Adobe Photoshop for Mac preference file
File type: Settings, options, themes or skins file
The .8bpf file is a preference file used by Adobe Photoshop on Mac OS X and macOS.
It stores saved Photoshop preference settings for the application.
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Date updated: September 27, 2026
The .8bpf file extension is associated with Adobe Photoshop for Mac, the image-editing application from Adobe. The file contains saved preference settings used by Photoshop.
This is an application settings file rather than an image or other user-created Photoshop document. It is intended for use by Photoshop on Mac systems and is not normally edited manually.
Open the associated .8bpf file through Adobe Photoshop on macOS or Mac OS X. Photoshop normally reads its preference files automatically from the location where it stores them.
The file is not intended to be opened as an image or edited directly.
An .8bpf file is a Photoshop preference file, so it has no useful conversion to an image or document format. It should be retained as a settings file.
To preserve the settings, make a backup copy of the original file instead of converting it. Any migration or replacement of the preferences should be performed through Photoshop where the relevant option is available.
Software apps that manage or store settings in 8bpf files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software applications that handle other tasks involving 8bpf files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
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