Indesign and photoshop CS5.5 both keep crashing

[yuliyarrr]

Hey Guys! I hope someone can help me with this. 

I have the CS5.5 Design Standard. I am currently running macOS Mojave 10.14.6 (don't want to update it as the update will stop CS5.5 from working).

I keep having issues with InDesign and Photoshop, both keep crashing. I have tried uninstalling and installing both. InDesign now started not saving my work (the options are greyed out) and I cannot drag and drop images anymore. Cant even re-link my images either, the option opens up, I select the link and the open button is greyed out. Like I said, I have tried to uninstall the software and installing it again. I have also tried deleting InDesign preference files (used to work with saving docs in the past) - but that no longer works. I know I can save work as an IDML file, so not the end of the world, but the fact that I cannot place images bothers me. 

I know I am having these issues because of software. With everything going on, I definitely cannot afford CC until I start working again. My last option is to reset my computer and not upgrade my software...but i really dont want to do that haha! Has anyone managed to make their CS5.5 work on their computers? 

[Derek Cross · Accepted solution]

If your InDesign work is mission critical you need to upgrade to CC.

[BobLevine]

What you don't want to do is irrelevant. CS5.5 is nine-year-old software. There have been as many new versions of InDesign since than as there were before it.

Either move to Creative Cloud or find a very old machine on eBay to run CS5.5.