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Hi, I have a stand alone licence of Lightroom 5 that I never used on CD. I now have the new 2021 16" MacBook Pro M1 Max and would like to know if it's compatible? I do have an external CD/DVD reader/writer for my MacBook. Appreciate any help. Thank you.
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As far as I know, only NEW programs run on the m1 chip
But, Apple MAY have some sort of compatibility mode, so put the disc in the drive and find out for yourself
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Thanks, appreciate it. 😊
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would like to know if it's compatible?
No.! Lr6 uses a 32bit installer. New Mac systems will only use 64bit Apps.
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Thanks, appreciate the help.
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What @Rob_Cullen said. Lightroom 5 will definitely not install on the M1. You'd have to dual boot with Lightroom 5 installed on an external drive running a compatible operating system such as macOS Mojave.
To use Lightroom Classic on your M1 you'll have to subscribe to one of the Photography Plans.
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Thanks, appreciate the help.