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lee-annw37348461
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April 20, 2019
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Does CS 5 Creative Suite run on Mojave 10.14.4

  • April 20, 2019
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Hello,

I just purchased a new mac as my old one died.

My new mac runs Mojave 10.14.4.

I have CS5 creative suite design standard. Can I get this to run on my new computer?

I have had the run-around for 5 days from the online chat support team.

I just need a simple yes or no. PLEASE

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      Correct answer Bani Verma

      Hi Lee-annw37348461,

      NOTE: Officially the last version of Mac OS compatible with Adobe CS5 was 10.6.3, see: Adobe - Creative Suite 5 Master Collection: System requirements. Please be aware that Creative Suite applications are not supported on macOS 10.12 (Sierra) or higher and therefore, many of the Creative Suite installers may not function normally on macOS 10.12 or higher.

      CS5 is pretty old software and Adobe has not tested it on any of the latest operating systems post-Mac OS 10.6.3. Hence it may or may not work, you may also have compatibility issues.

      However, you may try installing the product using the workaround given here: Installing Creative Suite on macOS 10.12 (Sierra).

      Let us know if this helps.

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      Bill Silbert
      Community Expert
      Bill SilbertCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 22, 2019

      In addition to what everybody else has said it should be pointed out that even if, by some miracle you could get CS5 running on Mojave, it is only a matter of time before either an update to Mojave or Apple's next OS will cause software as old as this to stop running altogether. Neither Apple or Microsoft ever design their newer operating systems to be backwards compatible with older software. On a new system the only way you will be able to count on a reasonable expectation of software performance (and, yes, even then there are sometimes problems) is to keep up-to-date. In this case it means getting a subscription to Creative Cloud and using the most recent InDesign.

        Bani Verma
        Community Manager
        Bani VermaCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
        Community Manager
        April 22, 2019

        Hi Lee-annw37348461,

        NOTE: Officially the last version of Mac OS compatible with Adobe CS5 was 10.6.3, see: Adobe - Creative Suite 5 Master Collection: System requirements. Please be aware that Creative Suite applications are not supported on macOS 10.12 (Sierra) or higher and therefore, many of the Creative Suite installers may not function normally on macOS 10.12 or higher.

        CS5 is pretty old software and Adobe has not tested it on any of the latest operating systems post-Mac OS 10.6.3. Hence it may or may not work, you may also have compatibility issues.

        However, you may try installing the product using the workaround given here: Installing Creative Suite on macOS 10.12 (Sierra).

        Let us know if this helps.

          Kasyan Servetsky
          Kasyan Servetsky
          Legend
          April 20, 2019

          No..You can't run it on Mojave.

          But you can downgrade your OSx -- download and clean install an older version which supports CS5.

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            Test Screen Name
            Legend
            April 21, 2019

            Actually, I don't think you can downgrade. New Macs don't run old Mac OS systems. You need to get an old, used, Mac, or upgrade your software to go with the new Mac.

              J
              Jacque25827912b1ke
              Participant
              January 20, 2023

              Have run CS5 Photoshop on macOS Sierra 10.12.6 perfectly for years. Recently, Photoshop closed itself while opening a file, that it had created. I haven't installed anything significant on the computer. No idea what happened. Now, opening CS5 PS, it shows on screen and immediately closes. If anyone has any advice to fix this, please share whatever you can. (Other than spend ridiculous money to upgrade.) Thank you for any help you can.


              I would do the following. They will not harm your computer, I do it all the time.

              ———————-
              Repair Disk Permissions:
              I don’t think your version has you do this anymore:
              1) Open Disk Utility.
              2) Select your primary hard drive (ex: Macintosh HD).
              3) Click on Repair Disk Permissions.
              ====================
              Verify and Repair Disk:
              Not sure if your version will let you do this. I believe this is for OS lower than 10.11.
              This is in Disk Utility (First Aid for newer versions).
              1) Click on Verify Disk. In most cases, it should not find anything wrong, and quit out of application.
              If it does find something wrong, do the following to repair disk:
              1) Boot into Recovery Mode. Shut down your mac, reboot, and hold down Command + R keys until Apple logo appears.
              2) Open Disk Utility.
              3) Select primary hard drive of your computer (ex: Mac Hard Drive).
              4) Click on Repair Disk or First Aid, depending on your version of OS.
              ====================
              RESET THE SMC:
              1) Turn off your Mac.
              2) Unplug the power cord from back of Mac.
              3) Wait for 15 seconds.
              4) Plug cord back in.
              5) Wait 5 seconds, turn on Mac while booting into SAFE MODE (see below).
              ====================
              BOOT IN SAFE MODE:
              1) Turn off your Mac.
              2) Restart and immediately hold SHIFT KEY down until you see a progress bar at the bottom of the screen.
              3) Once in Safe Mode, reboot normally, without holding the Shift Key.
              This will delete a couple of additional caches.
              ====================
              DELETE CACHE FILES:
              1) Press Shift-Apple-G
              2) Type in exactly:  ~/Library/Caches
              3) Bring contents to trash
              4) Press Shift-Apple-G
              5) Type in exactly:  /Library/Caches
              6) Bring contents to trash
              7) Press Shift-Apple-G
              😎 Type in exactly:  /System/Library/Caches
              9) Bring contents to trash
              10) Restart Mac and only then empty trash
              ====================
              Reset PRAM and NVRAM
              1) Turn off your computer. Disconnect all USB devices (except wired keyboards).
              2) Turn on the computer and hold down Command-Option-P-R keys before you hear the startup sound.
              3) Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
              4) Release the keys.
              ====================
              • Delete any iPhotos to their own trash
              • Delete any duplicate iTunes songs
               
               
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