Transfering a License

[tobydavis]

Say I were to buy an old copy of Creative Suite 4 Design Premium and the seller agreed to transfer their license to me through Adobe. Would there be a license transfer fee or does Adobe do it for free?

[ProDesignTools · Accepted solution]

Hi Toby,

Be careful. Obviously Adobe doesn't make it anymore, and it's really hard to find a legit copy of an old product like that unless it's from a friend or family member...

Why Never to Buy Adobe Software on eBay or Amazon Marketplace

If it's truly authentic and from someone you know and trust, then there is a legal way of transferring it:

How to Transfer an Adobe Software License Between Two People

Hope that helps.

[tobydavis]

Okay, thank you for that information, it's very helpful. Also, just confirming, there is no transfer fee, right? I couldn't find anything about it in the links you gave, so they either don't have a fee or didn't mention it.

[Test Screen Name]

Also... make sure you are running a suitable, really old, system for old apps. Don’t buy it if your system is up to date!

[tobydavis]

Gotchya. I think my system is old enough to work with it 😉

[ProDesignTools]

No, there is no transfer fee. As TSN correctly pointed out above, CS4 is from 2008 – way before (and not written for or supported on) the modern operating systems running today...

That's back in Mac OS v10.4 (Tiger) and Windows XP / Vista days, and predates even Windows 7.