Will Photo Shop CS6 Suite work with Apple’s latest operating system macOS Catalina?
Apr 29, 2020 20:26:33 #
Gregorian
Loc: Georgetown, Ky
I have a late 2015 MacBook Pro currently running macOS Mojave and have not upgraded to macOS Catalina, because I heard there was problems with CS6. I am quite satisfied with CS6 and do not want to loose it! Hopefully there is someone out there that was brave enough to try it and had success!
Apr 29, 2020 22:42:23 #
Gregorian wrote:
I have a late 2015 MacBook Pro currently running macOS Mojave and have not upgraded to macOS Catalina, because I heard there was problems with CS6. I am quite satisfied with CS6 and do not want to loose it! Hopefully there is someone out there that was brave enough to try it and had success!
Go for the subscription Photoshop/Lightoom - then you won't have to ask questions like this.
Apr 29, 2020 22:46:30 #
etaoin
Loc: Wichita, KS
I haven't found anything in Catalina that I can't live without. Don't upgrade just to upgrade ... just yet. Stay in your happy place for now.
Apr 30, 2020 08:14:06 #
Gregorian wrote:
I have a late 2015 MacBook Pro currently running macOS Mojave and have not upgraded to macOS Catalina, because I heard there was problems with CS6. I am quite satisfied with CS6 and do not want to loose it! Hopefully there is someone out there that was brave enough to try it and had success!
NO 32-bit applications work in Catalina.
To check your apps for 32 or 64-bit status, follow this path:
Apple Menu —> About This Mac —> System Report... —> Software —> Applications (wait for display to refresh).
Adjust the chart depth and column widths so you can see the 64-bit (Intel) column. Click on that column header to sort the list. Any application that is not 64-bit compatible will display as ‘No’. It will not run directly under Catalina.
You CAN run Mojave in Parallels Desktop on Catalina, and run 32-bit apps in Mojave that way. But to do that, you need lots of RAM, drive/SSD space, VRAM, and at least four processor cores.
Apr 30, 2020 09:34:29 #
CS6 is more valuable than Catalina. I'm on a Mac. Don't fall for the marketing hype. I didn't.
Incidentally, I tried PS CC for over a year (while I kept CS6 too) and dropped that recently to go back to CS6.
Incidentally, I tried PS CC for over a year (while I kept CS6 too) and dropped that recently to go back to CS6.
Apr 30, 2020 10:53:13 #
CS6 will not work with Catalina. For this reason, I have not updated my 2015 iMac. I also have a Macbook Pro and have updated it to use PS Elements or LR/PS.
Apr 30, 2020 10:59:30 #
Gregorian
Loc: Georgetown, Ky
Thanks for all your comments. I Googled the subject and got all kinds of answers. It seems that CS6 is 64 bit but several of the supporting files are 32 bit, which are required for CS6 to operate. Adobe has no plans to update CS6 supporting files for obvious reasons. Also, some stated that Catalina not that much of an upgrade. Again, thanks for all your comments!
Apr 30, 2020 11:18:24 #
Gregorian wrote:
Thanks for all your comments. I Googled the subject and got all kinds of answers. It seems that CS6 is 64 bit but several of the supporting files are 32 bit, which are required for CS6 to operate. Adobe has no plans to update CS6 supporting files for obvious reasons. Also, some stated that Catalina not that much of an upgrade. Again, thanks for all your comments!
Exactly right. CS6 is, for the majority, 64-bit. And that's proven fine for me so far.
Apr 30, 2020 11:34:24 #
Apr 30, 2020 13:59:26 #
Gregorian wrote:
Thanks for all your comments. I Googled the subject and got all kinds of answers. It seems that CS6 is 64 bit but several of the supporting files are 32 bit, which are required for CS6 to operate. Adobe has no plans to update CS6 supporting files for obvious reasons. Also, some stated that Catalina not that much of an upgrade. Again, thanks for all your comments!
Catalina is preparatory release. It's the first 100% 64-bit version of MacOS, which is significant because it paves the way for many changes yet to come. Not the least of these is forcing people to get rid of outdated software. I'm told there are some pretty spectacular changes coming to the Mac. Apple will be transitioning to its own line of processors over the next several years. Those are all 64-bit.
Apr 30, 2020 17:49:37 #
Fotoartist wrote:
CS6 is more valuable than Catalina. I'm on a Mac. Don't fall for the marketing hype. I didn't.
Incidentally, I tried PS CC for over a year (while I kept CS6 too) and dropped that recently to go back to CS6.
Incidentally, I tried PS CC for over a year (while I kept CS6 too) and dropped that recently to go back to CS6.
I tried the test versions of CC Adobe Suite twice in 4 years, and went back to CS6 both times.
May 3, 2020 16:02:57 #
Harry0
Loc: Gardena, Cal
HA!
i'm still happy with El Capitan. Does what I want/ need.
MOST "improvements" I've seen are more like forced customizations.
Very little real performance improvements.
i'm still happy with El Capitan. Does what I want/ need.
MOST "improvements" I've seen are more like forced customizations.
Very little real performance improvements.
May 3, 2020 16:45:39 #
Harry0 wrote:
HA!
i'm still happy with El Capitan. Does what I want/ need.
MOST "improvements" I've seen are more like forced customizations.
Very little real performance improvements.
i'm still happy with El Capitan. Does what I want/ need.
MOST "improvements" I've seen are more like forced customizations.
Very little real performance improvements.
What you don’t see are all the security enhancements. They are the most important changes.
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