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October 6, 2017
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Does Creative Suite 6 run on 2017 Mac

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Will CS6 run on the current Macs? My old Mac is struggling with memory and I can't upgrade it.

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Correct answer AnneMarie Concepcion

After writing that I had to check. Actually I see that CS3 is installed and starts up fine, but won't run because I've deleted the licensing doc at some point.  And CS4 got deleted along the way over the years, not sure why. But CS5, CS5.5, and CS6 are running fine.

It's a MacBook Pro Retina, 2014 mid-year release. (A very sweet machine.) Running Sierra, as I said.

AM

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October 6, 2017

I recommend keeping the old Mac going for Creative Suite rather than gambling everything on the new Mac. You can install on two systems so you can also try it on the new Mac, and when it does work that will be a bonus.

AnneMarie Concepcion
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AnneMarie ConcepcionCommunity Expert
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October 6, 2017

Personally I'd be really surprised if CS6 *couldn't* run on the newer Macs.

I have CS3 and CS4 running on my newish laptop on Sierra.

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BobLevine
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BobLevineCommunity Expert
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October 6, 2017

But you don’t depend on them for everyday use. There’s simply no way to assure anyone that it will work.

There are a lot of threads here from people having all kinds of problems with older versions of InDesign on newer operating systems.

AnneMarie Concepcion
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AnneMarie ConcepcionCommunity Expert
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October 6, 2017

I believe you Bob. But I do use these versions at least a few times a year, InCopy too, to work with client files and for training. (Crazy I know, but I've had clients who are using CS5 for one reason or another, and needed training and templates done.)

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October 6, 2017

It's not the Mac that's important it's the Mac OS. Unfortunately new Macs can't run a nice old Mac OS to go with your nice old apps. If you upgrade a Mac or Mac OS, it's a normal expectation that you'll have pay to upgrade all of your apps; it's a nice surprise to find the exception.

Dov Isaacs
Dov Isaacs
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October 6, 2017

Adobe does not officially support CS6 anymore. Within a short time, it will be four releases behind the current version. Trying to run CS6 on new Macs especially with large, high resolution screens with the newest MacOS version is not particularly prudent.

If you do try installing CS6 on such new systems, you are pretty much on your own. Good luck!

          - Dov

- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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