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October 23, 2017
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P: Allow for family usage, i.e. from more than two computers

  • October 23, 2017
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The new Lightroom CC would be ideally suited for family use. A shared family photo library in the cloud can be built and maintained. The mobile devices (iPad, iPhone) can be easily integrated already.

Not so for PCs: The installations are limited to two. Even when an additional subscription is purchased, it can't be integrated with the existing cloud based photo library (one gets a new, independent one).

Please allow a reasonable set of PCs to access the shared cloud photo library. A ballpark number would be 5 (similar to the Microsoft Office Family License).

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    Victoria Bampton LR Queen
    Community Expert
    Victoria Bampton LR QueenCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 20, 2019
    Andrew's idea (two plans, same account) should work in theory. Photoshop would only work on 2, but Lightroom Cloudy on 5.
    Victoria - The Lightroom Queen
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    Cicuryn10499771
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    December 20, 2019
    Rikk, please, how is that with LR+PS 1TB plan?. I am thinking about upgrading my 12€ Lightroom 1TB plan to 24€ LR + PS 1TB plan, but definitely do not want to lose my seats for double money.
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    Cicuryn10499771
    Known Participant
    December 20, 2019
    Rikk, please, how is that with LR+PS 1TB plan?. I am thinking about upgrading my 12€ Lightroom 1TB plan to 24€ LR + PS 1TB plan, but definitely do not want to lose my seats for double money.
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    Cicuryn10499771
    Known Participant
    December 20, 2019
    I just tested installing Lightroom from Microsoft store, where is written it can be installed on 10 computers.

    I have just three computers and it works on all of them. So that is great news for me, that is all I wanted the whole time, have it installed on all my computers.
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    August 5, 2019
    Oh adobe, never quite get it right. So your users who have a higher end plan get worse benefits. Also, Andrew, I don’t think your plan would work. You can only be logged into 1 creative cloud account at a time.
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    August 5, 2019
    Ah thanks Rikk, that explains it! Do you have any insight whether they'll expand the plan including photoshop to 5?

    I suppose for those of us on the $20/month photography 1TB plan, we could instead buy two plans...

    • $10/month Lightroom 1TB plan (5 seats, no Photoshop)
    • $10/month Photography 20GB plan (2 seats, Photoshop)
    And that nets out to the same cost, and even an extra 20GB. They should just add the 5 seats lol...
    Rikk Flohr_Photography
    Community Manager
    Rikk Flohr_PhotographyCommunity Manager
    August 5, 2019

    If your plan includes Photoshop, you are limited to 2 seats. If you have the Lightroom Plan with 1 TB and no Photoshop then you should have 5 seats. 

     

    Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
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      FeedbackCommunityMember
      Inspiring
      August 5, 2019
      I did try it with Lightroom just before posting my previous comment and it still had the 2 device limit, but I'll give it some more time and try in a day or two, maybe their changes haven't hit all of their servers yet. Exciting though!! Thanks Johan and Rikk!
      JohanElzenga
      Community Expert
      JohanElzengaCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      August 5, 2019
      AFAIK, your plan should now allow for five computers. Just try it. Maybe that document has not yet been updated.
      -- Johan W. Elzenga
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      FeedbackCommunityMember
      Inspiring
      August 5, 2019
      Yeah, which plans allow 5? Their docs don't say that at all: https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/using/install-apps-number-of-computers.html

      I'm on "Creative Cloud Photography plan with 1TB" and limited to 2 devices
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