Where to find old CS Master Collection downloads?

Question

Looking for the CS Master collections (CS3,4,5,5.5, and 6) download links and I can't find them, web.archive.org isn't of much help either, I could only get CS2 and CS1.

John T Smith · Accepted Answer

First, CS3 and earlier are completely DEAD and gone... there is no activation server, so you will not be able to use them

For the rest, Adobe has removed ALL public download links

According to HOW LONG IS MY DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE at the next link the time is 3 years
-https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/adobe-stores-online-order-payment-faq.html

For CS6 and earlier you may download ONLY if you bought direct from Adobe via download
-Log-in to your account and click this link https://account.adobe.com/products
--IF there is a download button with your product you will be able to download
--as always, write the serial number in a text file AND copy that text file and the
---download file(s) to an external drive (or two) to be sure you have what you need
-if you did not buy direct from Adobe via download you must find your original install
--if you have an Education or volume license you MUST use your original media
--the link for an Education or volume license download is not available at all
-if you bought a disc and don't have a drive you will need to buy an external USB drive
-if you bought a download from a 3rd party vendor you will need to contact that vendor

Nancy OShea · Answer

CS1, CS2 and CS3 are officially dead and gone. Even if you could find old installers, you can never activate them because the servers for that are gone.

CS4, CS5 and CS6 are on life support. Adobe Customer Care agents can't give you links to installers unless you have legitimate serial numbers purchased directly from Adobe.

For student/teacher & volume licensed editions, you must use your original disks provided to you at time of purchase.

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By @Nancy OShea

This is actually not true. Adobe offered CS3 versions for download together with a new serial when they switched off the servers. People like me who bought CS3 can still install it using that version and it works.

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