Update on 64-bit compatibility with new macOS

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March 14, 2019
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I currently have macOS Mojave on my MacBook Pro and the new OS update is prompting a message saying that many of my programs are not optimized and need to be updated. All my Adobe programs are among them. It says that Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Acrobat Pro "will not work with future versions of macOS and need to be updated to improve compatibility. Contact the developer for more information." It seems to be impossible to get help through the Adobe chat. Can anyone help me here? How can I switch my current programs from 32 bit to 64? I don't want to run the OS update and loose my Adobe Suite! I saw this post from last year (Re: how do I update my Adobe products from 32-bit to 64-bit? and it seems to be exactly my problem, which is a concern. What's the update from Adobe? I couldn't find anything new on this and I need to be able to use my Adobe products after updating my macOS. Any help would be very much appreciated!

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

IMPORTANT! Do not upgrade to Catalina when Apple offers it to. If you do, your older 32-bit software will become useless.

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kwschnautz

Participating Frequently

This kills me:

Adobe Applications and 64-Bit Compatibility | Adobe Blog

They knew about this SEVERAL YEARS AGO and still have failed to update their LR6 installer to 64-bit.

You know what's crazy? LR4 still works in Catalina if you bought it from the App Store.

bickitysnow

Participant

Seriously, this is ridiculous and negligent. Apple has given all developers enough warning about this transition. Little one app developers have done the responsible thing and updated their software and the arrogant Adobe can't. Unacceptable!

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Test Screen Name

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Show me a developer issuing updates for software they discontinued 7 years ago? (This thread is about Creative Suite).

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kurtm19119492

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I am in the same boat, I have the last stand-alone version of the Adobe Suite, version CS 6. The subscription pricing is just too high at $600/yr for a casual home user who may use it a few times a year at most to go for an "upgrade" to an ongoing subscription fee. I use it mostly when looking for a new job to update a portfolio and rework materials from previous jobs to share at interviews and modifying photos occasionally, or making custom flyers or Christmas cards. Adobe should think about some option like the Student and Teacher version for a casual home user (not sure how they'd police it). I will not update the OS if it kills my Adobe Suite. Apple did this years ago with the Adobe Suite, I think CS2 when at one update (without notice that it would) it killed the applications, which was a royal pain, if I recall correctly. I don't remember what I had to do then to get back to where they worked. I use the CC versions at work for work reasons, I don't see a big difference between the current CC version versus CS6, using really only InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop...