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bsj94
bsj94
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April 13, 2019
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Could not load the brushes because the file is not compatible with this version of photoshop

  • April 13, 2019
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Hello,

I am using Photoshop CS4 Extended and I realize this is old but it is what it is, and it still works fairly well. I got a brush ABR file from a resource site off deviantart and she is using the latest Photoshop CC.

I'm a windows 10 user and I downloaded it in a chrome browser.

Any way I can convert it to work or am I just outta luck with this older version?

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

CC brushes are not backwards compatible with legacy Creative Suite.  If I were you, I would look for older brushes and stay clear of the newer ones until you get a Creative Cloud Plan.

The Photography plan is only $10/month for a 1 year subscription.  You get a lot of value.

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Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
April 13, 2019

CC brushes are not backwards compatible with legacy Creative Suite.  If I were you, I would look for older brushes and stay clear of the newer ones until you get a Creative Cloud Plan.

The Photography plan is only $10/month for a 1 year subscription.  You get a lot of value.

  • Photoshop CC
  • Lightroom CC
  • Lightroom Classic
  • Bridge
  • Camera Raw
  • Spark
  • Portfolio/Behance
  • 20 GB of Cloud Storage
  • + other apps and services
Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    bsj94
    bsj94Author
    Participant
    April 14, 2019

    Not surprising that's the case and thank you for letting me know.

    It would be more appealing if I could cancel whenever without having to pay for the rest of the year...my friend apparently canceled in the middle of the year and had to pay out the rest of the year anyway and they didn't even give her the remainder of the month she already paid for.

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    Warren35132792wa3j
    Participant
    January 30, 2024

    When Adobe decided they weren't making enough money from their programs on CD, they came up with an expensive subscription program, making all those of us still using older versions of the software that we bought and paid for obsolete because all the new brushes, etc. aren't backwards compatible. It's called corporate greed.

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