Folders
You can set the default location where templates, scrapbooks and pattern fills are saved for each version of Layout in the Preferences window under the topic Folders.
Layout -> Settings -> Folders.
By default, newly created templates and scrapbooks are saved in the locations listed below. When upgrading to a newer version of SketchUp, you can locate the folder in question and copy its contents to the new folder.
Alternatively, you can create your own folder wherever you like, such as in your Documents folder, and then point LayOut to that folder in the above window.
Templates & Scrapbooks
You can find Templates en Scrapbooks folder by navigating to the following locations.
Windows
LayOut 2025 C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp\SketchUp 2024\LayOut\
Mac
LayOut 2025 ~/Library/Application Support/SketchUp/SketchUp 2024/LayOut/
Please note: On a Mac, you'll need to open the correct library!
1. click on HDD
2. Users, then your own users folder.
3. Show hidden folders. Click on Library.
Then follow among the following path to find the folders Templates and Scrapbooks.
4. Application Support/SketchUp/SketchUp 2024/LayOut/
Pattern Fills
Pattern fills do not have a default user folder.
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