Transfer Adobe Creative Suite

[michaela8e]

Hi all,

I bought a computer a few years ago from a gentleman who had already installed adobe creative suite with cs6.  I'm in the market for a new computer as this one is almost out of memory and no longer up to par with the specs I want.

Is there any way to transfer the software from this computer to a new machine?

Part of the draw to buying this computer in the first place was the software it came with so I hope to keep it.

Thanks for any feedback.

[John Waller]

Do you actually own the CS6 which came with your second hand computer? Is it registered under your Adobe ID in your Adobe account?

Was the software license transferred to your name via the official Adobe process?

Transfer an Adobe product license

[michaela8e]

It was not, but I am still in contact with the guy I bought it from.

[John Waller · Accepted solution]

The first thing to do is get the ownership of the software license in order - if Adobe still administers license transfers. Adobe is so focussed on their Cloud products that their resources for dealing with such ancient software licenses are fast disappearing.

Reinstalling the software on a different computer is then trivial. You cannot "transfer" Adobe software - it must be reinstalled from scratch.

Download the installer from Download Adobe Creative Suite 6 applications , install then enter your serial number.