How do I delete unwanted presets in Lightroom 3?

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I have some saved presets in Adobe Lightroom 3 that I no longer want. Where are Lightroom 3 presets stored, and can I delete both user-created and built-in presets?

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FYI, this article from Adobe documents the file location of these presets:

Installed and custom presets and templates have filenames ending in .lrtemplate and are located in folders under the Users/[user name]/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/Lightroom folder.

Another link (for LR4, but I presume this also holds true for LR3) confirms that "factory" or built-in presets cannot be deleted.

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In Lightroom 3, presets are stored as .lrtemplate files in Lightroom’s preset folders. User-created/custom presets can be removed by locating the preset file and deleting it from the appropriate Lightroom preset folder, then restarting Lightroom if needed.

Based on the community answers, common locations include Lightroom folders under your user profile, such as:

Users/[user name]/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/Lightroom
or Lightroom preset folders like Develop Presets / User Presets

Built-in (“factory”) Lightroom presets generally cannot be deleted, though custom/user presets can be removed.

Before deleting anything, it’s a good idea to back up the preset files in case you want them again later.

How do I delete unwanted presets in Lightroom 3?

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