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bkennedy1956
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January 27, 2020
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deciphering which machines you are signed in under

  • January 27, 2020
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"DESKTOP-48H0EF8 on WINDOWS_64" does not tell you much when you get an overlimit warning and are trying to figure out which machine to sign out of. Is there a way to tell just which machine these numbers refer to? Is there somewhere in Creative Cloud that displays the PC it thinks it is running on so I can sort them out?

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    Correct answer ProDesignTools

    Hi,

     

    Presuming you're referring to what's listed under "Activated devices" for your Creative Cloud plan:

     

    https://account.adobe.com/plans

     

    Your System Name (user settable) would be an operating system function. On Windows, check:

     

    https://support.office.com/en-us/article/do-you-need-help-locating-your-computer-name-00384381-8aa9-4398-b81b-475f09fed618

     

    Hope that helps.

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    Test Screen Name
    Legend
    January 30, 2020

    It's probably best to change your computer name in Windows to something more helpful, rather than stick with the weird names Windows gives them.

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    bkennedy1956Author
    Participating Frequently
    January 30, 2020
    Methinks you're right. In the past, when you set up a new PC it would ask
    what you wanted to call it, but I don't recall seeing that when I set up my
    new Dell last week.



    Thanks,

    Brendan
    ProDesignTools
    Community Expert
    ProDesignToolsCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    January 27, 2020

    Hi,

     

    Presuming you're referring to what's listed under "Activated devices" for your Creative Cloud plan:

     

    https://account.adobe.com/plans

     

    Your System Name (user settable) would be an operating system function. On Windows, check:

     

    https://support.office.com/en-us/article/do-you-need-help-locating-your-computer-name-00384381-8aa9-4398-b81b-475f09fed618

     

    Hope that helps.

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    bkennedy1956Author
    Participating Frequently
    January 27, 2020
    Well, that was actually very helpful. I see that one machine name is listed
    twice, the first time with 64 after, the second one without.I deactivated
    the one without the 64, as the machine is Windows 10 Professional which is
    64 based. So I guess I'm good, though one wonders where the duplication came
    from.



    Thanks!
    Brendan
    ProDesignTools
    Community Expert
    ProDesignToolsCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 28, 2020

    Great, you're welcome!

     

    Glad to hear it's sorted out. Note it can't really hurt to deactivate any system using the online interface, as you can always reactivate it when you next use & sign in to that machine.

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