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Nov 3, 2025 5:42 AM UTC
Question

'Remove older versions' doesn't work

The 'Remove older versions' function doesn't work. In fact, I don't know if I've ever seen it work.

 

What I'd expect is that the 2025 version is uninstalled when the 2026 version is installed.

However, this is not the case. I have auto-update enabled but now have 2025 and 2026 versions installed.

The same behaviour happend with 2024/2025 versions.

 

2022 Macbook Pro 16" Apple M2 Pro

MacOS Tahoe 26.0.1

Creative Cloud Desktop 6.8.0.821

21 replies

Kalvyn Rasquinha
Community Manager
Community Manager
Nov 9, 2025 11:29 AM UTC

Hi @Robert32194799hqfj , @David23964006wlqs . It might be too late since it's been a couple days since you saw the issue but could you collect and upload a log file so we can look into this? Instructions here: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/apps/troubleshoot/diagnostics-repair-tools/run-log-collector-tool.html. Please share the full name of the uploaded log file in this thread.

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Known Participant
Nov 9, 2025 10:18 PM UTC

Hi Kalvyn,

 

No worries. Just so you know, looks like the only program to not remove itself is InDesign. I thought it was Illustrator as well but it seems to have removed itself.

 

AdobeLogs_20251110_091305_725-mac-GS.zxp

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Kalvyn Rasquinha
Community Manager
Community Manager
Nov 10, 2025 10:28 AM UTC

Thanks - going to pass on the logs to the team to see if we can figure out why the older InDesign version didn't get removed.

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Participant
Nov 6, 2025 8:50 PM UTC

Same for me. Now I can't associate files with the new version. Also can't uninstall previous version myself - must have a network admin do it for me. Ugh. 

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Known Participant
Nov 6, 2025 10:02 PM UTC

Yeah that's so frustrating! Please upvote!

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kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
Nov 3, 2025 1:36 PM UTC

did you opt to remove older versions before installing a major update?

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Known Participant
Nov 4, 2025 9:51 PM UTC

There's no differentiation between major or minor updates in the app settings.

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kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
Nov 4, 2025 11:42 PM UTC

correct, but removing prior versions only applies when there's a major version update.

 

so the question remains.  did you change your settings before there was a major update?

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BobLevine
Community Expert
Community Expert
Nov 3, 2025 11:58 AM UTC

I don't recommend uninstalling 2025 just yet anyway but I've never seen that feature fail to work.

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Known Participant
Nov 4, 2025 9:52 PM UTC

well now you have! 🙂

I'd rather not have the old versions, and reinstall them as needed.

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