Today’s Question: Do you know if there’s a way to use Lightroom Classic when you’re in a remote location where you can’t have it verified by Adobe?
Tim’s Quick Answer: Most users will have about a three-month grace period for offline use of Adobe applications. Prior to a trip where you know you’ll be offline, I recommend signing out of the Creative Cloud application and then signing back in so that you are sure your account has been validated to maximize the amount of time you’ll have offline.
More Detail: Your Creative Cloud subscription needs to be validated via an internet connection to maintain access to the applications in your plan. For most users there is about a three-month grace period, but this varies by plan. For example, there is a 99-day grace period for annual subscribers (even if you’re paying monthly) but only a 30-day grace period for month-to-month subscribers. This can also vary based on how you signed up for your Creative Cloud plan.
To ensure you will have as much offline access to Adobe applications as possible when you know you’ll be offline for an extended period of time, I recommend signing out of the Creative Cloud application (the application you use to install updates to the applications included in your plan, for example) and then sign back in. This will effectively reset the clock for the validation requirement, maximizing the amount of time you’ll be able to use the applications offline.
You can learn more about the requirements for online validation on this page on the Adobe website:
https://helpx.adobe.com/au/creative-cloud/kb/internet-connection-creative-cloud-apps.html
