![]() There’s no telling when a company will just pull the download link to a piece of software (especially if it’s old) and it’s no longer available or the company, its website and all downloads disappears forever (unlikely to happen to Adobe, but it does happen). But I’ve been on the Internet since the mid-90s, so it’s just something I’m used to doing. Personally, I thought it was simply common sense to backup installation files you download – especially if you’ve paid for them. And once it’s gone, it’s gone – whether you have a license to use it or not. Do note, though, that when you install it, just as if you’d downloaded it from Adobe themselves, you will still be required to provide a valid serial number in order to set it up and use it.Īnd once you’ve downloaded it, back that file up, because there’s no telling how long Adobe may continue to make the file available through support, nor if it’ll remain up on the Internet Archive forever. So, if you’re still using Lightroom 5 and you don’t want to have to deal with talking to Adobe Tech Support to get the link, Internet Archive to the rescue. There were folders there for Lightroom 4 and 5, however, they were both empty, with not a single file within either of them.Īnother, though, posted a link to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine, which has mirrored a legit copy of the Lightroom 5.7.1 installation file. ![]() When I checked it out, though, the most recent version of Lightroom I could see on there was Lightroom 3. One user attempting to be helpful pointed out that Adobe has an FTP server on which they keep old legacy versions. Another was able to get a link sent to them via their email tech support. One user spoke to a live person in customer service who was able to provide them with a download link. I would like to hope so because then they would’ve discovered that all is not lost and that others have faced the same challenge and managed to overcome it. I wonder… Had they not managed to find it at all, would they still have posted their story to Reddit? And despite having found it, they’re still a little upset that Adobe seems to have removed the option to download it from the user interface when logged into the site. But if they hadn’t, they might have been in a sticky situation. They found that the installation file for Lightroom 5.7 was still in their Downloads folder on OneDrive and was able to install it fine. It’s why I still use Photoshop and Audition CS6 – all of the rest of the Adobe suite has been replaced by apps from other companies in my daily workflow and Photoshop and Audition CS6 give me all I need.īut for pdaphone, upon having to reset their Microsoft Surface from scratch, they were unable to find a link to download the Lightroom 5 installation file. It’s a sentiment that many of us have felt. It does what I need and don’t need another subscription at this point”. The programs chief rival, Capture One, bests Lightroom with an import time of. Adobe recommends that if you’re in an area where you’re crossing timezones frequently, turn off Automatic Date and Time and be sure to turn it back on once you arrive to your final destination.The Redditor says, “ I have and use Lightroom Classic V5 from years ago. Adobe Lightroom Classic takes 2:50 ( minutes:seconds ), matching ON1 PhotoRAW, which used to be faster than Classic. One other tip: Don’t change the clock on your computer, this can invalidate your license. Now, before your trip, turn your computer into offline mode (no internet connection at all) and then close and reopen Lightroom and Photoshop to test them out. How do you get that 99 day period if you are already signed up to pay monthly? Just get on to Adobe’s help page and then call Adobe and tell them you want to pay annually not monthly What they do is cancel your paid-by-the-month plan (don’t worry) and replace it with the paid-for-annually plan.Ħ. In offline mode, if you pay annually, you get 99 days of grace period if you pay monthly, you get 30 days of grace period. ![]() ![]() Then, launch Lightroom Classic and Adobe Photoshop CC, this restarts your “timer” for how long you can use the products with no internet connection.
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