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August 15, 2023
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Reverting to CS6

  • August 15, 2023
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Many years ago I bought Adobe Design Premium CS6 (and CS2, CS5 etc before that). I duly registered it and used it for many years. I then moved onto Creative Cloud for a number of years. However I am not a professional, and the annual cost of the whole suite is too much to justify, so I now subscribe to Photoshop/Lightroom. I have tried reinstalling some CS6 programs which I use - mainly InDesign, Illustrator and Dreamweaver - using the original disc, including serial number. However when I try to open them I am only invited to sign up to Creative Cloud. When I went over to Creative Cloud from CS6 I was reassured that I could go back to CS6 if I chose to, but this does not seem to be the case any more. I cannot even find a record of my CS6 registration on My Account. Is there a way in which I can go back to using a product I have paid for and registered? Or was Abobe's promise that I could revert not really binding?

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    Peru Bob
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 15, 2023
    kglad
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 16, 2023

    you need to uninstall all cc apps, the cc desktop app and use the cc cleaner.  you can then install and activate cs6

    victorpacAuthor
    Participant
    August 16, 2023

    Thank you. Installation from the original disk failed, but once I found my registration on my account I was able to download it, and after a few failed starts, I have just installed it successfully

    Peru Bob
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 15, 2023

    I've moved this from the Using the Community forum (which is the forum for issues using the forums) to the Download and Install forum so that proper help can be offered.

    victorpacAuthor
    Participant
    August 15, 2023

    PS I have now found my Design Premium registartion on the website, but still cannot find a way to activate it again