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December 20, 2022
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How to install Indesign CC 2022 on iMac 2011 edition?

  • December 20, 2022
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How to install Indesign CC 2022 on iMac 2011 edition?

 

Please guide.

 

Thanks

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Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 21, 2022

Does your 12 year old Mac have the CPU, GPU, RAM and HD space to support 2022 Creative Cloud?  If not, you might want to hold off until you get better equipment.

- https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html
- https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/system-requirements.html
- https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/photoshop-cc-gpu-card-faq.html

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Legend
December 22, 2022

I had a 2011 iMac with an i5 and 32GB of RAM. the problem is the OS requirement. The last supported system is High Sierra, since there have been releases of:

Mojave

Catalina

Big Sur

Monterey

Ventura

and only the three most recent are supported now.

Legend
December 21, 2022

A 2011 iMac cannot be upgraded past macOS 10.13 High Sierra. This will not support the 2022 versions of CC products.

You will either need a newer Mac or to install InDesign CC 2019.

kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 20, 2022

your computer needs to meet specs:

 

Processor

  • Multicore Intel processor or Apple silicon/M1.
  • SSE4.2 or higher SIMD engine.

Operating System

  • macOS version 12.0 (Monterey)
  • macOS version 11 (Big Sur)
  • macOS version 10.15 (Catalina)

RAM

Minimum 8 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended)

 

 

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to support id cc 2022.  does it?

 

if not, post the screenshot suggested by @Test Screen Name  to find the latest id your computer can support, or check yourself, https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html

 

and then 

 

1. you can install the latest and 1 version prior versions using the cc desktop app. you must have a subscription because previous versions are not available with trials. other versions are revealed after clicking file preferences>apps>tick show older apps (at panel bottom).

2. for versions cc 2019 and older, use prodesign tools.com*.

3. for versions newer than cc 2019 but older than one previous version, contact adobe support for links.**

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* most (but not all) adobe download links are available from prodesigntools.com. https://prodesigntools.com/adobe-direct-download-links.html

follow the directions (esp, step 1)

save the install file. it may not remain online.

thank jim @ prodesigntools.com
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Legend
December 20, 2022

What version of macOS? How much RAM?  A screen shot of "About this Mac" may be helpful. I am not hopeful, I have to say.