CS5.1 with Mac Sierra

[PegoMan]

I have a disk copy of Photoshop CS5.1 which I have been told will not run on the new Mac operating system, Sierra. does anyone have any knowledge of whether this is true or not?

Thanks for your help,

John

 

[IamSam]

Right now there's not a lot of information available on the compatibility of Ps CS5.1 and Mac OS 10.12 Sierra. I'm not saying it can't be done, but if I were guessing, I would say that your going to have problems and it may be wise (and time) to upgrade your Ps.

 

[gedstar]

Found this
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2218920

 

[PegoMan]

Thanks to you both for the prompt reply. I think I'll wait for awhile to upgrade. I want to have the ability to use PS CS5.1 even though I have CC2017. I think I might upgrade one of my iMacs to see what happens. I need to make sure I can use it on my laptop and one of my iMacs, but I suppose I can sacrifice my wife's iMac in case it won't work.

Thanks much!
John

 

[gedstar]

but I suppose I can sacrifice my wife's iMac in case it won't work

 

[PegoMan]

UPDATE: I made my wife's iMac the "sacrificial lamb" and upgraded to Sierra. I had to download and install a new Java update, but after that my PS CS5.1 seemed to work just fine. I'll play more tomorrow, but as of now I think it'll be fine. I don't normally use the CS5.1, but I want to have it available.

Thanks a lot friends!

John
Vancouver, WA.