P: Information regarding Lightroom 6.x (Pre-LrClassic)

[Rikk Flohr: Photography]

This thread is for all posts concerning Lightroom 6.x, whose last update, 6.14, was released in December 2017.

Status of software version

This includes questions regarding:

• Downloading
• Installing
• Activation
• Updating
• General Operation

Any new threads created regarding these topics will be collected and merged into this thread.

[photo-active]

Hi community,

does someone still has the 6.14 Update for Lightroom 6 (Win) available?!!

Adobe stopped support on 01.01.2024... 😞

Regards,

 Jan

[dj_paige · Accepted solution]

See this post: https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-lightroom-6-14-download-is-no-longer-...

[photo-active]

Thank you!!!

The links and finally the idea and link to https://web.archive.org/web/20231127160507mp_/https://prdl-download.adobe.com/Lightroom/60BA1251F1BC... solved the problem!!!

[eivinda]

Still works!!

[jamesl46055539]

Thank you. I was able to download the 1.2Gb LR 6.14 complete install file from archive.org (the 6.0 original install file is about 700Mb). I had hoped to find the 6.14 update file (setup.dmg - about 400 Mb as I recall), because presumably that would retain my 6.0 activation, but archive.org didn't seem to hold that file, even though the page that links to it still exists: 

https://web.archive.org/web/20181204104707/https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/lightroom-dow...

Under LR6 drop down, there's a list of update patch files. Interestingly, adobe selectively removed the top 3 or 4 most recent patches - the older ones still work, which seems counter-intuitive until think it through..

[dj_paige]

I had hoped to find the 6.14 update file

It most definitely is 6.14. That's why I provided the link above. And that's what was said by @photo-active and @eivinda earlier in this thread, and the link I provided specifically says these are the 6.14 download links.

What is your evidence that it is not 6.14?

[jamesl46055539]

Yes, the linked file is 6.14. I was just making the distinction between:

a) the file for a complete 6.14 install (no prior instalation required). This is still downloadable as Lightroom_6_LS11.dmg and is about 1.2Gb.

b) the file to update an existing 6.0 to 6.14 (requires existing 6.0 instalation). This is impossible to find, but used to be available as setup.dmg and was about 400-500Mb I believe.

[dj_paige]

b) is simply not needed, you install 6.14 from that download, regardless of whether you have 6.0 installed or not.

[jamesl46055539]

Got it.

Thanks DJ.

[Flawless_fighter5643]

Bonjour,

Je ne peux plus ouvrir Lightroom 6 (j'ai une licence perpétuelle). Au lancement, une page de connexion d'Adobe s'ouvre comme si je lançais Lightroom en ligne. J'ai saisi le n° de licence de mon L6 mais qui n'est pas reconnu ce qui est logique.

Est-ce à dire qu'Adobe a retiré le droit d'utiliser L6 à ses utilisateurs qui ont dûment acheté une licence ?

Pourriez-vous m'aider ?
Merci beaucoup.

PHV

[Peru Bob]

I've moved this from the Using the Community forum (which is the forum for issues using the forums) to the Lightroom forum so that proper help can be offered.

Scroll down here to see a list of the forums:
https://community.adobe.com/

[Peru Bob]

Do you have any Creative Cloud applications installed?

[Flawless_fighter5643]

Hi,
I don't have any CC applications installed.

Is it Adobe's desire to impose CC on the Lightroom license holder ? I
don't know ...

[Flawless_fighter5643]

Bonjour,
J'ai résolu mon problème en mettant hors ligne mon ordinateur puis en
modifiant la date système - j'ai choisi la date du jour mais en 2020 - et
j'ai relancé L6.
J'ai renseigné mon n° de licence qui a été validé.
Et tout va bien. Mais que se passera-t-il lorsque je devrai réinstaller L6
sur un nouveau PC par ex ...
Waint and see !
PHV

[dj_paige]

Bonjour,

Je ne peux plus ouvrir Lightroom 6 (j'ai une licence perpétuelle). Au lancement, une page de connexion d'Adobe s'ouvre comme si je lançais Lightroom en ligne. J'ai saisi le n° de licence de mon L6 mais qui n'est pas reconnu ce qui est logique.

Est-ce à dire qu'Adobe a retiré le droit d'utiliser L6 à ses utilisateurs qui ont dûment acheté une licence ?

Pourriez-vous m'aider ?
Merci beaucoup.

PHV

By @Flawless_fighter5643

Adobe has not done this. Don't believe the people who put forth this conspiracy theory.

Try the "offline installation method" to install Lr 6. https://community.adobe.com/t5/download-install-discussions/lightroom-6-on-a-new-pc/m-p/14638713#M58...

[Flawless_fighter5643]

Merci beaucoup de cette solution mais en fait j'aimerais reprendre mon travail là où je l'avais arrêté (j'ai quitté L6 sans sauvegarder, bien sûr !) ; réinstaller L6 me ferait perdre pas mal de travail.
Encore merci de votre aide.
PHV

[mattias_2316]

Hi Community,

Yesterday I could still be editing in Lightroom and today I got this message:

I tried to log out/log in again, checked my account and payments and everything was okay.
I have the monthly photography license. Got in contact with Adobe and they recommended to ask the community because of the old version I am using.

This is the system info:

Does someone know if I can still run Lightroom and what I need to do?

Many thanks in advance for any assistance!

Mattias

[Rob_Cullen]

@mattias_2316 "I have the monthly photography license." And, do you PAY the monthly subscription price?

Your system version of Windows-8.1 should support Lr CC2015. 

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/system-requirements/earlier-versions.html

The error messages would suggest that your subscription has ended or been cancelled, or you are Signed out. Do you have the CC Desktop App up to date? And have you again tried to log out/log in with the CC Desktop App.

Your system and Lightroom version are ~7 years old, so you are pushing the limits to get it working, and I doubt you will get a satisfactory answer from the forum.

[PATRICE22376404ofvs]

Bonjour,

J'ai acheté ce logiciel en 2019 et je souhaite le réinstaller sur mon ordinateur windows 10.

L'installation se déroule bien, connexion ok, vérification identité ok, n° de série ok, j'accepte le contrat de licence et puis rien.

J'ai relancé l'ordinateur et le logiciel qui me redemande de me connecter. Ce que je fais, en vain.

Quelqu'un peut-il me donner la marche à suivre, ou un numéro d'assistance fiable ?

Merci !

[AnandSri]

Hello!

I'm moving the community thread to the correct forums so the team can help you further.

Thanks,

^AB

[Flawless_fighter5643]

Bonjour,
Je souhaite savoir s'il est possible de télécharger Lightroom 6. J'ai perdu le cd mais j'ai le n° de série.
Merci

[dj_paige]

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-lightroom-6-14-download-is-no-longer-...

Once you have this file downloaded, please make a copy of it somewhere that you will be able to find it again in the future. Do not lose it like you lost your CD. There is no guarantee that the file will be available for download in the future.

[Flawless_fighter5643]

Bonjour,
Je vous remercie de votre réponse, je suis en train de la télécharger.
Mes excuses pour ne pas vous avoir répondu, j'avais abandonné l'idée de reformater mon pc et donc de devoir réinstaller L6.
Bien cordialement

[faithie999]

On my Mac, i have used the offline activation method for Lightroom 6.14 in the past.  i moved to a new computer this week, and thought i had successfully activated LR on the new computer.  however, when i look at the Help menu, i see Sign In rather than Sign Out, which leads me to believe that the offline activcation wasn't successful.

does anyone know if this method has been deprecated? 

thanks

Ken