Lightroom classic download for mac pro book OS v10.13 (High Sierra)

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November 29, 2022
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Need to put Lightroom on 'new' (old) laptop, its mac probook with OS v10.13 (High Sierra) so telling me its not possibal ..

Can't update the OS to anything higher, but really need to use Lightroom on this machine!

Help!

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Jim Wilde

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I don't think you can do anything on that system if you can't upgrade beyond 10.13. See this post from Conrad Chavez at lightroomqueen.com which explains the process in respect of the annual updates from both Apple and Adobe: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/community/threads/when-adobe-drops-macos-big-sur-support-will-i-keep-getting-updates.46706/#post-1308940

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The odd thing is I also have OS v10.13 (High Sierra) on my old 2015 Mac which runs lightroom classic!

But if thats the way Adob is going, its time to look for a different softwear company!!

Jim Wilde

Community Expert

Yes, it's entirely possible to have a version of LrC running on High Sierra, though it's likely an older version ("Classic" covers versions 8,9,10,11 and 12). It may even continue to run for as long as the computer still runs (not sure though), but won't get any updates or support.

If you think Adobe's policy is unreasonable then of course you can look for alternatives. Don't try Capture One though, as their policy looks identical to Adobe's.

Personally, I don't think it's reasonable to expect any application software vendor to continue to provide significant updates and support for an Operating System which is no longer supported by the OS vendor. But that's just my view, YMMV.

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