install CC and PS without admin on macos

[Xcissors]

i want to install adobe creative clous and photoshop on a M1 macbook air running ventura but i cant use the installer because it requires admin, is there a way to get a drag and drop DMG installer for CC personal subscription? i tried moving it from another mac but it didnt work?

[John T Smith]

Did you enter your Mac password to prove that you have permission to install programs?

[Xcissors]

it needs an admin password and i dont have it because its a school laptop, i usually just drag apps to a USB stick and run them from there

[John T Smith]

Adobe programs must be install ON the computer, not dropped in a flash drive... and an Admin account is required

If your school does not give you permission to install your own programs you will need to have the school do the install for you... but long term I don't think that will work since any updates will not work

[kglad]

the computer administrator determines what can be installed on their computer.

[kglad]

@Xcissors 

you're not the admin?

[Xcissors]

its a laptop from my school and the tech department doesnt care

[Galstaf-Sorcerer of Light · Accepted solution]

As a school IT admin that runs Adobe CC on MacOS 12,13, and 14,  you will need to have your tech department install the main Adobe Creative Cloud application as an admin on the machine.  Once that is installed, you sign into it using your adobe account and you can install and update applications as needed without requiring admin permissions, as long as they are done through the Adobe Creative Cloud application.  In our environment, we install Adobe CC app, then let the end user choose to install PS, Ai, Acrobat DC, etc as needed.