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Post by Lillias on Aug 19, 2021 21:53:01 GMT
At present on my laptop I have PSE 13, 15 and 2020. I don’t remember the last time I used PSE 13 and as I am trying to tidy my files and programs up just now I have decided to remove it from my machine to regain the space. What is the best way of doing that?
Can I just go to Programs and Features and uninstall it from there. I’m asking because somewhere in the back of my brain I seem to remember something about de-activating it before uninstalling. If that is the case what is it I have to do. Thanks in advance for any help.
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 19, 2021 22:26:09 GMT
BillieJean,
To deactivate PSE 13 before you uninstall it, go to . . . . Help > Sign Out [e-mail address].
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Post by Lillias on Aug 19, 2021 22:35:10 GMT
To deactivate PSE 13 before you uninstall it, go to . . . . Help > Sign Out [e-mail address]. Thank you Sepiana I will do that. |
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Post by BuckSkin on Aug 20, 2021 6:07:27 GMT
At present on my laptop I have PSE 13, 15 and 2020. I don’t remember the last time I used PSE 13 and as I am trying to tidy my files and programs up just now I have decided to remove it from my machine to regain the space. What is the best way of doing that? Can I just go to Programs and Features and uninstall it from there. I’m asking because somewhere in the back of my brain I seem to remember something about de-activating it before uninstalling. If that is the case what is it I have to do. Thanks in advance for any help. My recommendation = be certain you have the license key on record before you uninstall it; you may want to donate it to a friend or relative or use it again yourself. The installation takes minimal space; why not just delete the short-cuts so you can't see it ? |
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Post by Lillias on Aug 20, 2021 14:04:43 GMT
Yes thanks BuckSkin I have the licence keys for all my versions safely tucked away. You say the installation takes minimal space...according to the size recorded in the Programs and Features in the Control Panel Version 13 which I want to uninstall takes up 2.43GB’s which I would have thought was a reasonable space to recoup. I had to smile as I thought back to the first computer I owned and the hard disk was only 120GB. Changed days. |
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 20, 2021 15:20:35 GMT
according to the size recorded in the Programs and Features in the Control Panel Version 13 which I want to uninstall takes up 2.43GB’s BillieJean, When I check the Control Panel for PSE 13 (on two computers), I see . . . 3.92 GB. As to the amount of HD space required by PSE 13, . . .
Source: System requirements | Adobe Photoshop Elements |
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Post by Lillias on Aug 20, 2021 15:40:53 GMT
I’m no expert on these things all I know is that on both my Desktop and on my Laptop the Control Panel for PSE 13 records a size of 2.43GB. I have no explanation as to the difference seen between what you see on your computers and what I see on mine Sepiana. And strangely enough as you will see from my screenshot my version of PSE2020 is even less - 1.76 GB!  |
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 20, 2021 15:53:12 GMT
I’m no expert on these things all I know is that on both my Desktop and on my Laptop the Control Panel for PSE 13 records a size of 2.43GB. I don't consider myself an expert either. I just find this difference very interesting; it piqued my curiosity. Here is what I see.  |
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Post by Lillias on Aug 20, 2021 16:08:26 GMT
The weird and wonderful world of computing I guess...lol
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Post by BuckSkin on Aug 20, 2021 18:14:41 GMT
No matter what bells and whistles an uninstaller program brags of, they actually in practice uninstall very little and leave lots scattered all over the registry.
To completely uninstall a program, you must go behind the uninstaller and into regedit and manually pick and delete everything associated with the program; then, go into all appdata folders and do the same; and then, go through every folder under (C:) and delete every folder associated.
The problem in doing this with Adobe programs is that, except for in Program Files, they do not differentiate which Adobe program is using that folder or registry entry; to get a clean purge, all one can do is uninstall everything Adobe and reinstall the programs you want to keep.
By the way, our first computer had 16GB and our second had a whopping 40GB; in contrast, I have 128GB cards for the cameras.
Our first digital camera would only recognize a 1GB card; put in anything bigger and it would reformat it to 1GB.
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 20, 2021 19:03:02 GMT
It's always a good idea to use the Windows Uninstaller/Control Panel to uninstall Elements. However, Adobe also has its own uninstaller -- the Adobe Cleaner. Here is what michelb has to say about this tool. (Other Adobe experts say the same thing about using the Adobe Cleaner.) Don't forget that Adobe provides their own uninstaller: It alswo works for Elements as mentioned in 'getting started'. While it is always a good choice to use the Windows uninstaller, there are a number of cases when the Adobe solution is the only one to be effective. It may be necessary in a number of known cases where the Windows uninstaller does not work fully:
- You know that when installing, a number of elements are added in many locations. - A lot of those locations are shared, others are hidden - typical Adobe software users do have several Adobe softwares and even several old versions at the same time. In my experience, you don't need the Adobe Cleaner if you are only using the current Elements version. But real problems do happen with several versions installed at the same time. Typical cases are numerous versions of the ACR plugin. In many situations, you even have to completely clear your computer of any part of code from Adobe before reinstalling in the correct order. The Adobe tool is often required. Better than formatting your drive and reinstalling your OS and all programs. |
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Post by Lillias on Aug 20, 2021 20:41:21 GMT
Taking all things into consideration I think, for the time being at least, I've lost the notion to uninstall. But thanks for your help and suggestions Sepiana and BuckSkin. |
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