REplace PSE 13 upgrade with PSE 13 full

[athegn]

I now need to run three three copies of Photoshop Elements; one on a laptop and two on each of my pcs, at different locations.

I own PSE 11 plus an upgrade to PSE 13 via download. Someone has now kindly paid for me to get another PSE 13 today, cheaply via Amazon, which I believe is eligible for a free upgrade to PSE 14. So I have the required licenses.

My problem is how I now wish to proceed. The Win 7 Home Premium pc with the PSE 11 + 13 upgrade I wish to replace with the new PSE 13 so that that machine can be upgraded to PSE 14 and Win 10 later.

My other pc, also Win 7 Home Premium - later Win 10, will then take the PSE 11 + PSE 13 upgrade. I will be taking, initially, a large hard drive with a copy of my current main machines images and the catalog folder; although over time this and the main machines image files will differ.

My Win 10 Laptop will take the second allowed copy of the new PSE 13 + the 14 upgrade. This will only have a limited set of images; mainly those I take on trips away.

I have tracked down the catalog and thumbe cache for the current installation:-

C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Elements Organizer\Catalogs and made a complete copy of this folder.

To start with I intend to deactivate the PSE 11 + 13 upgrade and then uninstall 11 and 13 and then install the new PSE 13 on that. Then, when I next visit my other location, install the PSE 11 + 13 upgrade to the machine there.

If I follow this route am I likely to run into problems with clashes of files and/or catalogs. Need I actually uninstall PSE 11 and 13 upgrade or is that advisable anyway?

Any advice please?

[Sepiana]

Hi athegn,

Let's see what we can do here.

First of all, . . .

Each version of Elements is an independent one.

There is no such a thing as an upgrade version of Elements; there is only one version. The "Upgrade" and the "Full" terms refer to price differences. The difference in price is determined by your status --  previous ownership vs. no previous ownership of Elements.

Going back to your question -- Just uninstall and reinstall your copies of Elements on whichever computer you want. Just keep in mind the two-machine installation limit imposed by Adobe. Adobe lets you install your copy of Elements on two different computers. For example, if you want to install Elements 11 on three computers, you will have to deactivate it on one of the other two computers first.

To deactivate Elements 11, go to Help>Deactivate.

It is a bit different with Elements 13. When you signed in with your Adobe ID, you were actually activating Elements 13. Now you will need to sign out in order to deactivate it (Help>Sign Out >[Your Adobe ID]).

As far as addressing potential problems with catalogs . . .

Move Elements Organizer catalog | Elements 6 or later

[Squirrel2014]

Sept 17, 2015 16:44:52 GMT athegn said:

".... to get another PSE 13 today, cheaply via Amazon, which I believe is eligible for a free upgrade to PSE 14...."

Hi athegn

Just a few weeks ago I was looking into the possibility of buying PSE 13 from Amazon, with the idea that I could then have a free upgrade to PSE 14 once it came out sometime this month.  So, I looked into the criteria for doing this and then I found this on the Adobe web site under the title of Invalid Proof of Purchase, so I clearly wasn't going to fit the critera after all, on the basis of this.



The thread where this was discussed is here - photoshopelementsandmore.com/thread/1157/photoshop-elements-price-reduction-again on page one.  There are also some useful links including Adobe's website.

I hope this helps to clarify the criteria when buying from Amazon etc.

Julie

[Sepiana]

There is a difference between Amazon and Amazon Marketplace. I believe that note from Adobe refers to the latter.

Difference Between Amazon and Amazon Marketplace

Amazon has been (and still is) an authorized Adobe retailer.  According to this Adobe document.

Amazon/Amazon Marketplace 

Amazon is a legitimate and accredited reseller for Adobe software.

Individuals who sell Adobe products on Amazon Marketplace are not legitimate resellers. Do not confuse Amazon and Amazon Marketplace. The web pages for Amazon and Amazon Marketplace look similar. However, the presence of a seller name and an unusually low cost can indicate a purchase made on Amazon Marketplace.

Source:  Software piracy overview

[athegn]

Squirrel2014 I had already checked that purchase through normal Amazon was valid before accepting the offer to buy the software for me.

[athegn]

Sepiana

Thank you for all you information. Will spend today setting up my main pc and laptop with the new PSE 13.

[Squirrel2014]

Thanks for clarifying re Amazon vs Amazon Marketplace. I still wouldn't qualiy, though, as price I paid was more than 25% lower than the 'proper' price - I might just get a calculator out and check this, though.

Well done, athegn, for checking it all out I hope all goes smoothly sorting out your machines.

Julie

[athegn]

Now installed my DVD version of 13 in place of older downloaded version on, main pc; Win 7 Home Premium at pesent to be upgraded to Win 10 soon. All went well. I did make use of the Organizer Backup option in case I needed it; generated a 434GB file. However I just pointed the Organizer at the old catalog and all works. So the backup and my offsite backup of that were not needed.

Also installed the DVD version on my Win 10 laptop; again all went well. Now await my free PSE 14 to upgrade both machines.

Deactivated and uninstalled PSE 11 from main machine.

[Sepiana]

athegn,

Glad to hear all went well. You should have no problems getting your complimentary upgrade; Adobe has always been very good about honoring it (provided one meets the necessary requirements).