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Carol Eiben
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September 18, 2021
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Dreamweaver CS5 & MacOS Big Sur

Dreamweaver worked perfecty until I upgraded my OS to Big Sur (Mac).  Do you have a fix to make it work?

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Nancy OShea
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September 19, 2021

If you're interested,  you can install a virtual machine to support other operating systems. 

 

Parallels 17 didn't exist when Big Sur came out. It just arrived last month in preparation for Apple Monterey (due out later this year).  Also Parallels is not freeware. It costs about 80 euros/yr.

 

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defaulth4yfan4mnd5g
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September 28, 2021

COntact apple support https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208436

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    Carol EibenAuthor
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    September 28, 2021

    Thank you very much. I did exactly what that article suggested (contact app developer to see if there is an update or one planned). Evidently not with adobe. Just wish their people were more polite in their responses.

     

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    John T Smith
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    September 19, 2021

    >When I upgraded my OS it no longer worked.

    >Now when I update again, it no longer works

     

    Since you had experience with an Apple upgrade causing a program to stop working, you should have checked for compatibility before upgrading again

     

    Over on the Windows side Microsoft does a much better job of allowing for old programs... I still use Acrobat Pro 9 that is dated 6-12-2008... installed on Windows 7 and still works after installing Microsoft's free upgrade to Windows 10

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      Carol EibenAuthor
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      September 26, 2021

      I did look to see what would stop working - Apple had a warning. I don't remember seeing Adobe on the list.

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      Nancy OShea
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      September 26, 2021

      Apple's statement applies to ALL software.

      https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208436

      "Starting with macOS Catalina, 32-bit apps are no longer compatible with macOS."

       

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      Carol EibenAuthor
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      September 19, 2021

      Some of the other apps have updates. One I had to purchase all over again. Doesn't seem fair to me. I purchased Dreamweaver just a few years ago and now you want me to purchase it again.  There should be a discount or a free update.

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      John T Smith
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      John T SmithCommunity Expert
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      September 19, 2021

      You said "Dreamweaver worked perfecty until..."

       

      You made the choice to upgrade your operating system, so if you want to continue to use that decade old program you need to keep using a decade old operating system... Adobe did not do anything to make CS5 stop working, that was Apple

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        Carol EibenAuthor
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        September 26, 2021

        Adobe needs professionals that respond in a respectful manner to questions.

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        September 19, 2021

        Big Sur blocked ALL apps older than 2019. Your budget needed to cover buying all apps again.

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          Carol EibenAuthor
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          September 19, 2021

          They did not block all apps. Most of my apps still work.

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          September 19, 2021

          Then your apps are NOT older than 2019. Anyway, CS5, CS6 are dead for you.

          I don't see how you could have purchased CS5 just a few years ago - it has not been sold for more than 9 years (Cs6 replaces it in 2012). CS5 support ended in 2015 - 6 years before Big Sur.

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            Nancy OShea
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            September 18, 2021

            CS5 is discontinued & unsupported so no, there is no fix.  CS5 will never work on Catalina or Big Sur.  It's too old.

             

            OPTION 1:  Find and dedicate an old computer with Mojave on it to your decade-old legacy software. And NEVER upgrade that machine again.

             

            OPTION 2: Get modern software that's compatible with Big Sur and beyond.


            Photoshop Elements or Premier Elements (approx $100, no subscription needed).
            https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html

            Creative Cloud Photography Plan (approx $10/month for 12 months). Includes the following:
            - Photoshop CC and Photoshop on iPad
            - Lightroom on desktop, mobile and the web
            - Lightroom Classic
            - Portfolio website + hosting
            - Spark with premium features
            - Bridge
            - 20 GB cloud storage (upgradable to 1 TB).
            https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography.html

            Creative Cloud All Apps (51 + apps & services) and Single Apps Plans
            https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/plans.html

             

            Hope that helps.

             

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              John T Smith
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              John T SmithCommunity Expert
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              September 18, 2021

              >fix to make it work?

               

              Yes... revert your Mac to a compatible operating system

               

              I do NOT know if these revert to older links will work with BS
              https://macpaw.com/how-to/downgrade-from-catalina or
              https://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/mac-software/downgrade-macos-3581872/

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