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NatalieChernika
NatalieChernika
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July 11, 2022
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After Effects 2020 Install Version

  • July 11, 2022
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Hello! Sorry for this silly question.

 

I use the After Effect 17.3 (2020) version of After Effects, it supports my computer and I have all my personal settings. I also installed Media Encoder, the 2021 version, but when I tried syncing the two, I couldn't since they were different years. So I installed the 2021 version of After Effects and deleted the 2020 version permanently. Is there a way to get the 2020 version back, I don't remember all the personal settings I did for my previous version. Could you guys help me get back my After Effects 17.3 version? (the minimum version that is possible is 18.0)

    Correct answer David Arbor

    You can't go back to a version in the Creative Cloud app earlier than 2021. I would encourage you, though, to just keep working and change settings as you remember them or run into something you don't like. I keep screenshots of all of my preferences so I can reset them and quickly restore them. 

     

    As for syncing, the cloud syncing of presets is only for syncing within a major version, (so 2021 could sync to 2021 on another machine). Each time you install a new version of After Effects where the preferences file changes, you're asked if you want to migrate your previous settings. You can also do this from the Prefereces > General tab with the button at the very bottom.

     

    All that being said, I would strongly recommend you use AE 2022 as it has some serious performance improvements and great new features.

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    David ArborCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    July 11, 2022

    You can't go back to a version in the Creative Cloud app earlier than 2021. I would encourage you, though, to just keep working and change settings as you remember them or run into something you don't like. I keep screenshots of all of my preferences so I can reset them and quickly restore them. 

     

    As for syncing, the cloud syncing of presets is only for syncing within a major version, (so 2021 could sync to 2021 on another machine). Each time you install a new version of After Effects where the preferences file changes, you're asked if you want to migrate your previous settings. You can also do this from the Prefereces > General tab with the button at the very bottom.

     

    All that being said, I would strongly recommend you use AE 2022 as it has some serious performance improvements and great new features.

      NatalieChernika
      NatalieChernikaAuthor
      Participant
      July 11, 2022

      Thank you!

       

      Sad that I can't get it back. The reason why I am not sure updating to the latest version is because I am not sure if my laptop can handle it.

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