Adobe Creative Suite Updates: Keeping Your Creative Arsenal Sharp

March 10, 2024 Admin Design, Design Tools, Design Tools, Graphic Design & Illustration, IT & Software, Other IT & Software, Photography, Photography & Video, TECH REVIEW, Video Design 0

The Adobe Creative Suite—where pixels dance, vectors sing, and imagination takes flight. But wait, what’s that? An update notification? Fear not, fellow creator! Let’s unravel the magic of keeping your suite up-to-date. 🎨✨

1. The Auto-Update Ballet

The Creative Cloud Desktop App

Behold, the maestro—the Creative Cloud desktop app. It pirouettes in the background, ensuring your apps are always en pointe. Here’s how to set it up:

  1. Open the Creative Cloud desktop app.
  2. Click on the Account icon (top right) and select Preferences.
  3. Under Apps, choose your dance style:
    • All apps: Auto-update for the entire ensemble.
    • Specific apps: Handpick the stars you want to shine.
  4. Done! Your apps will pirouette gracefully into the latest versions.

Exceptions to the Dance Floor

  • macOS 13 Ventura: If you’ve silenced the Adobe Creative Cloud login item, auto-update won’t waltz in. Those login items are like backstage passes—they make the magic happen.
  • Enterprise or Teams Setup: If your admin has dimmed the auto-update spotlight, it’s a group decision. Admins, you hold the conductor’s baton!

2. The Manual Encore

Not a fan of auto-pilot? No worries! You can handpick your updates:

  1. Open the Creative Cloud desktop app.
  2. From the left sidebar, select Updates (or from the right sidebar, choose Apps > Manage updates).
  3. Voilà! Your apps await their curtain call.

3. The Price of Admission

  • Age: Younger apps are cheaper to update.
  • Health: Healthy apps (read: bug-free) cost less.
  • Coverage Amount: How big a spotlight do you need?

4. The Fine Print Pas de Deux

  • Exclusions: Skydiving without a parachute? No payout.
  • Suicide Clause: No encore for self-inflicted exits in the first two years.
  • Riders: Add-ons like sprinkles—choose wisely.

5. The Grand Finale

Life insurance? No, it’s life inspiration! Your Creative Suite evolves, adapts, and pirouettes toward greatness. So, my fellow artist, update your brushes, sharpen your pencils, and let your creativity take center stage! 🌟🎭

Sources:

  1. Adobe Creative Cloud Help: Update apps to the latest release of Adobe Creative Cloud1
  2. Adobe Help Center: How to update Creative Cloud apps when Apps panel is missing2
  3. Adobe Creative Suite Help: Download and install Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 or 53
  4. Adobe Creative Cloud: Download and install Creative Cloud apps4