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joannacnamibia
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April 20, 2019
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Transferring Lightroom 5.7.1 from laptop to Mac

  • April 20, 2019
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I have been using a Toshiba laptop on which I have LR 5.7.1. I want to change to a MacPro or MacAir. Will I be able to have the Mac store transfer all my files including Lightroom over to the Mac? What is the process?

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    dj_paige
    dj_paige
    Legend
    April 21, 2019

    You can certainly download the Mac version of 5.7.1

    Download Photoshop Lightroom

    But as mentioned, it probably won't run properly on OS X 13 or higher.

    Tony_See
    Tony_See
    Inspiring
    April 21, 2019

    If you are moderately serious about your photography you might consider subscribing to the CC Photography Plan

    Ian Lyons
    Community Expert
    Ian LyonsCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 21, 2019

    I don't believe you'll be able to obtain a copy form Apple since your copy was for the Windows platform not macOS. Also, note that while Lightroom was available from the Mac App Store for a short while some years back this method of purchase is no longer available.

    Rob_Cullen
    Community Expert
    Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 21, 2019

    You can install Lightroom, and copy photo files to a Mac system, but-

    There are reports that v5 does not work with recent versions of the Mac operating system.

    You really need to subscribe to a Photography Plan to use current versions of Lightroom-Classic v8.2.1 or Lightroom-CC (Cloud).

    For "Desktop" Lightroom-  https://www.lightroomqueen.com/how-move-lightroom-to-new-computer/

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.3, Photoshop 27.5, ACR 18.3, Lightroom 9.3, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
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