CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

What have you noticed as better, whether entirely new or just improved? Asked as a serious question looking for a few bullet points based on your experience, ref 15 vs 20.

Papa Joe Loc: Midwest U.S.

There are several worthwhile improvements in '20' over '15 that cause me to use 20 most of the time. Initially, I left vs. 15 on board as a security measure when I installed 20 but found no problems and just left 15 on the system too.
I like the selection process better in 20 and especially the 'auto select' which is very helpful in rapid selecting, then it's easy to 'fine-tune' from that point.
There are other refinements in 20 over 15 that my tired old brain refuses at this moment to pull up, but there was a significant bit of improvements in 20. I'm considering 22 now but am not really too excited about the few improvements they boast about.
God Bless,
Papa Joe

maxlieberman Loc: 19027

In the past, I have rum multiple editions of Elements on the same computer with no problems.

mffox Loc: Avon, CT

My advice: Purchase PSE 20-21 at Staples or BestBuy when they have a sale. I'm not sure you'll get much more from PSE 2022. Yes, you will lose 14.

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

He won’t lose 14. They’re standalone programs. I have 14 and 20 on my system.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

No you won't lose PSE-14 when installing another version.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Do not know what happens, but I upgraded and would NEVER go back to my old version which I believe was also PSE 14.

jamesl Loc: Pennsylvania

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I shouldn't. I have 14, 15 and 2018 all 3 installed on one computer and they all work fine.

no12mo

If at anytime you install a new ANYTHING program, you need to make a clone of your drive (or an image - either will work). Then if the new app... screws things up, you merely need to swap your HD / SDD or if you made an image, just do a restore and you are back to before you installed your new program.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

A lot of effort and expense to deal with a new release of commercially available application software.

no12mo

$29.95 too much for added security?

JeffR Loc: Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

The only complication would be if you use the organizer. Once you've used 2022 to update your organizer database, I don't think you can turn it back into a database that would be usable with the 2014 version. That may or may not be a concern for you. I don't personally use the organizer, just the editor. I'm currently using the 2019 version of Photoshop Elements - I've typically upgraded only every 4-5 years - and found it to be quite a bit more useful than the version I'd previously been using. I never had any reason to go back and use the previous version, so I've uninstalled it and don't remember now exactly which version it was. I'd recommend updating, as there have been a lot of improvements since 2014, but you can prove it to yourself by downloading the free trial version directly from Adobe and use it for 30 days. Just don't update your organizer until you decide whether you intend to purchase the upgrade.