Open the Creative Cloud desktop app. (Select the
icon in your Windows taskbar or the macOS menu bar.)Use the Creative Cloud desktop app to find and install previous versions of your Creative Cloud apps. We provide installers for our current apps and the previous major version of each.
How to install previous versions of your Creative Cloud apps
To retain your app preferences, uninstall the current version before installing the previous version. When prompted to preserve preferences, select Keep.
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Click on the app tab, scroll down to the app you want to install and select the More actions icon next to it.
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In the drop-down list, select Other versions.
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In the list that appears, find the app version that you want to install, and select Install.
Your app's desired version starts getting installed.
Does your screen look different? See instructions for the earlier version of the Creative Cloud desktop app.
How to retain previous versions of your app
When you install a new version of a Creative Cloud app, its previous version is removed by default. However, you can set a preference to retain the previous version.
If your organization has disabled auto-updates, the auto-update option will not appear in the Creative Cloud desktop app.
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Select the Account icon in the upper right of the Creative Cloud desktop app, and then select Preferences.
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Select the Apps tab in the sidebar and enable the Auto-update option.
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On the desired app, select Advanced options.
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Deselect Remove older versions, and then select Done.