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Jacqui5EEC
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October 27, 2020
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I have Indesign and Photoshop 2020 and 2021 installed - help

  • October 27, 2020
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Hi everyone!

 

I did the Photoshop and Indesign update two days ago and now I have both the 2020 and the 2021 version on my Mac. Can I safely delete the 2020 version without losing any previous work?

 

Thank you!

 

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February 21, 2021

This is both normal and very desirable. New versions aren't always exactly what you need. Maybe a plug-in doesn't work, or a function you used to use has changed a lot. Maybe you don't have time to retrain right now. Upgrading is a big deal; test the new version carefully. When you are completely happy, you might delete the old version, though I never would.

    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    February 21, 2021

    My experience with upgrades is a mixed bag of tricks.  Some work very well, others not so much.  You can't know how well it works on your system until you try it. 

     

    Since Adobe adopted a new version policy (N = newest + 1 previous), it's almost impossible to find pre-2020 versions anymore.  So I always keep multiple versions on my system until I'm convinced I will never need them again.  Otherwise I could be stuck with a bad version I can't use with no way to revert to the old one.   Or I may have old plugins that don't work with newer versions.  If your hard drive has ample space, there's no harm in having multiple versions installed.

     

    Before you upgrade, always check the system requirements for each product. 

    https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html

    Old CC versions may not work with Catalina or Big Sur.  When in doubt, use the latest if possible.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    kglad
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    kgladCommunity Expert
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    October 27, 2020

    you can uninstall using your cc desktop app, https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/uninstall-remove-app.html

     

    no project files are ever removed by uninstalling adobe software.

     

    in the future, when updating to new versions, you should see an option to remove older versions (if you look before automatically updating).

    NicolaCardi
    NicolaCardi
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    February 21, 2021

    I have the same problem: I just installed the 2021 versions of Photoshop, Bridge, Illustrator, and I still have on my computer also the 2020 versions of all of them (some of which are not working properly, by the way, as they show a number of errors). The link you provided is not working as in the list of the installed applications which I can see on the ccdesktop app the 2020 versions do not appear.

    kglad
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    kgladCommunity Expert
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    February 21, 2021

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