activation/deactivation in CS6
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I had to reinstall Photoshop yesterday and now my computer is telling me that I already have it installed on 2 computers and if I don't deactivate one of them I won't be abel to use it. I only have it installed on one computer and I just reinstalled it on that one. My deactivate button wasn't available. I can't contact anyone at adobe. Please help.
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@golfsferr What version Photoshop? Creative Cloud should allow for remote deactivation.
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Try going to the main Adobe website, and click on the icon in the upper right corner, to access your account. From the choices at the top of your account page, select Plans and Payment. From there, select Activated Devices, and see if you can do it from there.
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Thanks again for your information, I did what you said and clicked on activated devices. Guess what it says I have no activated devices. So now why would it tell me I have it on more than two computers? I'm confused any advice?
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By the way, it's Photoshop CS6
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I didn't even consider CS6 or earlier, as I thought support for those versions had finished, and we could no longer activate them at all. You might be able to use off-line activation.
https://fstoppers.com/photoshop/only-way-keep-your-older-versions-photoshop-alive-589727
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Photoshop or Photoshop Elements?
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@golfsferr Unfortunately Adobe has stopped supporting CS6. Adobe Customer Support also will no longer add activation counts to legacy builds. If you did not deactivate your CS6 prior to reinstalling, the software thinks two activations are running. This page may be your best hope to resolve:
https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/reactivate-older-apps.html
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If it is a current or recent version, and is Photoshop rather than Photoshop Elements, then you don't need to do anything. It will automatically deactivate one of the other installed versions. However, if it was Photoshop CC then it wouldn't stop you signing in to the Creative Cloud Desktop app, so Bob might be right, and it is Elements. I don't know how it works with Elements, but we can move your thread to the Elements forum, or Bob can probably help you.

