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July 12, 2019
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Lightroom 4 for Mac OS Catalina Beta

  • July 12, 2019
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Hi, I'm looking for a way to download Lightroom 4 for My MacBook Pro running with Mac OS Catalina Beta. I have my original serial number but cannot find how to download the program off the web.

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    Correct answer Nancy OShea

    Catalina will kill your 32-bit apps.

    https://appletoolbox.com/psa-macos-catalina-will-kill-your-32-bit-apps-heres-what-you-should-know/

    OPTION #1

    Revert to an older OS and never ever upgrade to Catalina.

    OPTION #2

    Join the Creative Cloud Photography Plan annually for $10/month.  includes free upgrades for as long as you remain a member.  No more compatibility issues to worry about.

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    Participating Frequently
    August 19, 2019

    Option #3... If you purchased Lightroom 4 from the App Store, it WILL install and run in Catalina.

    I verified this in Catalina Public Beta 1

    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    July 12, 2019

    Catalina will kill your 32-bit apps.

    https://appletoolbox.com/psa-macos-catalina-will-kill-your-32-bit-apps-heres-what-you-should-know/

    OPTION #1

    Revert to an older OS and never ever upgrade to Catalina.

    OPTION #2

    Join the Creative Cloud Photography Plan annually for $10/month.  includes free upgrades for as long as you remain a member.  No more compatibility issues to worry about.

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    John T Smith
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    July 12, 2019

    1 - if that is a 32bit program, it will NOT run

    2 - Adobe removed old links from public view https://theblog.adobe.com/changes-to-creative-cloud-download-availability

    -also read https://prodesigntools.com/adobe-limits-software-downloads.html

    IMPORTANT NOTE:

    The process below WILL NOT WORK if you have a (CS6 or earlier) serial number for an education or volume version, since the only downloads now available are the retail installers, which DO NOT work with an education or volume serial number

    Start by reading reply #10 https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2620448

    -Also read https://helpx.adobe.com/in/download-install/kb/downloaded-older-app.html

    -And https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/find-downloaded-file-app.html

    -OR... Go to https://www.adobe.com/about-adobe/contact.html

    -click on the Chat bot on the bottom right hand corner of the first screen

    --the chat bot is the circle with a funny looking box with 3 dots inside

    -click on Downloading or Installing, then type Agent

    Do NOT let the support agent tell you to come to the forums for help... no user in a public forum has access to Adobe's internal links, you MUST obtain the program and update links from Adobe support

    AND when you finally do have a download link, be sure to copy every file you download to an external drive (or 2 or 3) so you never have to hunt for download links if they are moved again... also make a text file containing ALL of your serial numbers and copy that file as well