How do I get old apps like Photoshop CS5 to work on macOS Mojave
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On the weekend I upgraded my MacBook Pro to macOS Mojave. Things are mostly ok but I have some apps that no longer work. The one I’m most stressed about is Adobe Photoshop CS5. When I try to run it it refuses to open.
I've tried resetting NVRAM and running Disk Utility, but this didn’t resolve the issue.
Before I take the plunge to revert back to macOS High Sierra I thought I’d try my luck here.
Do any of you folks have any other suggestions for me to try first?
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On the weekend I upgraded my MacBook Pro to macOS Mojave. Things are mostly ok but I have some apps that no longer work. The one I’m most stressed about is Adobe Photoshop CS5. When I try to run it it refuses to open.
I've tried resetting NVRAM and running Disk Utility, but this didn’t resolve the issue.
Before I take the plunge to revert back to macOS High Sierra I thought I’d try my luck here.
Do any of you folks have any other suggestions for me to try first?
applications mojave software compatibility adobe-photoshop
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Welcome to Ask Different :) Can you check if Adobe Photoshop CS5 is listed under System Preferences app → Security & Privacy → Privacy?
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On the weekend I upgraded my MacBook Pro to macOS Mojave. Things are mostly ok but I have some apps that no longer work. The one I’m most stressed about is Adobe Photoshop CS5. When I try to run it it refuses to open.
I've tried resetting NVRAM and running Disk Utility, but this didn’t resolve the issue.
Before I take the plunge to revert back to macOS High Sierra I thought I’d try my luck here.
Do any of you folks have any other suggestions for me to try first?
applications mojave software compatibility adobe-photoshop
asked Dec 4 at 9:56
user312788
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On the weekend I upgraded my MacBook Pro to macOS Mojave. Things are mostly ok but I have some apps that no longer work. The one I’m most stressed about is Adobe Photoshop CS5. When I try to run it it refuses to open.
I've tried resetting NVRAM and running Disk Utility, but this didn’t resolve the issue.
Before I take the plunge to revert back to macOS High Sierra I thought I’d try my luck here.
Do any of you folks have any other suggestions for me to try first?
applications mojave software compatibility adobe-photoshop
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Welcome to Ask Different :) Can you check if Adobe Photoshop CS5 is listed under System Preferences app → Security & Privacy → Privacy?
– Nimesh Neema
Dec 4 at 10:00
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Welcome to Ask Different :) Can you check if Adobe Photoshop CS5 is listed under System Preferences app → Security & Privacy → Privacy?
– Nimesh Neema
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Welcome to Ask Different :) Can you check if Adobe Photoshop CS5 is listed under System Preferences app → Security & Privacy → Privacy?
– Nimesh Neema
Dec 4 at 10:00
Welcome to Ask Different :) Can you check if Adobe Photoshop CS5 is listed under System Preferences app → Security & Privacy → Privacy?
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The first thing I would try is changing the security and privacy settings in System Preferences. You can do this as follows:
- Go to Apple > System Preferences…
- Click on Security & Privacy
- Select the Privacy tab at top right
- In the lefthand pane select the Accessibility option
- At bottom left of the window make sure the padlock is unlocked (if not, select it and enter your password)
- In the list of apps on the right-hand side, make sure Photoshop and any of the other apps you’re having problems with are ticked
- OPTIONAL: If any apps you’re having problems with are not listed, click on the + button under the list and navigate to the apps to select and add them to your list. Once done, then repeat Step 6
- Make sure you lock the padlock again that you unlocked at Step 5
- Quit and restart any apps you’ve just allowed to control your Mac (i.e. if they were already open)
Now try running Photoshop etc again to see if they work.
answered Dec 4 at 10:02
Monomeeth♦
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You are freaking awesome! Adobe Photoshop CS5 now works, and so do the other two apps. I'm so happy I'm laughing!!! :-)
– user312788
Dec 4 at 14:01
11
Can you add an explanation for why changing the Accessibility settings for this app works? I'm baffled as to why going to the settings for helping users with disabilities would help a photo-editing app work.
– Thunderforge
Dec 4 at 17:18
1
@user312788 Be advised, Mojave is the last version these apps will work in. 10.15 will completely remove 32 bit app support. When next year's major upgrade comes around, think carefully beforehand, and make a backup of the old OS.
– Wowfunhappy
Dec 8 at 4:38
@Wowfunhappy Thanks for the reminder. :) This is good advice, although Adobe Photoshop CS5 can actually be installed as a 64-bit version. Regardless, I'm with you on this. Users going forward who don't want to opt-in to Adobe's subscription model will need to either not upgrade macOS, purchase Photoshop Elements (which for most users would probably suffice) or move to a non-Adobe product.
– Monomeeth♦
Dec 8 at 4:57
@Monomeeth Have you tested disabling 32bit execution by booting with the-no32execboot flag? I don't have CS5, but I do have CS6, which is fully 64-bit except for some 32-bit helper applications. Presumably of these helpers, it won't work at all in-no32execmode. It crashes instantly. :(
– Wowfunhappy
Dec 8 at 20:30
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Our go-to for preserving valuable but obsolete software is to put it inside a virtual machine using Oracle Virtualbox or VMWare, that way you can use it on any system forever without worrying about it being broken by OS upgrades / hardware failure etc.
answered Dec 4 at 12:51
John U
1672
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I find this even more impractical than reverting back to High Sierra. Running two versions of macOS at the same time is wildly wasteful of system resources and will slow down performance noticeably. It is also rather inconvenient when switching between apps when some are running in a virtual machine and some are running on the host.
– Revetahw
Dec 4 at 22:47
Modern VM's on modern hardware are pretty high performance, I a often working inside 2 or 3 VM's on my machine for things like CAD and IDE's and there's no noticeable loss in performance - and shared folders, network drives, git repos etc. work across the VM's. Having enough RAM definitely helps but if you're using something like Photoshop professionally you should already have jammed all the RAM in.
– John U
Dec 5 at 11:00
@JohnU Performance has improved, but you are absolutely still losing performance. If you have a powerful machine to begin with, you might not notice. However, if you have a slower machine, or if you're on a laptop and want your battery to last, you'll notice a hit.
– Wowfunhappy
Dec 8 at 4:40
Undoubtedly there will always be some overhead, but it's surprisingly low these days, and given the benefits of being able to preserve expensive / incompatible packages. It can be worth buying a complete high-spec machine to run the VM on if the alternative is "buy the new version for 10k+" or "lose business".
– John U
Dec 9 at 15:58
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The first thing I would try is changing the security and privacy settings in System Preferences. You can do this as follows:
- Go to Apple > System Preferences…
- Click on Security & Privacy
- Select the Privacy tab at top right
- In the lefthand pane select the Accessibility option
- At bottom left of the window make sure the padlock is unlocked (if not, select it and enter your password)
- In the list of apps on the right-hand side, make sure Photoshop and any of the other apps you’re having problems with are ticked
- OPTIONAL: If any apps you’re having problems with are not listed, click on the + button under the list and navigate to the apps to select and add them to your list. Once done, then repeat Step 6
- Make sure you lock the padlock again that you unlocked at Step 5
- Quit and restart any apps you’ve just allowed to control your Mac (i.e. if they were already open)
Now try running Photoshop etc again to see if they work.
answered Dec 4 at 10:02
Monomeeth♦
45.5k797137
1
You are freaking awesome! Adobe Photoshop CS5 now works, and so do the other two apps. I'm so happy I'm laughing!!! :-)
– user312788
Dec 4 at 14:01
11
Can you add an explanation for why changing the Accessibility settings for this app works? I'm baffled as to why going to the settings for helping users with disabilities would help a photo-editing app work.
– Thunderforge
Dec 4 at 17:18
1
@user312788 Be advised, Mojave is the last version these apps will work in. 10.15 will completely remove 32 bit app support. When next year's major upgrade comes around, think carefully beforehand, and make a backup of the old OS.
– Wowfunhappy
Dec 8 at 4:38
@Wowfunhappy Thanks for the reminder. :) This is good advice, although Adobe Photoshop CS5 can actually be installed as a 64-bit version. Regardless, I'm with you on this. Users going forward who don't want to opt-in to Adobe's subscription model will need to either not upgrade macOS, purchase Photoshop Elements (which for most users would probably suffice) or move to a non-Adobe product.
– Monomeeth♦
Dec 8 at 4:57
@Monomeeth Have you tested disabling 32bit execution by booting with the-no32execboot flag? I don't have CS5, but I do have CS6, which is fully 64-bit except for some 32-bit helper applications. Presumably of these helpers, it won't work at all in-no32execmode. It crashes instantly. :(
– Wowfunhappy
Dec 8 at 20:30
add a comment |
up vote
18
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The first thing I would try is changing the security and privacy settings in System Preferences. You can do this as follows:
- Go to Apple > System Preferences…
- Click on Security & Privacy
- Select the Privacy tab at top right
- In the lefthand pane select the Accessibility option
- At bottom left of the window make sure the padlock is unlocked (if not, select it and enter your password)
- In the list of apps on the right-hand side, make sure Photoshop and any of the other apps you’re having problems with are ticked
- OPTIONAL: If any apps you’re having problems with are not listed, click on the + button under the list and navigate to the apps to select and add them to your list. Once done, then repeat Step 6
- Make sure you lock the padlock again that you unlocked at Step 5
- Quit and restart any apps you’ve just allowed to control your Mac (i.e. if they were already open)
Now try running Photoshop etc again to see if they work.
answered Dec 4 at 10:02
Monomeeth♦
45.5k797137
1
You are freaking awesome! Adobe Photoshop CS5 now works, and so do the other two apps. I'm so happy I'm laughing!!! :-)
– user312788
Dec 4 at 14:01
11
Can you add an explanation for why changing the Accessibility settings for this app works? I'm baffled as to why going to the settings for helping users with disabilities would help a photo-editing app work.
– Thunderforge
Dec 4 at 17:18
1
@user312788 Be advised, Mojave is the last version these apps will work in. 10.15 will completely remove 32 bit app support. When next year's major upgrade comes around, think carefully beforehand, and make a backup of the old OS.
– Wowfunhappy
Dec 8 at 4:38
@Wowfunhappy Thanks for the reminder. :) This is good advice, although Adobe Photoshop CS5 can actually be installed as a 64-bit version. Regardless, I'm with you on this. Users going forward who don't want to opt-in to Adobe's subscription model will need to either not upgrade macOS, purchase Photoshop Elements (which for most users would probably suffice) or move to a non-Adobe product.
– Monomeeth♦
Dec 8 at 4:57
@Monomeeth Have you tested disabling 32bit execution by booting with the-no32execboot flag? I don't have CS5, but I do have CS6, which is fully 64-bit except for some 32-bit helper applications. Presumably of these helpers, it won't work at all in-no32execmode. It crashes instantly. :(
– Wowfunhappy
Dec 8 at 20:30
add a comment |
up vote
18
down vote
accepted
up vote
18
down vote
accepted
The first thing I would try is changing the security and privacy settings in System Preferences. You can do this as follows:
- Go to Apple > System Preferences…
- Click on Security & Privacy
- Select the Privacy tab at top right
- In the lefthand pane select the Accessibility option
- At bottom left of the window make sure the padlock is unlocked (if not, select it and enter your password)
- In the list of apps on the right-hand side, make sure Photoshop and any of the other apps you’re having problems with are ticked
- OPTIONAL: If any apps you’re having problems with are not listed, click on the + button under the list and navigate to the apps to select and add them to your list. Once done, then repeat Step 6
- Make sure you lock the padlock again that you unlocked at Step 5
- Quit and restart any apps you’ve just allowed to control your Mac (i.e. if they were already open)
Now try running Photoshop etc again to see if they work.
answered Dec 4 at 10:02
Monomeeth♦
45.5k797137
The first thing I would try is changing the security and privacy settings in System Preferences. You can do this as follows:
- Go to Apple > System Preferences…
- Click on Security & Privacy
- Select the Privacy tab at top right
- In the lefthand pane select the Accessibility option
- At bottom left of the window make sure the padlock is unlocked (if not, select it and enter your password)
- In the list of apps on the right-hand side, make sure Photoshop and any of the other apps you’re having problems with are ticked
- OPTIONAL: If any apps you’re having problems with are not listed, click on the + button under the list and navigate to the apps to select and add them to your list. Once done, then repeat Step 6
- Make sure you lock the padlock again that you unlocked at Step 5
- Quit and restart any apps you’ve just allowed to control your Mac (i.e. if they were already open)
Now try running Photoshop etc again to see if they work.
answered Dec 4 at 10:02
Monomeeth♦
45.5k797137
answered Dec 4 at 10:02
Monomeeth♦
45.5k797137
answered Dec 4 at 10:02
Monomeeth♦
45.5k797137
answered Dec 4 at 10:02
Monomeeth♦
45.5k797137
45.5k797137
1
You are freaking awesome! Adobe Photoshop CS5 now works, and so do the other two apps. I'm so happy I'm laughing!!! :-)
– user312788
Dec 4 at 14:01
11
Can you add an explanation for why changing the Accessibility settings for this app works? I'm baffled as to why going to the settings for helping users with disabilities would help a photo-editing app work.
– Thunderforge
Dec 4 at 17:18
1
@user312788 Be advised, Mojave is the last version these apps will work in. 10.15 will completely remove 32 bit app support. When next year's major upgrade comes around, think carefully beforehand, and make a backup of the old OS.
– Wowfunhappy
Dec 8 at 4:38
@Wowfunhappy Thanks for the reminder. :) This is good advice, although Adobe Photoshop CS5 can actually be installed as a 64-bit version. Regardless, I'm with you on this. Users going forward who don't want to opt-in to Adobe's subscription model will need to either not upgrade macOS, purchase Photoshop Elements (which for most users would probably suffice) or move to a non-Adobe product.
– Monomeeth♦
Dec 8 at 4:57
@Monomeeth Have you tested disabling 32bit execution by booting with the-no32execboot flag? I don't have CS5, but I do have CS6, which is fully 64-bit except for some 32-bit helper applications. Presumably of these helpers, it won't work at all in-no32execmode. It crashes instantly. :(
– Wowfunhappy
Dec 8 at 20:30
add a comment |
1
You are freaking awesome! Adobe Photoshop CS5 now works, and so do the other two apps. I'm so happy I'm laughing!!! :-)
– user312788
Dec 4 at 14:01
11
Can you add an explanation for why changing the Accessibility settings for this app works? I'm baffled as to why going to the settings for helping users with disabilities would help a photo-editing app work.
– Thunderforge
Dec 4 at 17:18
1
@user312788 Be advised, Mojave is the last version these apps will work in. 10.15 will completely remove 32 bit app support. When next year's major upgrade comes around, think carefully beforehand, and make a backup of the old OS.
– Wowfunhappy
Dec 8 at 4:38
@Wowfunhappy Thanks for the reminder. :) This is good advice, although Adobe Photoshop CS5 can actually be installed as a 64-bit version. Regardless, I'm with you on this. Users going forward who don't want to opt-in to Adobe's subscription model will need to either not upgrade macOS, purchase Photoshop Elements (which for most users would probably suffice) or move to a non-Adobe product.
– Monomeeth♦
Dec 8 at 4:57
@Monomeeth Have you tested disabling 32bit execution by booting with the-no32execboot flag? I don't have CS5, but I do have CS6, which is fully 64-bit except for some 32-bit helper applications. Presumably of these helpers, it won't work at all in-no32execmode. It crashes instantly. :(
– Wowfunhappy
Dec 8 at 20:30
1
1
You are freaking awesome! Adobe Photoshop CS5 now works, and so do the other two apps. I'm so happy I'm laughing!!! :-)
– user312788
Dec 4 at 14:01
You are freaking awesome! Adobe Photoshop CS5 now works, and so do the other two apps. I'm so happy I'm laughing!!! :-)
– user312788
Dec 4 at 14:01
11
11
Can you add an explanation for why changing the Accessibility settings for this app works? I'm baffled as to why going to the settings for helping users with disabilities would help a photo-editing app work.
– Thunderforge
Dec 4 at 17:18
Can you add an explanation for why changing the Accessibility settings for this app works? I'm baffled as to why going to the settings for helping users with disabilities would help a photo-editing app work.
– Thunderforge
Dec 4 at 17:18
1
1
@user312788 Be advised, Mojave is the last version these apps will work in. 10.15 will completely remove 32 bit app support. When next year's major upgrade comes around, think carefully beforehand, and make a backup of the old OS.
– Wowfunhappy
Dec 8 at 4:38
@user312788 Be advised, Mojave is the last version these apps will work in. 10.15 will completely remove 32 bit app support. When next year's major upgrade comes around, think carefully beforehand, and make a backup of the old OS.
– Wowfunhappy
Dec 8 at 4:38
@Wowfunhappy Thanks for the reminder. :) This is good advice, although Adobe Photoshop CS5 can actually be installed as a 64-bit version. Regardless, I'm with you on this. Users going forward who don't want to opt-in to Adobe's subscription model will need to either not upgrade macOS, purchase Photoshop Elements (which for most users would probably suffice) or move to a non-Adobe product.
– Monomeeth♦
Dec 8 at 4:57
@Wowfunhappy Thanks for the reminder. :) This is good advice, although Adobe Photoshop CS5 can actually be installed as a 64-bit version. Regardless, I'm with you on this. Users going forward who don't want to opt-in to Adobe's subscription model will need to either not upgrade macOS, purchase Photoshop Elements (which for most users would probably suffice) or move to a non-Adobe product.
– Monomeeth♦
Dec 8 at 4:57
@Monomeeth Have you tested disabling 32bit execution by booting with the
-no32exec boot flag? I don't have CS5, but I do have CS6, which is fully 64-bit except for some 32-bit helper applications. Presumably of these helpers, it won't work at all in -no32exec mode. It crashes instantly. :(– Wowfunhappy
Dec 8 at 20:30
@Monomeeth Have you tested disabling 32bit execution by booting with the
-no32exec boot flag? I don't have CS5, but I do have CS6, which is fully 64-bit except for some 32-bit helper applications. Presumably of these helpers, it won't work at all in -no32exec mode. It crashes instantly. :(– Wowfunhappy
Dec 8 at 20:30
add a comment |
up vote
5
down vote
Our go-to for preserving valuable but obsolete software is to put it inside a virtual machine using Oracle Virtualbox or VMWare, that way you can use it on any system forever without worrying about it being broken by OS upgrades / hardware failure etc.
answered Dec 4 at 12:51
John U
1672
1
I find this even more impractical than reverting back to High Sierra. Running two versions of macOS at the same time is wildly wasteful of system resources and will slow down performance noticeably. It is also rather inconvenient when switching between apps when some are running in a virtual machine and some are running on the host.
– Revetahw
Dec 4 at 22:47
Modern VM's on modern hardware are pretty high performance, I a often working inside 2 or 3 VM's on my machine for things like CAD and IDE's and there's no noticeable loss in performance - and shared folders, network drives, git repos etc. work across the VM's. Having enough RAM definitely helps but if you're using something like Photoshop professionally you should already have jammed all the RAM in.
– John U
Dec 5 at 11:00
@JohnU Performance has improved, but you are absolutely still losing performance. If you have a powerful machine to begin with, you might not notice. However, if you have a slower machine, or if you're on a laptop and want your battery to last, you'll notice a hit.
– Wowfunhappy
Dec 8 at 4:40
Undoubtedly there will always be some overhead, but it's surprisingly low these days, and given the benefits of being able to preserve expensive / incompatible packages. It can be worth buying a complete high-spec machine to run the VM on if the alternative is "buy the new version for 10k+" or "lose business".
– John U
Dec 9 at 15:58
add a comment |
up vote
5
down vote
Our go-to for preserving valuable but obsolete software is to put it inside a virtual machine using Oracle Virtualbox or VMWare, that way you can use it on any system forever without worrying about it being broken by OS upgrades / hardware failure etc.
answered Dec 4 at 12:51
John U
1672
1
I find this even more impractical than reverting back to High Sierra. Running two versions of macOS at the same time is wildly wasteful of system resources and will slow down performance noticeably. It is also rather inconvenient when switching between apps when some are running in a virtual machine and some are running on the host.
– Revetahw
Dec 4 at 22:47
Modern VM's on modern hardware are pretty high performance, I a often working inside 2 or 3 VM's on my machine for things like CAD and IDE's and there's no noticeable loss in performance - and shared folders, network drives, git repos etc. work across the VM's. Having enough RAM definitely helps but if you're using something like Photoshop professionally you should already have jammed all the RAM in.
– John U
Dec 5 at 11:00
@JohnU Performance has improved, but you are absolutely still losing performance. If you have a powerful machine to begin with, you might not notice. However, if you have a slower machine, or if you're on a laptop and want your battery to last, you'll notice a hit.
– Wowfunhappy
Dec 8 at 4:40
Undoubtedly there will always be some overhead, but it's surprisingly low these days, and given the benefits of being able to preserve expensive / incompatible packages. It can be worth buying a complete high-spec machine to run the VM on if the alternative is "buy the new version for 10k+" or "lose business".
– John U
Dec 9 at 15:58
add a comment |
up vote
5
down vote
up vote
5
down vote
Our go-to for preserving valuable but obsolete software is to put it inside a virtual machine using Oracle Virtualbox or VMWare, that way you can use it on any system forever without worrying about it being broken by OS upgrades / hardware failure etc.
answered Dec 4 at 12:51
John U
1672
Our go-to for preserving valuable but obsolete software is to put it inside a virtual machine using Oracle Virtualbox or VMWare, that way you can use it on any system forever without worrying about it being broken by OS upgrades / hardware failure etc.
answered Dec 4 at 12:51
John U
1672
answered Dec 4 at 12:51
John U
1672
answered Dec 4 at 12:51
John U
1672
answered Dec 4 at 12:51
John U
1672
1672
1
I find this even more impractical than reverting back to High Sierra. Running two versions of macOS at the same time is wildly wasteful of system resources and will slow down performance noticeably. It is also rather inconvenient when switching between apps when some are running in a virtual machine and some are running on the host.
– Revetahw
Dec 4 at 22:47
Modern VM's on modern hardware are pretty high performance, I a often working inside 2 or 3 VM's on my machine for things like CAD and IDE's and there's no noticeable loss in performance - and shared folders, network drives, git repos etc. work across the VM's. Having enough RAM definitely helps but if you're using something like Photoshop professionally you should already have jammed all the RAM in.
– John U
Dec 5 at 11:00
@JohnU Performance has improved, but you are absolutely still losing performance. If you have a powerful machine to begin with, you might not notice. However, if you have a slower machine, or if you're on a laptop and want your battery to last, you'll notice a hit.
– Wowfunhappy
Dec 8 at 4:40
Undoubtedly there will always be some overhead, but it's surprisingly low these days, and given the benefits of being able to preserve expensive / incompatible packages. It can be worth buying a complete high-spec machine to run the VM on if the alternative is "buy the new version for 10k+" or "lose business".
– John U
Dec 9 at 15:58
add a comment |
1
I find this even more impractical than reverting back to High Sierra. Running two versions of macOS at the same time is wildly wasteful of system resources and will slow down performance noticeably. It is also rather inconvenient when switching between apps when some are running in a virtual machine and some are running on the host.
– Revetahw
Dec 4 at 22:47
Modern VM's on modern hardware are pretty high performance, I a often working inside 2 or 3 VM's on my machine for things like CAD and IDE's and there's no noticeable loss in performance - and shared folders, network drives, git repos etc. work across the VM's. Having enough RAM definitely helps but if you're using something like Photoshop professionally you should already have jammed all the RAM in.
– John U
Dec 5 at 11:00
@JohnU Performance has improved, but you are absolutely still losing performance. If you have a powerful machine to begin with, you might not notice. However, if you have a slower machine, or if you're on a laptop and want your battery to last, you'll notice a hit.
– Wowfunhappy
Dec 8 at 4:40
Undoubtedly there will always be some overhead, but it's surprisingly low these days, and given the benefits of being able to preserve expensive / incompatible packages. It can be worth buying a complete high-spec machine to run the VM on if the alternative is "buy the new version for 10k+" or "lose business".
– John U
Dec 9 at 15:58
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I find this even more impractical than reverting back to High Sierra. Running two versions of macOS at the same time is wildly wasteful of system resources and will slow down performance noticeably. It is also rather inconvenient when switching between apps when some are running in a virtual machine and some are running on the host.
– Revetahw
Dec 4 at 22:47
I find this even more impractical than reverting back to High Sierra. Running two versions of macOS at the same time is wildly wasteful of system resources and will slow down performance noticeably. It is also rather inconvenient when switching between apps when some are running in a virtual machine and some are running on the host.
– Revetahw
Dec 4 at 22:47
Modern VM's on modern hardware are pretty high performance, I a often working inside 2 or 3 VM's on my machine for things like CAD and IDE's and there's no noticeable loss in performance - and shared folders, network drives, git repos etc. work across the VM's. Having enough RAM definitely helps but if you're using something like Photoshop professionally you should already have jammed all the RAM in.
– John U
Dec 5 at 11:00
Modern VM's on modern hardware are pretty high performance, I a often working inside 2 or 3 VM's on my machine for things like CAD and IDE's and there's no noticeable loss in performance - and shared folders, network drives, git repos etc. work across the VM's. Having enough RAM definitely helps but if you're using something like Photoshop professionally you should already have jammed all the RAM in.
– John U
Dec 5 at 11:00
@JohnU Performance has improved, but you are absolutely still losing performance. If you have a powerful machine to begin with, you might not notice. However, if you have a slower machine, or if you're on a laptop and want your battery to last, you'll notice a hit.
– Wowfunhappy
Dec 8 at 4:40
@JohnU Performance has improved, but you are absolutely still losing performance. If you have a powerful machine to begin with, you might not notice. However, if you have a slower machine, or if you're on a laptop and want your battery to last, you'll notice a hit.
– Wowfunhappy
Dec 8 at 4:40
Undoubtedly there will always be some overhead, but it's surprisingly low these days, and given the benefits of being able to preserve expensive / incompatible packages. It can be worth buying a complete high-spec machine to run the VM on if the alternative is "buy the new version for 10k+" or "lose business".
– John U
Dec 9 at 15:58
Undoubtedly there will always be some overhead, but it's surprisingly low these days, and given the benefits of being able to preserve expensive / incompatible packages. It can be worth buying a complete high-spec machine to run the VM on if the alternative is "buy the new version for 10k+" or "lose business".
– John U
Dec 9 at 15:58
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Welcome to Ask Different :) Can you check if Adobe Photoshop CS5 is listed under System Preferences app → Security & Privacy → Privacy?
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