Disinstall previous versions of Photoshop Elements?

Starting with Photoshop Elements 8 I always upgraded the software to now PE 11 (following the instructions, I never disinstalled the previous versions). When running, the program (both, organizer and editor) is incredibely slow. Looking at the computer task manager, I notice that all previous versions of Photoshop Elements are still running (starting from the version 8) - in fact, i never disinstalled them. Question 1: is it normal? how can I prevent this? Question 2: if I now disinstall the versions 8-10, do I lose any data from version 11? (e.g. catalog) Thanks.

My guess is that what you are seeing in the task manager is the downloader for all versions. That should not explain any slowing down. Try going into the previous versions and disabling the automatic start of the downloader. Only the most recent downloader task should remain.
Two reasons may explain the sluggishness : try disabling all autoanalyzing features in the Organizer - and using the 'optimize' option in the catalog manager. That may require some time, be patient.

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