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richardsona39
richardsona39
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November 26, 2019
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Deactivating a computer with unsaved work

  • November 26, 2019
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If I have a machine with unsaved work (eg Photoshop file that's not saved, or a movie export in progress) but I deactivate CC on that machine, what happens to the files? Are they now orphaned and inaccessible/unsavable?

(I haven't tried this yet, just wondering in case the scenario comes up)

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November 27, 2019

This sounds like s question about trying to run multiple copies of the app even though the license only allows one at a time. Don’t. It would be a license violation to deactivate CC while trying to keep apps running. Expect bad things. 

richardsona39
richardsona39Author
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December 2, 2019

Admittedly this is an edge case, but I was just wondering what would happen if it came up. Not trying to do anything nefarious! Other than autosave, doesn't sound like there's a way to prevent this if it ever does happen.

John T Smith
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John T SmithCommunity Expert
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November 26, 2019

I know that Premiere Pro has an autosave function, which you may modify as to the time between saves and the number of saves, but I have no idea what will happen to the CURRENT work if the program is deactivated while the program is open (not an autosave from X minutes ago that is already saved)

 

That sounds to me like a user policy to call the user of computer A before a user on computer C turns the A program off

John T Smith
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John T SmithCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 26, 2019

Standard data files (JPG or a video file) that may be opened by any programs are not changed

 

Properietary project files (such as a Premiere Pro project file) will not open without the specific program

richardsona39
richardsona39Author
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November 26, 2019

Understood. I maybe didn't emphasize the specific point of my question enough - what happens if I remotely deactivate a machine where there are *unsaved changes* to a file. Eg. Photoshop is open, I've made some modifications (and assuming just doing local saving, not continuous cloud saving), but then that machine gets deactivated before a save happens. Am I right in thinking that the changes cannot be saved at that point?

Am just trying to understand how this might work in the context of a studio with multiple machines and CC accounts that we have to occasionally shuffle around. Want to make sure that a designer's work doesn't get lost in the process.

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