adobe 32bit unistall won't work on catalina

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adobe 32bit unistall won't work on catalina

I purchased a new mac and did a migration from my old mac; the Adobe software (Adobe CS5) on my old mac is 32bit which I know won't run on Catalina. I am trying to unistall all of it with the unistallers provided by Adobe, but even the unistallers are 32bit and it basically gives me the same message, that I need to contact the creator of the software for an update. Any suggested way to get the Adobe software off without buying a third party software cleaner?

MacBook Pro 16", macOS 10.15

Posted on Feb 3, 2020 7:15 AM

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dwb

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Feb 3, 2020 10:16 AM in response to leroydouglas

That's a start. There's additional Adobe stuff in other locations. In the user Library in Application Support there's an Adobe folder to remove. In the Application/Utilities folder another Adobe folder. In the root directory Library there's an Application Support folder with an Adobe folder. Cleaning software wouldn't find all these anyway. Suggestion: after trashing 1 Adobe folder empty the trash. There's a ton of stuff and I don't think I've even covered all the places Adobe's installers threw stuff. I'm thankful I remembered to run the undelete program. I almost didn't.

If the OP has any 64 bit Adobe software working this way will probably break them. It would be advisable to inactivate those programs, run their undeleters and then use this method. Afterwards reinstall the other Adobe software

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leroydouglas

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Feb 3, 2020 8:16 AM in response to delia295

Did you try dragging the old application to the trash?

Photoshop and macOS Catalina (10.15) - Adobe Support

Do my Adobe apps work in macOS Catalina 10.15?

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adobe 32bit unistall won't work on catalina

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