10.14

Posted on Feb 12, 2020 6:35 AM

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Answer 1

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Kurt Lang

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Feb 12, 2020 6:42 AM in response to Antonio Correia

The root ColorSync folder is always there. Double click your startup drive's icon on the desktop. You should see this (not necessarily in List view as I have it).

Double click that Library folder and navigate to ColorSync > Profiles.

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Kurt Lang

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Feb 12, 2020 6:38 AM in response to Antonio Correia

That's not where profiles go. Put them here:

/Library/ColorSync/Profiles/

Or here:

~/Library/ColorSync/Profiles/

The tilde ~ means your user account. The first location will allow any user account to access that profile. In your account, only you will see it.

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Kurt Lang

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Feb 12, 2020 6:48 AM in response to Antonio Correia

Just to note on that screen shot. That's the Library folder in your user account. For who knows what reason, Apple stopped creating a default ~/Library/ColorSync/Profiles/ folder path in user accounts. You have to create that folder and subfolder yourself if you want it there.

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Feb 12, 2020 6:38 AM in response to Antonio Correia

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-tDSLqnt/0/8fbd0628/XL/i-tDSLqnt-XL.png

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https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-psbLqJ5/1/a111ddb1/L/i-psbLqJ5-L.png

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Answer 5

Feb 12, 2020 6:39 AM in response to Kurt Lang

I can't find the ColorSync folder.

Apparently it exists but how do I see it ?

thanks ! .)

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Answer 6

Kurt Lang

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Feb 12, 2020 6:40 AM in response to Antonio Correia

You don't need to put screen shots on a remote site. Use the photo button when composing a message to add them. It's the icon that looks like a mountain scene, second from the right.

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