Installing Adobe software without ruining my computer

sqzit · February 5, 2020

Is there any way to install adobe software (creative cloud suite) in a way that will prevent processes from running when the program is not open? Additionally, I would like to be able to remove the software without leftover files/registry edits at a later date.

The only thing I can think of is to install it in a VM, but this is not ideal. I heard using a docker container wont work due to licensing issues.

Levent · February 5, 2020

You can make Adobe service run manually, if that doesnt cut out your needs VM is the only solution.

Master Disaster · February 5, 2020

Adobe Creative Cloud is so online based that I'm 99% sure if you did kill the services nothing would work properly anyway.

Also I totally read the thread title as "Install Adobe without running my computer".

Bombama · February 5, 2020

9 minutes ago, Master Disaster said:

Adobe Creative Cloud is so online based that I'm 99% sure if you did kill the services nothing would work properly anyway.

I killed all Adobe background trash and then launched LR/PS. Works ok, it seems to launch it again when it's needed.

But I agree, would be great if Adobe didn't shit in our systems. But today each software developer believes that we launch computers exclusively for their program and nothing else.