Moving CS5 Applications to another folder?

bpl323 · Sep 30, 2010, 01:32 AM

Quick CS5 question... can I move all of the apps into a different folder? Not a fan of having a dozen Adobe application folders at the top of my main Applications folder.

spinnerlys · Sep 30, 2010, 01:35 AM

I recently did that and it seemed to work, but I returned to status quo, as some applications might get confused, if they are not in the Applications folder.

But I get what you mean, Adobe takes up quite a lot of visual real estate for their applications.

Why don't they have one Adobe folder where all that stuff goes into?

FourCandles · Sep 30, 2010, 01:49 AM

Not tried it, but I think it may cause problems with Auto-update (or whatever the Adobe updater is called now), as it may expect to find apps in the default location.

And, ironically, there is a folder within my Applications folder just called "Adobe", but it currently just contains Adobe Help, AdobePatchFiles and Flash Player.

bpl323 · Sep 30, 2010, 02:33 AM

It wouldn't be that hard for them to put everything in that Adobe folder, no?

(Ironically enough, this is the opposite problem I have with iWork installing into a folder instead of straight into the Applications folder)

sTEALtooth · Feb 11, 2013, 10:16 AM

Unfortunately, reinstalling is the best option for this. I moved my CS3 apps into the Adobe folder and got the "application has moved" error every time I opened an app, but when I installed CS6 on my laptop, I remembered to choose a different folder and it worked fine.

Sep 30, 2010, 01:32 AM	#1
bpl323 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2005	Moving CS5 Applications to another folder? Quick CS5 question... can I move all of the apps into a different folder? Not a fan of having a dozen Adobe application folders at the top of my main Applications folder.
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Feb 11, 2013, 10:16 AM	#5
sTEALtooth macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2013	Choose different on install Unfortunately, reinstalling is the best option for this. I moved my CS3 apps into the Adobe folder and got the "application has moved" error every time I opened an app, but when I installed CS6 on my laptop, I remembered to choose a different folder and it worked fine.
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Sep 30, 2010, 01:35 AM	#2
spinnerlys Guest Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: forlod bygningen	I recently did that and it seemed to work, but I returned to status quo, as some applications might get confused, if they are not in the Applications folder. But I get what you mean, Adobe takes up quite a lot of visual real estate for their applications. Why don't they have one Adobe folder where all that stuff goes into?
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Sep 30, 2010, 01:49 AM	#3
FourCandles macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: England	Not tried it, but I think it may cause problems with Auto-update (or whatever the Adobe updater is called now), as it may expect to find apps in the default location. And, ironically, there is a folder within my Applications folder just called "Adobe", but it currently just contains Adobe Help, AdobePatchFiles and Flash Player.
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Sep 30, 2010, 02:33 AM	#4
bpl323 Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2005	It wouldn't be that hard for them to put everything in that Adobe folder, no? (Ironically enough, this is the opposite problem I have with iWork installing into a folder instead of straight into the Applications folder)
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