CS4 with Mac High Sierra

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September 26, 2017
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I've been using CS4 Creative Suite for several years and with every system upgrade I worry that I won't be able to continue using it. (I don't use it regularly but I have important documents that I need to access periodically). I just updated my MacBook Pro to the latest OS, High Sierra. During the installation, I was prompted to upgrade Java to be able to use InDesign which I did and that installation was successful. Today, I tried to open an InDesign doc. In Design opened (finally) but the doc did not open (the name shows up at the top of the window, but nothing else is visible.

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Correct answer Bill Silbert

You should be aware that even current software will (and in the Case of CC 2017 InDesign DOES) have potential problems running on the first version of a new OS. CS4 has not been supported for at least two versions of the Mac OS so the only probable way that you'll be able to fix this is to roll back your OS (I think Yosemite was the last version to support CS4 but I could be wrong about that).

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Bill Silbert

Correct answer

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You should be aware that even current software will (and in the Case of CC 2017 InDesign DOES) have potential problems running on the first version of a new OS. CS4 has not been supported for at least two versions of the Mac OS so the only probable way that you'll be able to fix this is to roll back your OS (I think Yosemite was the last version to support CS4 but I could be wrong about that).

bigtomolin

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CS4 worked with Sierra, but not High Sierra. I'm trying to get back to Sierra, but am having the damndest time. I tired downloading El Capitan, but it said it wouldn't open because there was an upgraded system already installed - that must be High Sierra. I have Sierra on my laptop and will attempt to pull the over to my iMac. It says El Capitan is downloaded, but I don't know where to look. This incompatibility issue is just plain awful.

Barb Binder

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Does this help?

https://www.imore.com/how-downgrade-macos

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

BobLevine

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I hope you made a good solid backup, especially if that machine had a solid state drive.

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You're right to worry. Even CC2017 has issues and will need an Apple fix. If you want to freeze your software that's fine but freeze all of it: you can't cherry pick the upgrades that sound Good and skip the ones you don't want to buy.

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