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creepyeyes
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July 10, 2022
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Revert After Effects back to 2021 version

  • July 10, 2022
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I would like to revert my installation of Adobe After Effects back to the 2021 version, as I cannot open the new version. I can see that it used to be possible to do this through the Creative Cloud Desktop app, but the option seems to have been removed. Is there still a way to do this? Is there a trustworthy website where I can download this older version? I do not like that I am paying monthly for software that Adobe has effectively disabled out from under me.

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Jqke
Jqke
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July 10, 2022

It is still possible in the CC app.. click the three dots next to your After Effects installation in the section of installed apps and install a version that begins with 18 (18.x)

~Jake
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creepyeyesAuthor
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July 10, 2022

Hi Jqke, when I click on those dots, I am not given the option to install previous versions. There is only "uninstall" and "learn more." "Learn more." I can get to a page from "learn more" that has old version of other Adobe software, such as acrobat, but older versions of After Effects are not available there either.

Jqke
Jqke
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July 10, 2022

It's there for me.. can you send a screenshot?

https://community.adobe.com/t5/download-install-discussions/previous-versions-of-apps-no-longer-appearing-anywhere-in-cc/m-p/12157975

 

In this thread someone said to check if "Show Older Versions" is checked or not.. this didn't impact anything for me but it might work for you. Also you can easily just download older versions at https://prodesigntools.com/

~Jake
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