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January 1, 2024
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Remove CS5 from macos 13.5 Ventura?

  • January 1, 2024
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I have Adobe CS5 installed on my old iMac (late 2009), which has OS X 10.9.5 Mavericks. I recently bought a MacMini M2 Pro, which has macos 13.5. Ventura.

I transferred all data including applications from the old Mac to the new one using Time Machine drive. Now, CS5 applications don't run on new Mac. I kind of knew that, but I also thought that removing the whole suite would be quite easy. But it's not, since the new Mac (obviously) cannot run even the uninstaller app.

 

  1. This didn't help (uninstaller won't run on macos 13.5): https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/uninstall-creative-suite-cs5-cs5.html
  2. Then I tried the guide in the link https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/cc-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.html, but I still have atleast these folders on my Mac, that has something to do with CS5:
  • Adobe Acrobat Pro 9
  • Adobe Device Central CS5
  • Adobe Extension Manager CS5
  • Adobe InDesign CS5 - this is a bit strange; how didn't this disappear?

So, do you have any suggestions how to remove CS5 completely? I mean really everything, because I know that moving app folders to Trash doesn't clean all the "hidden" settings here and there on Macintosh SSD drive.

If it matters, I have Lightroom 6 on my new Mac. I seems to work fine and I'd like to keep it that way.

Thanks for any advice!

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Correct answer kglad

reset your new mac

 

properly uninstall cs5 (and everything else adobe) from your old mac

 

use time machine to transfer data from your old to new mac

 

properly install compatible adobe apps onto your new mac

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kglad
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kgladCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
January 1, 2024

reset your new mac

 

properly uninstall cs5 (and everything else adobe) from your old mac

 

use time machine to transfer data from your old to new mac

 

properly install compatible adobe apps onto your new mac

Participant
January 1, 2024

This would be the most efficient way but I don't want to go there, not yet anyway. I've already made quite a lot of changes in the new Mac's environment, so... But maybe, if nothing else is possible.

Maybe leaving the apps outside of transfer would be wise thing to do.

Thanks!

kglad
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Community Expert
January 1, 2024

you're welcome.