Purchased copy of Adobe Lightroom non-functional

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On 9/17/2020 at 3:12 PM, Hey You said:

Colour me cynical, but I do not believe that this incompatibility was an accident, I do not believe that I am the first Lightroom owner to experience this problem, and I do not believe that Adobe is unaware of this problem.  I had no success getting around this roadblock, and so can no longer use Lightroom.  I now refuse to use Adobe and instead use Apple “Photos” which came free and pre-installed with my Mac.  For my modest needs, it is adequate.

Have any others had a similar experience, and have you found a workaround?

I think a lot of people have had similar experiences with older Adobe products. Anyone seeking support is steered towards Creative Cloud. A lot of the older documentation has been purged and now redirects to a subscription sign-up page. Installers for many products are no longer available. Even if you have the original installer or boxed discs, you may not be able to re-install if the online activation service has been switched off (as it has for versions of Creative Suite earlier than CS4). If you're not paying Adobe every month, they're not interested. They already have your money for those 'perpetual' licences you may no longer be able to use.

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