the icons are cancelled out:
Also changed, and highly irritating, is most of the images saved on my desktop no longer show a preview. It seems random. I tried the fix someone had posted for another IOS program, but it did not work for me. Thank you.
P.S. If I am unable to access Adobe CS5 products anymore can someone recommend another [compatible] system to install?
Adobe CS5 was released 11 years ago and Adobe stopped supporting it in 2017. Neither CS5 nor CS6 will work on Monterey. If you wish to use the Adobe Suite, you need to upgrade to Adobe Creative Cloud. (adobe.com).
You are getting me a little confused. Are you saying that I must reset my OS all the way back to its original programming before and then move up/on to Mojave?
None of this makes any sense to me: "Once you're able to downgrade to EC and restore your system from your time machine backup, you can try upgrading to High Sierra (or not) through the Software Update in System Preferences. Then test your Adobe software. If all is good, you can then follow the instructions I shared to copy your system to a bootable SSD. From there test booting from the SSD (hold down the option key when powering up) and then try running your Adobe software. If your CS 5 suite works, then you can safely upgrade your main iMac OS to Monterey."
I don't want Monterey on my system, only because, quiet frankly I'm not evolved enough to know how to partition my HD or how to toggle between two different systems.
Thank you ALL for your help. I am giving in the towel. I'm too scared of F'ing everything up to move forward with the rollback. So I guess I'm stuck with Monterey. Art is my hobby and I was trying to teach myself how to take my original works and tweak or change them with Photoshop to create secondary pieces distinctly different from the original, but now I've lost the ability to access the works I have been practicing on. Learning a new program takes a lot of time...so, sadly, I must put this hobby aside for now. :(
Anyway, thank you all again for your help. Robin
Alschenectady, I have not. Have decided to shelve it for now. But thank you.
After reading everyone's posts I realized other than backing up my computer with Time Machine I have no understanding of how Apple's platform works. i.e., how to backup my entire system on an external hard drive to create a bootable re-install disk. I read all the comments on YouTube video Appleaday8 provided and it worked for some and not for others and then they were stuck begging for help to resolve the new problem they had just created.
Single, working mom...very little extra doh-rah-me $$$, but I'm glad you can afford it. Snarky remarks aside, thank you for the reply.
Thank you for your reply Kurt. One more question, which OS was the last to run 32-bit programs, Mojave?
Again, thanks for your help. Robin
LOL...the perils of getting older. We like what we like. :)
Thank you Keith.
Oh gawd...ok, so please tell me this, If Time Machine only backs up my data HOW do I, "Be sure to have a full and current backup or clone of your boot drive before attempting." As per Old Toad?
That is excellent "food for thought." Thank you Old Toad. 🥰
Creating the bootable USB drive is actually step one. Old Toad provided a link to Apple's page, as did I. Here it is again:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372
Since you want to install Mojave, you first need an 8 GB USB flash drive. It seems you already have the Mojave installer on your drive. Just leave the installer where it currently is in the Applications folder.
You need this line on the linked page for Terminal:
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Big\ Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
First copy/paste this line into TextEdit. Change the MyVolume at the end to a , so it reads:
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Big\ Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/a
Plug in your USB drive. Change the name of the drive to just the letter a so it matches the edit you made to the line above.
Now copy/paste the modified line that ends in a into Terminal and press enter. Enter your admin password. You'll then be asked if you really want to erase the volume named a . Type y and then enter. Everything after that is automatic. The USB drive will be erased and Mojave will be installed to it. When it's done, the USB drive's name will change to Install macOS Mojave.
You just have to wait a bit. A percentage progress will tick off. You'll know it's done when Terminal goes back to a new prompt that looks the same as the first one.
Close Terminal.
From here, we assume you have a current Time Machine backup and you've turned that drive off. Then we're back to the previous post. Though edited next to include more detail.
Boot to the USB drive with the older OS you want to install. Restart the Mac and immediately hold down the Option key. A screen will appear with drives you can startup to. Choose the newly made USB installer. This will take longer than starting up from the Mac's main drive. Be patient. Once booted to the USB drive, you'll see a minimal work screen.
Use Disk Utility (from the top menu bar) to erase the internal drive. A quick erase is all that's needed. Quit Disk Utility when it's done and then choose the option to install macOS.
As the OS install nears completion, have the drive with your Time Machine backup on. The OS will ask if you have data to restore. Say yes and choose the TM drive. It will restore your user account(s), any third party software you had installed, and all other personal data.
The Adobe Suite is expensive, it's also a sunk cost. You got 11 years of use out of it.
Assuming that you just upgraded the OS, and not the computer, feel free to use your backup and revert back to pre-Catalina. You could even create a bootable external to allow you to dual boot OS'
Upgraded to Monterey and now cannot access Adobe Creative Suites CS5...
