Moving library to a new pc

[Dean_Carpenter]

I have searched but cant find a forum that answes this specific question.

If there is already a post, please post link.

I am getting a new pc and need to move my adobe across to the new pc.

I understand that if I load Illustrator to the new pc I will have access to my library

My main concern/ question is that on my current PC there is about 170gb of locally stored library files.

The current PC needs to be wiped clean to be used for a different purpose.

If the locally library files are deleted on the current pc, will this effect my cloud stored files?

Or when I load Adobe to my new PC, will all the library files just be downloaded automatically to the new pc locally and not effect the library at all?

I cannot afford to loose files in my library during the move over to the new pc

Any guidance would be greatly apprciated

Thank you

[Ton Frederiks]

Did you already try to install Crative Cloud on your new PC? You can have installed on both the old and the new PC .

[Dean_Carpenter]

Hi

Thank you for your response

Yes it is loaded on both PC's and I am loogged in on both, so the libraries seems to be accessable.

My concern is that if I move / delete the files in:

From the current PC that it will effect/corrupt the librabries...

[Dean_Carpenter]

I am referring to the files that have been stored locally here:

\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Creative Cloud Libraries

[Ton Frederiks]

That is just a cache. Your CC libraries are saved in the cloud an will be accessible when you launch an app and open the CC libraries panel.

[Dean_Carpenter]

But if it is just Cache, why is is taking up over 100 GB of space on my C:?

My main concern is if I delete these files (which I will need to do, because the current PC is going to be used for a different purpose), then what will happen...

[Ton Frederiks]

If they are loaded on your new PC I would log out of the Creative Cloud on your old one (it is always better to log out on unused machines since there is a limited amount that can be active). If you want you can backup your libraries by exporting them as a cclibs file. That can only be opened as far as I know by using Import Library in the Libraries panel. Unfortunately they can only be backupped one by one. But as long as they are working on your new machine and you are logged out on your old one, I would not worry.

[Monika Gause]

Is this about CC libraries? They get synchronized via the Creative Cloud app.

Libraries that you saved as AI files, need to be collected from the old PC and moved to the new one.

The applications themselves cannot be moved. You need to install them.

You can collect your custom settings via Edit > My settings > Export

Or grab them from their locations, listed here: https://www.vektorgarten.de/illustrator-settings.html 

[Dean_Carpenter]

Hi

Thanks for your response.

I understand the app being installed on the new pc.

Thank you for the tip on saving the setting, that will help too

Are you referring to the files that get stored locally here that need to be moved to the new PC:

\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Creative Cloud Libraries

[Monika Gause]

The libraries should be synchronized automatically. I would not mess with that without having a valid reason, which for me would ony be when thing are going South pretty badly.

[Dean_Carpenter]

This is my main concern  - if I delete these files (which I will need to do, because the current PC is going to be used for a different purpose), then what will happen...

If I install Creative Cloud on the new PC and then allow the librabires to sync, will it then be safe to remove them from the current pc in the above folder location?

[Monika Gause]

First synchronize the libraries on your new computer. Compare with the old one if anything is missing.

Then log out of your Adobe ID on the old one.

Uninstall and delete.

[Dean_Carpenter]

OK, I will try that....

Thank you