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Legin2u
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Must I be logged in to Creative Cloud all the time to use Lightroom Classic?

  • March 30, 2022
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I have downloaded Lightroom classic and Phtoshop. Do I have to stay logged in to Creative Cloud to use them on my Mac? I don't see them in my apps folder, so how do I open them once I log out of Creative Cloud?

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I have downloaded Lightroom classic and Phtoshop. Do I have to stay logged in to Creative Cloud to use them on my Mac? I don't see them in my apps folder, so how do I open them once I log out of Creative Cloud?


By @Legin2u

 

You have to log in one time. You should not Log Out when you finish using Creative Cloud. Stay logged in, and then you do not have to log in again, and you will not have to connect to the Internet to use your Creative Cloud applications (for roughly 30 days).

 

(You could, of course, log out which requires you to always log in the next time you want to use the software. THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED.)

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GoldingD
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March 31, 2022

Biggest point to make is if you sign out, then the apps get deactivated. When deactivated, they will not run. To activate you will need to sign in. To sign in you will need the internet. Do not sign out (normally)

 

Second point, once you are signed in, you do not need to be connected to the internet for PS, or LrC to run (you will for Lr Cloudy), unless it just happens to be the day that you need to authenticate your subscription.

 

Third point, one reason to sign out would be prep for a long trip without internet. If, at home, you sign out, then sign in, the subscription, the license, will get authenticated and you will be good to go for that 90 days.

 

And, as to just what the Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop App accomplishes, a incomplete list:

 

Install the applications

Uninstall the applications

Authenticate the subscription/license

Activate the applications on the computer

Deactivate the applications on the computer

Update/Upgrade the applications

Roll back the applications

Install Adobe Add-ins

Add Fonts

Install/try Beta software

Look at Adobe Stock

Orginize and Sync CC Librarys and Cloud files

Change ACCDA preferences.

 

DdeGannes
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DdeGannesCommunity Expert
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March 31, 2022

Tip for exiting Lightroom when you have finished using the application.

Use the following method to "Quit Lightroom Classic

 

Do not use, from the help menu, "Sign Out" I repeat do not Sign Out.

 

 

 

Regards, Denis: iMac 27” mid-2015, macOS 11.7.10 Big Sur; 2TB SSD, 24 GB Ram, GPU 2 GB; LrC 12.5,; Lr 6.5, PS 24.7,; ACR 15.5,; (also Laptop Win 11, ver 24H2, LrC 15.0.1, PS 27.0; ) Camera Oly OM-D E-M1.
    Rob_Cullen
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    Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
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    March 31, 2022

    To put it simply-

    To 'Log In' is to ACTIVATE ALL YOUR Adobe Apps.

    To 'Log OUT' is to DEACTIVATE your Apps.

    Log in - Do NOT Log out!

     

     

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.0, Photoshop 27.0, ACR 18.0, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0 .
      Abambo
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      AbamboCommunity Expert
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      March 31, 2022
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      To put it simply-

      To 'Log In' is to ACTIVATE ALL YOUR Adobe Apps.

      To 'Log OUT' is to DEACTIVATE your Apps.

      Log in - Do NOT Log out!


      By @Rob_Cullen

      You can, however, cut the internet connection for 99 days. However, in modern computing times, disconnecting the internet for so long did not arrive to me. Even in the good old times of dial-in connections, I used the internet more often to get my e-mails.

      ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
      TheDigitalDog
      TheDigitalDog
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      March 30, 2022

      The Creative Cloud software verifies the account status on Adobe servers once a day for your Adobe products. If the account is in good standing (that is, payment is up-to-date) when the last verification happens, the software status refreshes to run for at least 99 days offline.
      https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/manage-apps-services-desktop.html

      Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
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        Legin2u作成者
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        March 31, 2022

        When I open Lightroom Classic it is asking me to Sign In and will not allow me to open the app. without doing so.

        How do I use LrC without an internet connection?

        Thanks.

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        richardplondonCommunity Expert
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        March 31, 2022

        You sign in when you do have an internet connection. This lets you use the app. When you are finished for the day, you close the app but you do NOT sign out from Creative Cloud. The next time you start the app, it shows as STILL signed into Creative Cloud from before. And the same the following time. This can continue to be the case indefinitely; or if you take a computer somewhere without internet connection, this remembered sign-in will persist for up to a little over 3 months offline - at which time you will need to arrange internet connection, and in effect restart that "stay signed in" timer. But signing OUT at any time, will mean that internet connection is then needed in order to sign back in. 

         

        You can have two computers in a signed-in state to your Creative Cloud account, at any given time. The only usual reason you would want to sign out from a given computer, would be if you own say 3 computers - and you now want to release this particular computer's sign-in, so that you can then be signed-in across both the other 2.

        JohanElzenga
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        JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
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        March 30, 2022
        @Legin2u wrote:

        I have downloaded Lightroom classic and Phtoshop. Do I have to stay logged in to Creative Cloud to use them on my Mac?I don't see them in my apps folder, so how do I open them once I log out of Creative Cloud?


        You must not log out. What do you mean with "I don't see them in my apps folder"? Once installed, Photoshop and Lightroom Classic are both there, and can be started like any other app. The easiest way is of course to drag their icon into the Dock.

         

        -- Johan W. Elzenga
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        Legend
        March 30, 2022
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        I have downloaded Lightroom classic and Phtoshop. Do I have to stay logged in to Creative Cloud to use them on my Mac? I don't see them in my apps folder, so how do I open them once I log out of Creative Cloud?


        By @Legin2u

         

        You have to log in one time. You should not Log Out when you finish using Creative Cloud. Stay logged in, and then you do not have to log in again, and you will not have to connect to the Internet to use your Creative Cloud applications (for roughly 30 days).

         

        (You could, of course, log out which requires you to always log in the next time you want to use the software. THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED.)

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        Legin2u作成者
        Participating Frequently
        March 31, 2022

        I have the standalone desktop version (LrC) and do not want to be logged in to Creative Cloud to use it. As you state, I now understand that this is possible for 30 days (with a monthly subscrition). Why do you say that it is not recommended to use the desktop version while logged out, that makes no sense. This is the whole point of using the desktop version. I have no interest in using the cloud storage feature.  

        Per Berntsen
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        Per BerntsenCommunity Expert
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        March 31, 2022

        I have the standalone desktop version (LrC) and do not want to be logged in to Creative Cloud to use it.

         

        There is no standalone version of Lightroom Classic,  it's subscription only.

        Exactly what version of Lightroom are you running? (Lightroom menu > About Lightroom)

        And do you have a Creative Cloud subscription? (Photography Plan)

         

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