Today’s Question: I went to the Creative Cloud application and under recent updates I have 2 versions of Photoshop: version 26.3 and version 25.12.1. I have no idea why. Can you help explain why and what I should do?
Tim’s Quick Answer: You have two different versions of Photoshop installed, which in this case is an indication that when you installed version 26 of Photoshop you did not uninstall the older version. Once you’re confident that the latest version is working properly, you can uninstall the older version.
More Detail: When there is a new major release (a whole number version number without a decimal) of Photoshop (or other Adobe applications) it won’t simply update the existing version, but rather will install alongside the prior version. So, for example, when version 26 is installed it is added alongside version 25 unless you choose to uninstall version 25.
I actually recommend keeping the prior version of Adobe applications when installing a new major release, so it is easier to go back to the earlier version should you run into any problems with the new version. Once you are confident that the new version is working properly, however, you can uninstall the older version.
To uninstall an older version of an application, go to the Creative Cloud application (where you install updates) and choose Apps from the toolbar along the left side of the window. Then, on the “Installed apps” panel at the far right, locate the product you want to remove, such as Photoshop in this case.
Hover the mouse pointer over the name of the application, and click on the ellipsis (three dots) that appears to the right, choosing “Other versions” from the popup menu. This will bring up a dialog with a list of available earlier versions. You can click the “Uninstall” button to the right of any version you want to remove. In this case, for example, you could leave version 26.3 installed, but uninstall version 25.12.1.
