Hello, I installed Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 with my Creative Cloud account. The problem is it installs Creative Cloud (Including the shared folder Creative Cloud). Is there a tool which removes Creative Cloud (Including the Shared Folder and all background processes) yet keep Photoshop working? I really hate this CC. It adds 7!!! processes running in background - real performance killer. Thank You.
You do not want CC and installed CC. Why? => You install Photoshop without CC. = Installation files and folders: packages\ products\ resources\ Set-up.exe Folder packages is CC. Delete all folders in the packages folder except: \packages\ACC\HDCore\ \packages\ADC\Runtime\ ... and edit: \packages\ApplicationInfo.xml Spoiler: Example ApplicationInfo.xml (only HDCore and Runtime) Code: <?xml version="1.0" ?><application> <name>CreativeCloud</name> <platform>win32</platform> <packageSets> <packageSet> <name>ADC</name> <installPath>[PROGRAMFILES]\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common</installPath> <sequenceNumber>2</sequenceNumber> <packages> <package> <name>Runtime</name> <sequenceNumber>0</sequenceNumber> <optional>false</optional> <pimxPath>\ADC\Runtime\Runtime.pimx</pimxPath> <additionalInfo> <restartRequired>true</restartRequired> <skipProperties> <property>skipRuntime</property> </skipProperties> </additionalInfo> </package> </packages> <filters> <filter type="operatingSystem"> <config>6.1.0</config> </filter> </filters> <additionalInfo> <skipProperties> </skipProperties> <launchExecutables> </launchExecutables> <uninstallPackages> </uninstallPackages> <unzipRetryCount>3</unzipRetryCount> </additionalInfo> </packageSet> <packageSet> <name>ACC</name> <installPath>[PROGRAMFILES]\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud</installPath> <sequenceNumber>3</sequenceNumber> <packages> <package> <name>HDCore</name> <sequenceNumber>180</sequenceNumber> <optional>false</optional> <pimxPath>\ACC\HDCore\HDCore.pimx</pimxPath> <additionalInfo> <restartRequired>false</restartRequired> <skipProperties> <property>skipHDCore</property> </skipProperties> </additionalInfo> </package> </packages> <filters> <filter type="operatingSystem"> <config>6.1.0</config> </filter> </filters> <additionalInfo> <skipProperties> </skipProperties> <launchExecutables> </launchExecutables> <uninstallPackages> </uninstallPackages> <unzipRetryCount>3</unzipRetryCount> </additionalInfo> </packageSet> </packageSets> <version>4.4.0.294</version> </application> = Only Photoshop (folder products), vc ++ library (folder Runtime) and installer (folder HDCore) are installed, but not CC (and not AAM).
@Krakatoa , On Adobe site I couldn't find a file which allows Offline Installation. Only the CC setup. Is there a link to download it and try your method? Thank You.
For offline install, disable the Internet and run Set-up.exe (after installation, enable the internet).
OK. One need to create a GUIDE from this. How to install Photoshop without all the bloatware around it. By the way, does it mean one need to install it manually each release of Adobe?
@Drazick Hi! Try Revo Uninstaller OR Soft Organizer OR Iobit Uninstaller, and use their force uninstall functions to uninstall completely and remove any trace. Then you can reinstall what is needed. Hope this helps
@forwardintofuture , The problem is I didn't understand exactly how to install, for instance, Photoshop only. Could you shed more light on the process? Thank You.
I found by going into task manager (or equivalent) and looking at the list of processes associated with PS, right click the process to "file location". Test the file by renaming it (don't forget where and what the original name is!), then try running PS. If it starts- well done. If not- restore the file. This works for me; crude maybe, but it works. Uninstall whatever you've deemed is unnecessary bloat. Orrrr, since you have a CC account, just ask the adobe peeps how to remove CC
Has anyone found a way to customize the Online Install File? Or how could one get the Offline Installers for CC 2020?