(2 Fixes) How to Transfer Photoshop from One Computer to Another

Help! How to Transfer Photoshop to New Computer without Reinstallation

Still, hover on Google search results to find an effective way to migrate Adobe Photoshop to a new PC? Transferring Photoshop is not as easy as moving other useful programs and applications on the new computer. In this article, we will show you how to transfer Photoshop from one computer to another.

Speaking of the easiest way, we highly recommend the first one. No need to worry about time-wasting and license activation. Fix 1 aims to save your time and steps in the transferring process. If you are looking for the manual one, fix 2 still works but is more complex than method 1.

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Method 1. (Easiest) Transfer Photoshop to a New Computer with Software

This method is the easiest and quickest way to transfer Adobe Photoshop to another PC. All you need to do is download and install EaseUS Todo PCTrans. It is a powerful Windows PC transfer program provided by EaseUS software. It allows you to effectively transfer installed programs and applications to a new PC without reinstallation in only a few simple clicks. You can download and install this software on both of your PCs to start transferring wanted programs right now.

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Preparations

• Must-need tool: Program transferring tool - EaseUS Todo PCTrans (recommended)
• OS: All Windows Operating System (Windows 10/10/8/7/Vista etc.)
• Necessary steps for program transferring: 3 simple steps.
• Computers: Old computer with programs and a new PC

Details

Let’s see how to migrate your Adobe Photoshop and other useful programs to a new computer without reinstallation:

Step 1. Ensure that the source and target computers are on the same LAN. Install and run EaseUS Todo PCTrans on the source computer, go to the "Data Transfer" section,click "This is Old PC" and click "Next."

Step 2. Click "Transfer Directly" and "Next" to move on. 

Step 3. Install and open EaseUS Todo PCTrans on the target computer, select "This is New PC" and click "Next."

Step 4. Click "Transfer directly" and "Next."  In the new window, select "Network" and click "Next" to automatically scan the old PC data.

Step 5. Select the target PC and click "Connect." Then, it will take some time to scan and analyze the data in old PC.

Step 6. Tick the checkbox of supported the Adobe program. and click "Transfer". Let the software accomplish the process.

Step 5. Save the Product Key

The transferred programs such as Adobe Photoshop will be transferred to the default location (C: drive) on the new PC. And if you’ve created a shortcut on the desktop of the old PC, you can even be able to see and use the shortcut on the new PC. After transferring Adobe Photoshop to a new computer, the serial number will also be migrated. You still need to activate it on the new laptop or PC. 

More Options: How to Move Photoshop to Another Drive

How can I move Adobe to a USB? How to change the Adobe installation location? In fact, you can easily move applications to another drive with the help of EaseUS Todo PCTrans. It allows you to easily migrate applications from one disk to another locally, and free up space to settle down low disk space issue.

Step 1. Run EaseUS Todo PCTrans. (If you want to move it to your external hard drive, you can connect it to PC before moving.

Step 2. Choose "App Migration", click "Start" > select PS and choose your target destination > Click "Transfer".

EaseUS Todo PCTrans is a simple wizard-based tool to help you transfer data between PCs. If you have any data transfer problem, you can always turn to EaseUS.

The next part ties to the manual way of transferring Adobe Photoshop to another computer.

Method 2. (Manual) How to Move Photoshop to Another Computer

Transferring Adobe to a new computer is simplified greatly by the ability to download the software from the official website directly to the new desktop or laptop. Before you download Adobe, you must deactivate the older Adobe account, then you can install it on the new computer.

Phrase 1. Deactivate Old Adobe on Old PC

• Select "Deactivate" from the "Help" menu from any of your Adobe programs.
• Click "Deactivate Permanently" to permanently deactivate the software. 

Phrase 2. Reinstall Photoshop on the new PC.

Step 1. Navigate to the Creative Cloud apps catalog on the new PC. Locate "Photoshop", and click "Download". If you are not signed in, you will be asked to sign in with your Adobe ID and password.

Step 2. The Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app appears, and it will manage the rest of the installation process. Check your download progress in the status bar next to the app’s name.

Step 3. You can launch Photoshop as you normally launch any app on your computer.

Phrase 3. Activate Adobe on the New PC/Laptop

• Find the activation key via "Product Key" of EaseUS Todo PCTrans.
• Find the activation key send by the manufacturer and retry to activate the program again.
• If it fails, Use the Adobe online chat or 800 833 6687. Usually, you can get a wanted solution from the manufacturers or service providers.