Abobe to stop downloads for LR6

[Only RF]

Lightroom 6 Downloads ending | The Lightroom Queen

If you're still using the legacy Lightroom 6 that was released in 2015, download the installer now and back it up safely, as it will no longer be

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[Chris Summers]

I remember running that version before I finally went with the subscription model. Seems like a century ago!

 

[Only RF]

6 years this month since it went subscription.

 

[Archibald]

I don't know if I will ever need LR 6, but it seems like I should archive this old file - so I did that.

 

[Only RF]

Why not. Last chance. I know I couldn't. By LR8 I knew I could never go back to LR6. If Adobe ever ticked me off or I had to cancel LrC I'd use a different developer. I have a continually changing back up plan. My latest would be to use to Canon's DPP with Topaz Sharpen AI as I test other developers.

 

[Archibald]

Why not. Last chance. I know I couldn't. By LR8 I knew I could never go back to LR6. If Adobe ever ticked me off or I had to cancel LrC I'd use a different developer. I have a continually changing back up plan. My latest would be to use to Canon's DPP with Topaz Sharpen AI as I test other developers.

If we did have to go back to LR6, how do we activate it? I think Adobe servers are needed for that. Once those servers go down, LR6 will be nonfunctional.

There used to be a bundle of old Adobe software that was free to download and activate because Adobe had botched the licensing, and therefore assumed everybody had a license. Was that with LR 8? I don't remember any more. Anyway, that software doesn't work any more because the activating servers were decommissioned.

 

[Only RF]

If we did have to go back to LR6, how do we activate it? I think Adobe servers are needed for that. Once those servers go down, LR6 will be nonfunctional.

There used to be a bundle of old Adobe software that was free to download and activate because Adobe had botched the licensing, and therefore assumed everybody had a license. Was that with LR 8? I don't remember any more. Anyway, that software doesn't work any more because the activating servers were decommissioned.

I don't know. A question for the Lightroom Queen. Are you a member? If not I can ask.

 

[Archibald]

I don't know. A question for the Lightroom Queen. Are you a member? If not I can ask.

No, don't ask. I can't imagine a need for LR 6. If that need materializes one day, that's when I can look into getting LR6 running.

 

[Dean Wilson]

So...apparently my Adobe Photoshop® Lightroom® 5 may not be supported either.

I wonder if I can auction the Key and Serial number on eBay?

 

[Only RF]

So...apparently my Adobe Photoshop® Lightroom® 5 may not be supported either.

I wonder if I can auction the Key and Serial number on eBay?

LR5 has not been supported since 2014 so I wouldn't sit by the phone hoping for it to ring. As for being able to activate I don't know. I you are on a Mac and have Catalina 10.5 or newer you won't be able to install it. 10.5 is full 64 bit. LR5's installer is 32 bit. No sure about Windows.

 

[Only RF]

Two responses at the Lightroom Queen.

From what I have read, I understand that 'help' with Activations and de-activations will also cease, but I do not know what "help" infers. Perhaps similar to the situation with creative suite activations for CS1-CS4 (these versions are 'Dead'. Activation servers have been shut down.)

That is the question. Right now, if both activations have been used up, activating requires sending Carissa a PM via forum thread. That said, I hear she's only getting a couple of requests a month now, so it's probably a moot point.