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July 14, 2026
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I don’t remember the email address that was used to establish my account.

  • July 14, 2026
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I need another method to reinstall my photoshop account. 

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    Peru Bob
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    July 26, 2026
    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    July 26, 2026

    If the software version is pre-CS5 or CS6, you won’t be able to activate it. The aged-out activation servers for legacy CS2, CS3, & CS4 were removed from service some time ago.  And, depending on which operating system you have, you may not be able to use legacy products on a newer device.

     

    MODERN OPTIONS:

     

    Hope that helps. 

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Participating Frequently
    July 24, 2026

    If you don't remember which email address is linked to your Adobe account, try signing in with any email addresses you commonly use. If none of them work, check your old inboxes for Adobe purchase receipts or subscription emails they'll usually show which account was used. If you still can't identify it, Adobe Support can help locate the account after verifying your purchase details or billing information.

    kglad
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    July 26, 2026
    Jeff_A_Wright
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    July 14, 2026

     Thanks for posting to this public discussion forum, ​@LAURA HOCHFELD.

     

    I appreciate your long-term use of our software and I apologize for any problems you have encountered accessing your previous purchase.

     

    What version of Photoshop are you trying to download and install? I see that you did contact us directly and mentioned a serial number, but there are not many other details available.

     

    Please see 

     for information on how to download and install older versions of Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. You will need to be logged in under the correct account to access the files, and I don’t see any software titles registered under the account you used to start this public discussion thread.

     

    Please see https://helpx.adobe.com/account/individual/sign-in-and-security/security-and-recovery/reset-adobe-password.html for details on how to request a password reset if you do recall the email address that was used to register the software.

    kglad
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    July 14, 2026
    John T Smith
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    July 14, 2026

    This is a public forum, not Adobe support... other users can't help
    This is the new CORRECT way to contact support
    https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html?rghtup=autoOpen

    - and enter AGENT in the box asking How can we help you?