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September 22, 2025
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Creative cloud not updating apps

  • September 22, 2025
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Hi everybody,

currently running creative cloud on iMacs m1 24" in my lab: the app detects new updates and executes them fine on some iMacs, on some other iMacs just doesn't wanna detect new updates, not even if I search them manually. Why so? The only solution I found is to completely uninstall the app I want to update then install it again and it comes out with the latest version, but it obviously isn't a feasible thing for me on the long term as I have to frequently update the software on like 60 machines.

 

Tried with the repair/cleaner tool with no success.

 

Any help? Thanks in advance

Correct answer Anshul_Nautiyal

I noticed that the creative cloud clients with the ability to update apps have the first two upper options and messages avaiable, while the ones that can't update have the two lower ones.


Hi @cristiano_8203,

Thank you for your reply and for sharing the screenshot. Based on the screenshot, it appears that on the first machine, a self-service or managed package was created with the “Allow non-admins to update and install apps” option enabled and the “Disable auto-update for end users” option disabled, and then deployed on those machines. As a result, the auto-update feature is enabled, and apps are updating automatically.

However, on the other machine where auto-update is not occurring, it seems that the managed package was created with the “Disable auto-update for end users” option turned on, which prevents users from accessing the auto-update feature. For more details, please refer to this document: https://adobe.ly/48TlwQY

If you want apps to update automatically on those machines, please first review the self-service policies for the relevant product profile and ensure they are enabled. This feature is available only for enterprise contracts — refer to: https://adobe.ly/3WscL94

If these settings are unavailable, I recommend creating a new managed or self-service package in the Admin Console with “Allow non-admins to update and install apps” enabled and “Disable auto-update for end users” disabled, then deploying the new package to the affected machines.

Hope this helps. Please let us know if you need further assistance.

 

Regards,


^AN

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kglad
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September 22, 2025

do you have a teams or enterprise subscription?

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September 22, 2025

we are on a school plan

kglad
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September 22, 2025