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Pb7
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December 3, 2019
Question

Download link for Lightroom 3

  • December 3, 2019
  • 4 replies
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Hi,

I have Lightroom 3 installed on my Mac and it doesn't open. Support asked me to write on here for the download link.

 

Can anyone help?

Thanks.

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    Pb7Author
    Participant
    December 11, 2019

    Thanks for all your replies.

     

    Lightroom 3 now up and running.

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    BambooK
    Participant
    January 5, 2020

    how did you get it to work?  My mac thinks Lr3 is "malware" and wants to trash it.

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    Mik31915879qba4
    Participant
    August 27, 2023

    go to system preferences go security and privacy and press open anyway

    GoldingD
    GoldingD
    Legend
    December 4, 2019

    Follow-thru

     

    Apparently I am wrong. A 64 bit version was included in LR 3, and can work on MAC OS Catalina

     

    with some issues

    https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-cc/kb/macos-catalina-compatibility.html

     

     

    John Waller
    Community Expert
    John WallerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 4, 2019

    >> A 64 bit version was included in LR 3, and can work on MAC OS Catalina

     

    LR3 (catalog based, released in 2009) is 64 bit but the installer is 32 bit so LR3 cannot be installed, uninstalled or reinstalled on Catalina.

    https://www.lightroomqueen.com/lightroom-macos-catalina-compatibility/

     

    AFAIK, the only way to run catalog-based LR3 on Catalina is to have it already installed on Mojave or earlier then upgrade to Catalina.

      GoldingD
      GoldingD
      Legend
      December 3, 2019

      Also, what MAC OS? If you are talking the very old 32 bit Lightroom v3 from back in 2009, and you are on MAC OS Catalina, then no, not going to work, ever.

       

      Just Shoot Me
      Just Shoot Me
      Legend
      December 3, 2019

      If you are asking about the Traditional version of LR, now called Lightroom Classic, you need to contact Adobe support, Chat, and ask them to send you a link to download Lightroom version 3.

      Contact Customer Care

       

      If you are asking about the Newer Cloud Centric version then you use the Creative Cloud Desktop App to download and install Creative Cloud programs.

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