will creative cloud cleaner tool remove cs5 & 6 programs from mac?

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November 10, 2021
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I'm trying to get really old cs5 & 6 versions of adobe programs off my mac. I just set up my new M1 mac and they all transferred over with time machine. I can't seem to find a definitive answer on how to get them off since the uninstallers will not even open anymore.

From threads I have read, these old programs may be causing issues I'm having with creative cloud loading my adobe fonts. I feel like dragging to the trash would be the logical solution but I've read this will leave breadcrumbs of the programs on my computer?

I'm wondering if the creative cloud cleaner tool will get rid of them even though they are pre cc programs?

any help would be much appreciated!

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nsauterAuthor

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update:

used the cc cleaner tool and it seems to have deleted the CS6 programs from applications but left all the related linked folders in my Library in the application support and preferences folders. None of the CS5 programs on my computer even showed up to be unistalled or cleaned up. It gave me the option to sort by creative suites 3-6 so I'm not sure why it didnt recognize 5.

Any info on where I should look to delete left over files/ file types would be a huge help!! this is so frustrating

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

It might not get rid of everything. You may need to do that manually.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

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nsauterAuthor

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do you have any idea what files I should look for and where to find them to delete them manually? I don't really have any knowledge of this sort of thing