I have read about problems with Illustrator and photoshop on EL Capitan but these seem to be in October 2015. Has it improved at all? I need to upgrade as I'm running a v old OS but I need to run CS5. Can't afford to go to CC. I have a Macbook Pro.
CS5 and 10.11 are not supported and will never be supported by either Adobe or Apple.
However it works for some, most in fact, but not all. There are sporadic issues with Illustrator, Photoshop appears to be better. Do not expect an improvement and keep in mind no one from Adobe, Apple or anywhere else will fix it.
Do a clean install
Make sure you have the Apple Java
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572?locale=en_US
make sure you have your serial # and if you run into issues with the serial or the serialization though the web server adobe will not support your issue.
update the application through photoshop.
Lazza03 wrote:
but I need to run CS5. Can't afford to go to CC.
I would seriously consider looking at alternative vector artwork packages. I recommend Affinity Designer, which is a very capable, professional replacement for Illustrator, and is on the Mac App Store for a tiny fraction of the money you would pay Adobe. It might require a little learning, but it is designed with Creative Suite users in mind. There is also Affinity Photo as a Photoshop replacement.
(Of course, there are other equally competent apps, such as iDraw and Pixelmaker.)
Staying on an old OS and using increasingly ancient unsupported software, when there are viable alternatives, is not ideal. And the days when it was Adobe or nothing are over, thanks to the "software rental" model.
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Thank you, I was wondering what the alternatives are. I mainly use Photoshop and Indesign but as an old fashioned artist (with actual paints) I don't use either often enough to justify the cost although I will need them occasionally for touching up and the odd design job. I guess it depends what I can use with client's software.
InDesign:
Thank you. What is a clean install (I am not a techie person). Can't upload the java as my OS is too old! I guess I will have to do it once the new OS is on.
The reason I haven't done this before is because Mavericks wasn't compatable with my printer and scanner which I guess I will now have to update even though they work fine on this OS..............so infuriating when mechanically they are fine. They are both A3 so not cheap to replace.
Honestly, the alternatives are only a few tens of dollars. Check them out.
The other thing to note: I would be very surprised if the Java 6 runtime will install in the next version of OS (due out later this year), which would mean you couldn't reinstall Creative Suite, if needed.
thank you, some people seem to disagree with them though! 🙂
Sorry for being thick, how/which application to I upgrade through Photoshop?
Thanks for your help.🙂
You should have a full backup of your current system before upgrading an OS X version, preferably a cloned bootable backup.
If that is done, then you have virtually no risk in trying these things out for yourself. One of the perks for having a backup in the first place.
Yes, I did a full backup today, as long as it worked properly I should be OK. It was terrifying when I had to wipe my hard drive after installing Mavericks....luckily the backup did it's job (my heart was in my mouth though!)
I will check them out. Why do they have to keep updating everything?
a clean install is just that, you install after you update your OS (instead of having it on there already the updating the OS and it's already on there after)
if you have a computer that does not already have CS5 on it you would "clean install" it
if you have a computer that already HAS CS5 on it and you upgrade and CS5 doesn't work after the upgrade you should uninstall it using this
http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cs5clean.html
then resintall
then install the Java from Apple in the link I provided you earlier
then run phtoshop
then go to Help>Check for Updates...
and run all the updates for the suite.
Thank you, it is on there already but if I have problems I'll reload it (hope I can find the disks, we moved house recently)
It might work without it, in fact if it doesn't seem to work you can sometimes create a new user (admin) account, boot to that account and it will open
or (slightly easer) hold down SHIFT+CMD+OPT+CTRL while clicking the PS or AI or ID icons in their original folder (not the doc and not a shortcut) and if you do this right you will be prompted to reset the preferences files. This sometimes cures CSx falling to boot up in Mac and Windows.
Is anyone able to run Adobe CS5 with El Capitan now? I have read about problems with Illustrator and photoshop but these seem to be in Octobe5 2015. Has it improved at all? I need to upgrade as I'm running a v old OS but I need to run CS5.
