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I have a lightroom3 that I bought long time ago. Need to install it on my new MAC but it doesn't hav

Community Beginner ,
Jan 22, 2025 Jan 22, 2025

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I bought my Lighroom3 long time ago. Need to install it on my new MAC but it doesn't have CD drive.

what should I do? 

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Adobe Employee , Jan 22, 2025 Jan 22, 2025

Behzad, you will need to purchase an external optical drive, if you want to use your CD on your new computer. Lightroom 3 is not available for download, so make sure to pick a drive that is compatible with your new computer. If your Mac is too new, then it will not run Lightroom 3. What type of Mac did you purchase, Behazad? Is the Mac new from the factory or new to you? ^JW

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Community Expert , Jan 22, 2025 Jan 22, 2025

yes, your os would need to support 32bit apps and no recent mac os'es do that.

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Community Expert , Jan 22, 2025 Jan 22, 2025

If your operating system is Catalina or later then buying an external drive won't help you. The software will not install.

 

A 2021 Mac is probably running Monterey, Ventura, Sonoma or Sequoia. Lightroom 3 cannot be installed on those.

 

See Find out which macOS your Mac is using - Apple Support

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Behzad, you will need to purchase an external optical drive, if you want to use your CD on your new computer. Lightroom 3 is not available for download, so make sure to pick a drive that is compatible with your new computer. If your Mac is too new, then it will not run Lightroom 3. What type of Mac did you purchase, Behazad? Is the Mac new from the factory or new to you? ^JW

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Community Beginner ,
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thank you for getting back to me prompty. Actually the Laptop is not the latest. It is a Macbook Pro that I bought in 2021. 

What type of external drive should I buy?

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what's your os?

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If your operating system is Catalina or later then buying an external drive won't help you. The software will not install.

 

A 2021 Mac is probably running Monterey, Ventura, Sonoma or Sequoia. Lightroom 3 cannot be installed on those.

 

See Find out which macOS your Mac is using - Apple Support

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yes, your os would need to support 32bit apps and no recent mac os'es do that.

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I bought my Lighroom3 long time ago. Need to install it on my new MAC


By @behzad_8414

 

Cannot be done due to changes made by Apple to their macOS operating system several years ago.

 

You'll have to subscribe to one of the Photography Plans and use Lightroom Classic (the successor to what was known back in 2010 as Lightroom 3)

Compare pricing & plans | Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan

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thank you so much,

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