Photoshop CC 2014 discontinued

[beeanyew]

Now, I realize that a company cannot keep supporting their old products for all time, but suddenly discontinuing older versions of Photoshop and disallowing download or use of said older version is causing quite a bit of trouble. Since CC 2015, Photoshop has performed horribly on any Windows PC where I've tried it, and as such I've continued to use CC 2014 without any compatibility or performance issues. I've uninstalled CC 2014 to comply with the license granted users through Adobe Creative Cloud and given CC 2019 or whichever is the newest one a fair chance... it didn't work out very well, performance is still terrible, bordering on unusable on an 6900K machine with 96GB of RAM and a very much capable video card.

I don't suppose anyone on here might know if there's any chance Adobe will reconsider this sudden change in older version policy? I honestly wouldn't care if it was completely unsupported and required jumping through some hoops to actually install it again, but this is suddenly quite the unfortunate situation I'm finding myself in as I use (or used) Photoshop for work pretty much daily.

[gener7 · Accepted solution]

Part of the reason is because of legal issues:

The Great Adobe Purge of ’19 | dazwallace

[beeanyew]

I see. That's a shame, so I guess I'll have to look into finding an alternative.

Thanks for the reply.

[Trevor.Dennis]

beeanyew  wrote

I've uninstalled CC 2014 to comply with the license granted users through Adobe Creative Cloud and given CC 2019 or whichever is the newest one a fair chance... it didn't work out very well, performance is still terrible, bordering on unusable on an 6900K machine with 96GB of RAM and a very much capable video card.

You shouldn't have any performance issues with a 6900K with 96Gb RAM.   (We established that video cards make  almost no difference so long as they meet minimum spec.)    Do you let the CPU turbo to 4GHz?

Is the issue to do with older plugins that use Flash?   You were not specific, but from memory, HTML5 came  in with CC2014.2  so if you were using CC2014.0 that would fit.

I guess what I am saying is that we might be able to help you resolve your performance issues if  you can give  us more detail information?  Apart from anything else, you have been missing out on some cool new features that were introduced in later versions.

beeanyew  wrote

I don't suppose anyone on here might know if there's any chance Adobe will reconsider this sudden change in older version policy? I honestly wouldn't care if it was completely unsupported and required jumping through some hoops to actually install it again, but this is suddenly quite the unfortunate situation I'm finding myself in as I use (or used) Photoshop for work pretty much daily.

It's out of their hands, so there is zero chance of this being reversed.   Even if your issue is Flash/HTML5  related, we might be  able to help, and we do love a challenge.

[JJMack]

I do not understand Adobe stating you are no longer Authorized to use older versions and if you do you run the risk of infringement  with third party plug-in.   I do see that version CS6 through CC 2018 can no longer be installed using Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop application. This is dirty pool Adobe needs to respect their Paying Customers better.   In fact I think the may be unlawful and most likely will be challenged.   IMO the current version of Photoshop is beta code where an Older Version a production Photoshop version. So it look like only CC 2019 is authorized for use.

Adobe made some major changes  in CC 2015 added added additional compatibility issues in CC 2015.5 and there are bugs in CC 2018 and cc 2019 the are not in older versions of Photoshop.   It would be a different story if Adobe fixed all reported bugs but Adobe support does not.   There are many bugs in Photoshop Adobe support acknowledged  years ago that Adobe does not care to fix.  A bug in CS2 is still in CC 2019.   With this kind of support Adobe should at least allow users with subscription to use older versions of Product.  Adobe never support old version of the software but users were able  to use it.  Users need version of Photoshop that work for what the do. Adobe releases to many bugs and keeps braking the current release.

Adobe has and End of Like page for sold Perpetial Software.  All EOL now https://helpx.adobe.com/support/programs/support-periods.html

Adobe need a page like that for their subscription software.  The chart sould look something like this.

What kind of Management  run Adobe?

[beeanyew]

In reply to JJMack, I'm in complete agreement. I would be completely at a loss for what to do if older versions of InDesign were also suddenly discontinued, as CC 2017 and up have a tendency to suddenly crash for seemingly no reason. (I currently use CC 2015, as it's the most stable recent one.)

It seems that Adobe did update some of the older applications to remove whatever was causing them to have to discontinue making these versions available to users, and I suppose all I can hope for is that they either do the same with Photoshop CC 2014, or that performance with newer versions improves for me.

[beeanyew]

Nope, not using any additional plugins of any sort. The performance hit simply came with any version later than CC 2014. I've already gone through heaps of troubleshooting in an attempt to find the issue, but since I didn't actually need any of the new features in later versions (I work mainly with comics and other print media), I was content with just using CC 2014 as it worked great for me.

[dzigakaiser]

Everytime I think it can't get worse, today's big players prove me wrong...

I have been working with PS CC 2015.5 since release and it is simply the most stable version for my work as a digital matte painter. Forcing updates just like Microsoft? No, thank you. I do not use Windows 10 for the same reasons. It is simply not performing as well as Windows 7 does in all my use cases.

It just seems this policy is purely there to release new versions for the sake of meeting the expectations of whoever thinks it is important to have new releases every year. It is simply not about the stability and quality of the product anymore but only about making it look like it is the best software ever to reach the surface of the earth while being filled with bugs.

With this change in Adobe's policy, it seems like Windows 10 is inevitable in the near future as well if you want to continue using Adobes products as new versions will probably not be supported for Win 7 anymore soon...speaking for us Windows users.

Maybe the time has finally come to look elsewhere. I held back on some of the alternatives because CC 2015.5 runs well enough for me to meet deadlines and I only have a reasonable amount of headaches doing so. I am not ready to jump into beta releases that are on par with Windows 10 when it comes to severe flaws resulting in poor performance and data loss. And in addition, risking scripts and plugins to fail every two years because you are "at risk of potential claims of infringement".

I apologize for my slight anger but this is really frustrating. I understand that it may not be in Adobe's power for those older versions if it is related to third party code but they could make sure to release stable versions now which won't be discontinued after only 2 years.

While I write this, CC 20.0.4 is downloading. I am going to use it and if against all expectations it turns out to be a good piece of software I will retract my statements. Usually, I would make a test before writing but in this case based on many years of headaches and experience Adobe and Windows do not deserve it anymore.

I am very curious if the bug reports will explode, now that all customers have to switch to the beta versions

Maybe this will convince Adobe to do what you mentioned they did with other products beeanyew​

#A*****ty installed as well

Update 1 (2 hours after post): Good start! Go to Edit/Presets/Migrate to get my old preferences and I get a pop up message saying this script is intended for CC2017 and I shall launch 2017 and run the script Just too good haha

[JJMack]

There are many stable version of Photoshop all versions have bugs. Adobe added a bug in cc 2015.5 by design into Photoshop Scruptingsupport plug-in. Why did Adobe add that bug. Prior versions do not have that bug.   In order toe use Photoshop you need to be able to work around Adobe bugs.  Adobe does not fix all reported bugs.  A bugs reported 7 years ago and acknowledged by Adobe as bugs are still in CC 2019.  Adobe software support should be better the it is.

[DaveJCummings]

I know its frustrating.  Everyone has a version they prefer to use.  My personal go to version is CC 2018.  But as Gener7 said,  its due to legal issues.   I know there's some bugs in 2019.  Have you tried selecting Legacy Compositing in the performance part of preferences?   That helps immensely

[JJMack]

What legal issues does Adobe have with third party plug-on developers? Would those issued be Adobe issues or users issues.   If Adobe is distributing third party plug-in with Photoshop would Adobe not first obtain authorization a licence from the third party developed before distributing any third party code.

What legal issue.   It sound more like Adobe is trying to create legal issues for their customers that do not currently exist. It sounds like Adobe is trying to change their license and subscription terms retroactively. Which I believe may not itself be legal.

Persionally, I would like to know in layman terms what the legal issue is. I would like to know its not BS.

[DaveJCummings]

All I know is what i read from the article that came out yesterday storybreak stars');background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:center}.above-headline-image .vid...

[JJMack]

Reading the article it seem like Adobe is facing legal action.  Are Adobe users responsible for any infringement done by Adobe?  If third party developer force Adobe customers destroy Adobe applications will that not result in more legal action that Adobe will need to settle.  It would be in Adobe best interest to settle any action they are facing in a way that will not cause additional legal action to be files for compensation for their Adobe assets have been rendered worthless by Adobe settlement with third party developers. It also seems to be a creative cloud issue  Prior perpetual version of Photoshop seem to be in the clear.  Adobe can disable users CC version via their activation renewal process.   If Adobe does I feel they will see additional legal action.  I also would not expect Dolby to go after Adobe customers unless the customer is a huge corporation. What could Dolby gain from John Doe. Adobe also needs to continue to handle Assets the use Dolby technology.

Adobe management may be poor but the managers are not stupid they want to make as much mony as can be made and increas money flow as fast as they can..

[dzigakaiser]

The fact that there is this checkbox already shows how the current development at Adobe looks like;( Thanks for the hint though. I will see if I notice any difference with my files.

[beeanyew]

On a note related to this, and of course just after I say that I'd be at a complete loss what to do if InDesign CC 2015 disappears, CC 2014 and 2015 suddenly no longer seem to be available for install in the Creative Cloud app.

They're still listed on Adobe's information page as "authorized versions" (it's the ones listed as CC10 and 11), but they do not appear in the list of "Other versions" when using the dropdown menu.