Preferences and application data location
Last update: Thu Feb 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
This page regroups information on where the application preferences are stored per version and platform.
It can be useful to know where preferences are stored in case you want to add custom shelfs (for studios installations) or removing these preferences to perform a clean installation of the application.
Preferences
This path is the location of the application preferences (saved shortcuts, Shelf/Asset paths, interface layout, etc).
7.2 or newer
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Adobe Substance 3D Painter
Legacy
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Allegorithmic\Substance Painter
7.2 or newer
/Users/[username]/Library/Preferences/com.adobe.Adobe Substance 3D Painter.plist
Legacy
/Users/[username]/Library/Preferences/com.substance3d.Substance Painter.plist
Linux
7.2 or newer
/home/[username]/.config/Adobe/Adobe Substance 3D Painter.conf
Legacy
/home/[username]/.config/Allegorithmic/Substance Painter.conf
Application data
This path is the location of the additional application data (Assets thumbnails, log file, etc).
Windows
7.2 or newer
App Data (local)
C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Adobe\Adobe Substance 3D Painter
App Data (roaming)
C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Substance 3D Painter
Legacy
App Data (local)
C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Allegorithmic\Substance Painter
App Data (roaming)
C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Allegorithmic\Substance Painter
Mac
7.2 or newer
/Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Substance 3D Painter
Legacy
/Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/Allegorithmic/Substance Painter
Linux
7.2 or newer
/home/[username]/.local/share/Adobe/Adobe Substance 3D Painter
Legacy
/home/[username]/.local/share/Allegorithmic/Substance Painter
Some of the directories in the paths mentioned above may be hidden by default. Type the path manually in the file explorer or display hidden files to view them.