os x 10.5.8 and Adobe CS 2 and iOs7...

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troublehuff Author

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os x 10.5.8 and Adobe CS 2 and iOs7...

Hello everyone,

Hoping to glean some advice as I'm at a bit of an impasse.

I have an older MacBook Pro, running osx 10.5.8, with a 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor.

I've been running Adobe CS2, mainly 99% just using Photoshop.

And I have an iPhone, running iOs 7.0.6

So, the bummer about the iPhone is that it can't communicate with my laptop/iTunes. Not being able to sync my calendars and upload music is kind of a drag. I didn't intentionally not upgrade my OSX, I just never got around to it. I've been living with it but I thought hey, maybe now would be a good time to upgrade and solve that, except if I do, all the research I've done suggests that CS2 will be imcompatible and I'll have to shell out a few hundred to get a new version of Creative Suite (or maybe just Photoshop ala carte).

So, #1, do I just bite the bullet and upgrade to Mavericks? I know there are a few intermediary steps (upgrading to Snow Leopard?) first, but in the long term, is this the best solution? Also, how well is it going to run on my now-rather-ancient-in-computer-terms laptop?

#2, is there an intermediary solution that would work? A friend suggested upgrading to Snow Leopard but I think that's also incompatible with CS2 and maybe still wouldn't sync with my phone.

#3, if there's a #2 type solution, maybe there's an intermediary CS that I could use, like 3-4 instead of shelling out more money for the newest version? Again, not sure if my laptop would be able to handle all the bells and whistles of the newest Adobe products.

Thanks for your input. I'm not exactly tech savvy by any stretch of the imagination, so apologies if this is a redunant question on the forums.

MacBook Pro (15-inch 2.4/2.2 GHz), Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Apr 17, 2014 7:25 AM

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Answer 1

Klaus1

Level 9

52,749 points

Apr 17, 2014 10:43 AM in response to troublehuff

To sync with your iPhone you will have to upgrade to at least Snow Leopard. That will have implications for some of your software applications, CS2 being just one of them.

Start by checking if you can run Snow Leopard:

Requirements for OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard'

http://support.apple.com/kb/SP575

(NB: PowerPC applications can still be run in Snow Leopard using Rosetta, but they will not work in later versions of OS X. For detailed information see this user tip: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6271 )

The OS 10.6 Snow Leopard install DVD is still available for $19.99 from the Apple Store:

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard

and in the UK:

http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard

but like Leopard, Snow Leopard is no longer supported by Apple in terms of security updates.

When you have installed it, run Software Update to download and install the latest updates for Snow Leopard to bring it up to 10.6.8, or download the combo update from here:

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399

Check via Software Update whether any further updates are required, particularly to iTunes (you will need the latest version in order to synch with mobile devices).

You should now see the App Store icon in iTunes, and you now need to set up your account:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4479

You can now upgrade to Mavericks OS 10.9 for free IF you have one of the following Macs, with not less than 2GB of RAM, and at least 8GB of available space on your hard drive:

iMac (Mid-2007 or later)

MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later), (15-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later), (17-inch, Late 2007 or later)

MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)

Mac Mini (Early 2009 or later)

Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)

Xserve (Early 2009)

iCloud system requirements:

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4759

If you cannot run Mavericks you can purchase the code to use to download Lion from the App Store (Lion requires an Intel-based Mac with a Core 2 Duo, i3, i5, i7 or Xeon processor and 2GB of RAM, running the latest version of Snow Leopard):

http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion

or Mountain Lion:

http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion

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Answer 2

BDAqua

Level 10

238,997 points

Apr 17, 2014 10:50 AM in response to troublehuff

#1: If your tied to iDevices & iOS, then latest OSX is likely the best answer.

#2 & #3: All CS system requirements...

http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/system-requirements-photoshop. html

I run 10.5.8 through 10.9.2 on my Mid 2007 24" iMac/2.4GHZ/6GB RAM... work fine bit I prefer not to run 10.7 & up.

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Answer 3

MlchaelLAX

Level 4

2,286 points

Apr 17, 2014 4:43 PM in response to troublehuff

Another option: CS2 running in Snow Leopard Server installed in Parallels for use in Mavericks:

[click on image to enlarge]

More information here:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1365439

Installing Snow Leopard Server into Parallels for DUMMIES!:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=17285039&postcount=564

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Answer 4

MlchaelLAX

Level 4

2,286 points

Apr 18, 2014 2:31 PM in response to Klaus1

Klaus1 wrote:

but like Leopard, Snow Leopard is no longer supported by Apple in terms of security updates.

My recent response to these types of statements:

There is active debate on whether or not Snow Leopard is "no longer supported by Apple in terms of security updates."

This speculation began in February, when Apple released a security update that did not include an update for Snow Leopard.

Subsequent discussion resulted in the information that the problem to be solved in that security update was not present in Snow Leopard and hence, no need to patch Snow Leopard with that security update.

Since then, Apple has updated FaceTime for Snow Leopard:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/facetime/id414307850?mt=12

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