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Hello,
I was a community-college studnet back in 2013, and bought CS6 a week before it was discontinued. Fast forward to now, and my old school computer is barely functioning. I have set up a new computer however, it seems that I cannot transfer my Adobe software;
Am I SOL, or is there light at the end of the tunnel? Help is appreciated.
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CS1, CS2, and CS3 are dead & gone. The activation servers were removed from service years ago.
CS4, CS5 and CS6 are on life support. They can still be activated providing you have the following:
1. original student media (disks or downloads) you received at purchase,
2. a legitimate serial number for that particular student media, version and platform (Win/Mac),
3. an older operating system that can support legacy CS6.
NOTE: Creative Suite installers won't work on macOS Sierra, High Sierra or Mojave without terminal workarounds. Catalina is not an option as it cannot support older 32-bit apps.
MODERN OPTIONS:
Photoshop or Premier Elements 2020 (approx $100, no subscription needed)
https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html
Creative Cloud Photography Plan (approx $10/month for 1 year subscription)
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography.html
Creative Cloud All Apps Plan (31 + apps & services)
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/plans.html
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Beware of fake Adobe reps who may contact you privately offering to sell you software or take control of your computer. It's a scam, run away! Creative Suite is not sold by legitimate vendors in any country.