CC2014 install on external drive? (mac)

Can [any/all] Creative Cloud apps be installed on an external drive (Mac)?  If so, how could I do that?  ie:  NOT on the system drive.
thanks.

No. All Adobe apps must be installed on persistent drives.
Mylenium

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