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May 26, 2025 9:34 AM UTC
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PS Elements licences deactivating computers

Hello everyone 

 

I own a few licences of PS Elements 2018, 2019, 2020

 

I activated these licences on many computers along time, but those computers are gone now and I can't access them 

 

In the past, I could see in my account in the "activated devices" menu a list of all computers using the licence and I could dissconect them  

Now, it is empty and I cannot deactivate them nor access those computers 

 

I got a now computer in which, obviously, I cannot activate my PS Elelements 2018 anymore 

 

How do I go around this? Is there any solution? 

Support is telling me that my software is too old and there is no support 😞 nor they can access information about these licences (oh....Adobe, very nice 😞  

 

thank you 

Glenn 8675309
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Legend
May 26, 2025 10:15 AM UTC

The activated devices applies to creative cloud stuff, not PSE.

You are out of luck here.

Adobe changed their policy on resetting activations last june (The can't do it any longer).

PSE 2025 is only sale right now- works out to $1.94 per month.  
PSE 2025 will stop working 3 years after you install it (PSE now comes with a 3 year use limit).



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Glenn 8675309
Glenn 8675309Correct answer
Legend
May 26, 2025 10:15 AM UTC

The activated devices applies to creative cloud stuff, not PSE.

You are out of luck here.

Adobe changed their policy on resetting activations last june (The can't do it any longer).

PSE 2025 is only sale right now- works out to $1.94 per month.  
PSE 2025 will stop working 3 years after you install it (PSE now comes with a 3 year use limit).



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johnpaxAuthor
Participating Frequently
May 26, 2025 11:32 AM UTC

Of course, a nice way to steal more money from me 

 

and push me towards paying more koney

 

All adobe people and other similar corporations should be all in jail!!!

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Participant
Oct 20, 2026 9:59 AM UTC

That sounds frustrating, especially when you’ve paid for the software and can no longer activate it on a new computer. Have you tried signing out of your Adobe account and checking whether the old activations can be managed through the account settings? If that doesn’t work, it may be worth asking Adobe support whether they can reset the activation limit manually. Hopefully, there’s still a way to get your older version working without having to purchase it again.

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