Missing resource folder

[AhabGreybeard]

Windows Defender is fine and does not (should not) cause problems.

It’s not good that you can’t open the resources folder from the Settings → Manage Resources subwindow and that really needs advice from a developer.

Assuming it was installed from the Windows Store, someone else has been having resource folder access problems with that one, as described here:

How to import gamut masks?

Hi all, I really like the gamut masks function. In my prior version of Krita, I made and saved many masks. When the newest Krita version came, I decided to buy in Windows Store, to support development and get automatic updates. But after installing the Windows Store version, it didn’t automatically include my resources from the prior Krita. I searched in Windows Explorer and determined that this is bc Windows Store apps get automatically saved into locations that are not easily accessible to th…

For an ‘ordinary’ installation, the resources folder is at:
C:\Users\ {user-name} \AppData\Roaming\krita

For a Windows Store installation I think it’s at:
C:\Users\ {user-name} \AppData\Local\Packages\49800Krita_RANDOM STRING\LocalCacheRoamingkrita

(That was according to my interpretation of this section the manual:
Krita FAQ — Krita Manual 5.2.0 documentation )

Have you looked for these folders?

For importing ABR brushes, there are things you need to know, as explained here:

How to import photoshop brushes?

I imported my photoshop brushes into settings> Manage resouces> import brushes I notice that they appear when I click on edit bush settings, but they don’t appear on my brush list [b22]

Essentially, you can only get the brush tip texture image, not the full brush behaviour.