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Tyre MacAdmin · Nov 8, 2007, 08:57 PM

I'm having a bit of an issue transferring Photoshop CS from my Tiger volume to my Leopard volume.

I try to copy over the application but when I open it CS says that there is a file missing and it can not start.

I would just use the migration application but I've got a lot of Tiger centric conflicts that would be copied over in the application migration so what I need is a way to migrate just Photoshop CS.

Anybody know how to get around this?

Art Vandelay · Nov 8, 2007, 09:17 PM

Simplest is to reinstall CS. Otherwise, you need to go through /Library and copy everything from the Tiger drive to the Leopard drive that is Adobe related.

Tyre MacAdmin · Nov 9, 2007, 12:03 AM

Originally Posted by Art Vandelay

Simplest is to reinstall CS. Otherwise, you need to go through /Library and copy everything from the Tiger drive to the Leopard drive that is Adobe related.

Well the problem is that I don't have my CD since I lost it in my move last year. So I can't do a reinstall.

aehaas · Nov 9, 2007, 11:30 PM

Adobe is good about sending you another disc for a few dollars. Give them a call. Customer service has always been A plus for me.

aehaas

timmerk · Nov 10, 2007, 01:38 AM

Originally Posted by Tyler McAdams

Well the problem is that I don't have my CD since I lost it in my move last year. So I can't do a reinstall.

Kevin · Nov 10, 2007, 04:26 AM

*wink* *wink*

Tyre MacAdmin · Nov 10, 2007, 05:35 AM

Originally Posted by aehaas

Adobe is good about sending you another disc for a few dollars. Give them a call. Customer service has always been A plus for me.

aehaas

I give them a call then.

(I really did buy Photoshop fellas)

Art Vandelay · Nov 10, 2007, 01:08 PM

Or you could fix it now by doing what I told you.

Tyre MacAdmin · Nov 10, 2007, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by Art Vandelay

Or you could fix it now by doing what I told you.

I tried that and it did not work.

Chuckit · Nov 10, 2007, 02:29 PM

Copy over /Library/Application Support. (That's Library at the root of your hard drive, not in your user folder.)

Tyre MacAdmin · Nov 11, 2007, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

Copy over /Library/Application Support. (That's Library at the root of your hard drive, not in your user folder.)

It is not working...

Kevin · Nov 11, 2007, 09:12 AM

Then you are gonna have to bite the bullet. Be glad it's not Quark you have to call.

Art Vandelay · Nov 11, 2007, 01:11 PM

There's more to it than what's in AppSupport. Go through the entire /Library folder and transfer everything that has Adobe in its name like I said before. I haven't used CS in a long time but if it's similar to CS2, you need to look in Preferences and Scripting Additions for starters.

Edit:
Forgot, also grab any FlexNet items. These are the licensing files.

Chuckit · Nov 11, 2007, 01:52 PM

Huh, I tested this a while ago just out of curiosity, and I could have sworn /Library/Application Support was all I needed. My bad, I guess.

Tyre MacAdmin · Nov 12, 2007, 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by Art Vandelay

There's more to it than what's in AppSupport. Go through the entire /Library folder and transfer everything that has Adobe in its name like I said before. I haven't used CS in a long time but if it's similar to CS2, you need to look in Preferences and Scripting Additions for starters.

Edit:
Forgot, also grab any FlexNet items. These are the licensing files.

Where is FlexNet? I looked in library and could not find it.

Art Vandelay · Nov 12, 2007, 01:42 PM

CS1 might not have it but it should be in /Library/Application Support/ and /Library/Preferences.

Tyre MacAdmin · Nov 12, 2007, 03:04 PM

Originally Posted by Art Vandelay

CS1 might not have it but it should be in /Library/Application Support/ and /Library/Preferences.

I could not find it in either place.

I called Adobe and they said hat I need to upgrade to CS3... but my friend has CS woking just fine on his Leopard install.

Kevin · Nov 12, 2007, 03:22 PM

He may not have upgraded. And just copied. CS3 might use some code signing in 10.5 that is required and not apparent to his machine.

alfredo · 07:24 PM

I have an old Mac, a G4 Sawtooth which I replaced with my Mini. What I did was install PS7 on the G4, and used my KVM when I needed to work in PS.

The Iogear 2 port KVM switch goes for $52. It works well.

Where there's a will, there's a way. Good luck bro.

Tyre MacAdmin · Nov 13, 2007, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by Kevin

He may not have upgraded. And just copied. CS3 might use some code signing in 10.5 that is required and not apparent to his machine.

Well it's the exact same system I'm using (except the processor speed is s little different). He used the migration assistant to copy everything over. Unfortunately I can't use the migration assistant.