Will installing Photoshop 2022 remove previous versions of Photoshop?

[dawnm2665950]

I have Photoshop 2019 and 2020. When I upgraded to PS 2020, the barrel rotation feature on the stylus stopped working. (yes, the Wacom driver is up to date.) After hours with Adobe support, they advised I stick with PS2019. I've been using PS2019 for the past few years and it's been fine. I just upgraded my mac OS to Monterey 12.6.1 and now PS2019 is acting a little jumpy. I realize I should probably upgrade to Photoshop 2022, but I am concerned the install will delete PS2019. I have read that Adobe no longer allows previous versions of PS to coexist, and new installs will overwrite previous versions. Is this true? Is there any way to keep an older version of PS with the new PS?  I can't risk losing the barrel rotation feature and I don't know if it has been restored in PS 2020. Thank you.

[kglad]

it's your option to keep previous versions, or not .

when starting the install, proceed carefully to choose the desired option.

[John Waller · Accepted solution]

I have read that Adobe no longer allows previous versions of PS to coexist, and new installs will overwrite previous versions. Is this true?

No, definitely not true. You can have as many previous versions installed as you wish.

Prior to installing a new version, the trick is to first choose to not overwrite previous versions by UNchecking the "Remove older versions" box in the Preferences in the Cloud Desktop app. Then previous versions will not be touched.

[Abambo]

I would also suggest in this case to disable Auto Update, so that you can decide on the updates you install and when. Checking the settings before each update would add additional confidence.

[dawnm2665950]

Hi janetm, I am having the same issue. Even though I have unchecked "remove older versions" I am also getting the message that other versions will be removed. I am hesitant to upgrade. Did you ever resolve the issue? Thanks.

[John Waller]

Even though I have unchecked "remove older versions" I am also getting the message that other versions will be removed.

Sounds odd.

[kglad]

minor versions updates are replaced, major versions updates are not, unless chosen by the user to be replaced.

[Abambo]

There is only one recommendation I can give to be on the secure side: before updating, do a full system backup of the system disk, prior to update. If you do not use the standard install directories and they are on a different disk, you should also backup that disk. 

If immediatly after the install, you feel that something went wrong, you can securely restore your system disk. In all cases, it is good practice, to backup your system and data at regular intervals. This also protects against disk failure.