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May 26, 2020
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Can I have different versions of Photoshop CC on two different computers?

  • May 26, 2020
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I am currently running Photoshop 2015.5 on a desktop imac and am not planning to upgrade my OS due to some older programs I need that will not run on newer OS. If I were to purchase a new imac, would I be able within my same PS CC subscription to run Photoshop 2020 on the new computer while still running 2015.5 on the old one?

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Correct answer S_Gans

Yes - that should work fine. Your license enables 2 installations to be active at any given time, but doesn't specify that they need to be the same versions. I ran 2016 on one computer and 2018 on another for some time. I haven't tried it since then, but at the time, I had no problems.

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Participant
May 27, 2020

Thanks for your input!

Chuck Uebele
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Community Expert
May 27, 2020

That is no problem, other than Adobe no longer allows downloads of older PS versions, so make sure you don't need to reinstall 2015 for any reason. 

S_Gans
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Community Expert
May 27, 2020

Yes - that should work fine. Your license enables 2 installations to be active at any given time, but doesn't specify that they need to be the same versions. I ran 2016 on one computer and 2018 on another for some time. I haven't tried it since then, but at the time, I had no problems.

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