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Creative Cloud does not install apps on my external SSD - MacOS

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March 1, 2026
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Recently I bought a Mac Mini to be able to work on Adobe applications. I have an external SSD that I used on my old MacBook M1. I uninstalled the Adobe applications on the SSD. Then, I downloaded Creative Cloud on my Mini, but when selecting the installation path of my SSD in Creative Cloud, for some reason Creative Cloud continues to install its apps on my Mac's internal storage.

Yes, my SSD is in APFS format

kglad

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copy and paste here a screenshot of the cc desktop app preferences showing your install drive.

also, your external drive must be formatted as APFS or macOS Extende

rodriguesnunesrodrigoAuthor

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copy and paste here a screenshot of the cc desktop app preferences showing your install drive.

also, your external drive must be formatted as APFS or macOS Extende

Hi, kglad. Attached is the photo of my Creative Cloud preferences and my SSD.

I enabled ownership of the SSD to see if that would solve it, but unfortunately it didn't.

I also use this SSD on my work MacBook; it had some app installations on it, but I uninstalled them because when installing CC on the Mac Mini it didn't recognize the apps on the removable drive. It also has some AE, PR, PSD, and AI projects on the removable drive; unfortunately, I don't have another SSD to test to see if this is the problem.

kglad

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create a folder on that ssd for your adobe apps and use that in your cc preferences.

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