Is it possible to run Adobe CC apps from a portable hard drive on multiple computers?

I work at a  university that is not purchasing the Adobe CC license for it's labs. As far as  I know Adobe will not create a deal that structures the fees in a way that makes it possible the University to buy into the CC platform.
This puts me a a tough spot as a person who teaches digital media in a University setting.  Teaching legacy software (Adobe CS 5) puts our students at an immediate disadvantage.
To get around this issue, I have come up with the idea of having students purchase Adobe CC license short term (or longer if they like) as a textbook. However my lab administrators don't think there is a reasonable way to do this.  Right now students would have to log into their User space on the University system, download software each time they came to class.  This would not work for many reasons.
Is there a way to make  Adobe CC portable, so students can download their own CC software and carry it around with them on a portable hard drive?
Would a system have to be installed on the portable drive or is there a way to run the software from a hard drive using the system on the computer it is attached to?
FYI the students and instructors have have no access to the computer systems, ex administrator or / root, level of the computers.  Adding software and/or drivers can take months.  Given time , I can get our IT folks to add a limited amount of structure to the system to make it possible for students to use Adobe CC from a portable hard drive if such a solution exists.
Thanks for your thoughts on this .
FYI the labs I need to MAC labs running OS 10.7.X (2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 - 4 GB RAM - 1 TB HDD) -

THe long answer is no.
Mylenium

Similar Messages

  • Is it possible to run an operating system from an external hard drive?

    Really weird question here, but I've always wanted to know this. I have a MBP 13" mid-2012 and I installed a 256GB SSD. I currently have OSX 10.9 and Windows 8.1 installed on the drive, but is it possible to actually run an operating system from an external hard drive. I don't want to install anymore operating systems onto the internal SSD because I don't want to run out of space. So, I'm wondering can I install Linux on an external hard drive, the same way I would on an internal hard drive and just plug it in via USB 3 or Thunderbolt? Is it actually possible to use a computer this way? I know I can boot from a usb stick, so is it possible to actually use a computer with an operating system installed in an external hard drive?

    windows don't support being installed on usb mass storage installs like usb

  • Is it possible to run my iTunes library from an external hard drive?

    As of right now my iTunes library is rapidly out growing my mac's capacity i have 120GB hard drive and am now down to about 20GB of storage due to my ever so growing iTunes library. Is it possible to transfer my entire library and run it off an external hard drive so i can free up space on my mac?

    Hi Tnarduzzi,
    I just bought a new imac (after having my old G4 Mirror door finally give out), and I am looking to access my music folder from an external HD to this new computer.
    I have already set my preferences in the iTunes advanced tab to select the external drive and folder as my "itunes library" but nothing in my music folder appeared when I did that.
    I've done as you listed below (to choose library) but when I chose the library, it said "An itunes library file could not be found in folder..."
    The folder I am trying to access is an iTunes Library I once had on my internal hd, but moved to an external drive.
    What seems to work is going to Edit and then clicking "add to library." Is this another correct way to access my music from the external drive, while keeping all changes (ie addition and changes to library) off the internal drive?
    Are updates, addition, etc really going to the external, or am I working with two different libraries (external and internal) but I don't know it?
    Looking forward to hearing from you or anyone who can shed light for me.
    Thanks!

  • Any suggestions for running an iTunes library from an external hard drive on two computers?

    I have two Mac computers: an iMac and a MacBook Air.  My iMac has 1TB of storage space (plenty enough for my 200+gigs of music) but my MacBook Air only has 250gigs of storage space.  I know I can access all of the music from my iMac on my MBA with HomeSharing.  But that doesn't work when I take my MBA out of the house for work.  I was going to switch over my iTunes library to an external HD but I don't know if I can access the library on the hard drive from my MBA, when the main library is on my iMac.
    Any suggestions as to how to get two different computers to access an iTunes library from an external hard drive?
    Thanks.

    I am confused as to what you had or have where and when.  The bottom line is, your library (for the standard user) is everything in the iTunes folder.  As far as iTunes' organization and display is concerned, your library is a file called "iTunes Library.itl" which points to all the other host of files and folders normally in the iTunes folder which all work together.
    What are the iTunes library files? - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1660
    More on iTunes library files and what they do - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes#Media_management
    What are all those iTunes files? - http://www.macworld.com/article/139974/2009/04/itunes_files.html
    Where are my iTunes files located? - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1391
    iTunes 9 [and later]: Understanding iTunes Media Organization - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3847 - plus supplemental information about organizing to new structure https://discussions.apple.com/message/26404702#26404702
    Image of folder structure and explanation of different iTunes versions (turingtest2 post) - https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-7392 and making an iTunes library portable.
    If you kept everything together in one place then you need to put the whole iTunes folder on the drive where you want it, start iTunes while holding down the option key and guide it to that .itl file.  If things were split up and you had media on the external and the rest of the library on the internal you need to get them back to exactly where they were before.  If you can't find that iTunes folder holding the critical .itl file anywhere then you have a bunch of media tracks and no organization and will need to rebuild the organization from ground level.

  • Can I re-install Adobe Creative Suite from an external hard drive?

    After an appointment in the Genius Bar I have decided to have my mac's hard drive completely wiped. I had installed Mavericks and it caused a lot of my Adobe programs to stop working probably, the girl in the mac store said this was because the Adobe Master Collection CS4 is incompatible with Mavericks. So I'm having to take my Mac in to be completely wiped so that Lion can be reinstalled. I have ran time machine on an external hard drive to back up all my files, including my Adobe master collection. When I get back Mac back, can I reinstall my Adobe programs just from my external hard drive? If so, how do I do this?

    You can try with migration assistant.. but I think you would be much better doing install from original disks. You can recover your working files etc..
    Alot will depend on what you have done with Time Machine since you upgraded to Mavericks. If you did not do any TM backups you could have simply restored the computer from TM.
    How to use migration assistant.. see http://pondini.org/TM/Home.html

  • Running Apps from an External Hard Drive.

    Is it possible to download a massive app from the app store like Bioshock Infinate (30 Gigabytes), copy it from your applications folder in finder to the hard drive, and then run it from the hard drive?

    after going into preferances and changing itunes media folder location,
    That's not needed.
    avcajay wrote:
    here are the instuctions i have
    After the folder has been copied
    What folder?
    As above;
    Quit iTunes.
    Copy the entire /Music/iTunes/ folder to the external drive.
    Hold Option and launch iTunes.
    Select Choose library and select the iTunes folder on the external.
    so where is this folder that i should trash?
    Delete /Music/iTunes/ folder on the internal drive.

  • How to put apps on a portable hard drive

    I want to sync apps to my computer.  I want them off my phone for now.  I want to put them back on later.  If I manually uncheck the apps I want off the phone then sync, where do those apps go?  Can I get them back later? 
    I need them to go on a portable hard drive so I can pick them up from another computer if necessary.  I put all my music on a portable hard drive and take it around from computer to computer and it works great.  I want to do the same with apps.
    Thanks

    So if I choose one computer to put the apps on, then I can take them on and off my phone from that computer only.  Is that correct? 
    Let's say I sync to the computer leaving off a couple of larger apps but I want to put them back on the phone later.  Will I be able to do that or does the sync cause the apps to go away entirely and I'd have to buy them again if I wanted them?

  • Can i run i tunes/iphoto from an external hard drive?

    does any one know if i can run ituens/iphoto from an external hard drive and if so how do i do it?

    Drag the libraries to it, launch each application with the Option key held down, and point them there. The iPhoto library needs to be stored on a drive, partition, or disk image formatted as Mac OS Extended.
    (85288)

  • Any problems running a 24inch iMac from an external hard drive.

    Six weeks ago I cloned my almost full 250GB internal hard drive onto a 1TB external hard drive and started to run the system from the external drive.About a week ago the sytem started freezing up and the bootup/login times got longer. Two days ago at bootup the display just showed a purpleish glow with no desktop etc.I have tried reseting PRAM, SMC and reseating the memory all to no avail.Having searched on the internet the conclusion is either the display has gone faulty or the graphics card/chip is faulty(both not desirable).Is this mearly a coincidence or is it the result of running the system from an external drive which has 'possibly' caused overheating os some other fault ?????????
    This system is a 2006/7 24-inch Intel iMac.

    The difference between safe mode and normal is that in safe mode only the minimum number of kernel extensions are loaded. Since the display works properly in safe mode that strongly suggests that you have one or more corrupt kernel extensions. I would recommend one of two things. First if you have not already done so, reinstall the operating system - you can reinstall a new operating system right on top of the current. If that doesn't work or if you'd rather skip that step, the second thing would be a clean install. Of course to do this you would have to erase the entire hard drive so if you don't have a current backup you want to do that first.
    However, since your original problems began after some crashing and freezing with the Extertal hard drive you might want to consider using a different drive if you choose the clean install route I suspect that your display problems go back to one of the early crashes which may have been caused by a hard drive issue. When the computer has issues but passes the extended hardware diagnostics I tend to suspect the hard drive. When the hard drive is an external drive my suspicion becomes even stronger. The weakest link of an external drive tends to be the electronics of the enclosure but since most external enclosures are in capable of passing on the SMART status of the drive mechanism itself it's hard to know which is the problem.

  • Can I run my iTunes library from an external hard drive?

    My iTunes library is too big and I need to set it up to operate from an external drive.
    How can I copy it to an external and run it out of the existing MAC?

    iTunes: How to move [or copy] your music [library] to a new computer [or another drive] - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
    Quick answer if you use iTunes' default preferences settings:  Copy the entire iTunes folder (and in doing so all its subfolders and files) intact to the other drive.  Open iTunes and immediately hold down the Option (alt) key (shift on Windows), then guide it to the new location of the library.

  • Can you boot / run an Intel iMac from an external hard drive? Built-in drive is dead.

    Hello, Have a six? year old, 2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo iMac that has a dead internal HD. The drive has 16,000 hours on it (per SMART Utility) and no longer shows up on desktop. Disk Utility, Disk Warrior and SMART say it's toast. I'm backed up to Flash drives and Time Machine but need a month before I can get a new computer... Don't want to run this one off TM back-up. Question is, can I add an external drive, use TM to make it my start up drive until then... Thanks, dp

    Yes you can, you're going to install OSX on it (from the Snow Leopard disk) but it will work.

  • Is it possible to use Lightroom/Photoshop directly from a external hard drive?

    As a beginner at Lightroom and Photoshop and still having a large amount of old photos I want to work with, can I leave them on the external hard drive or do I have to import them to work on them?  My constraint of course is space. Thanks, Wyndon

    Your photos can reside on any hard drive or even a network drive that is connected to your computer. The import process doesn't put the image "in" Lightroom, but rather simply creates a pointer in the database so that Lightroom can keep track the adjustments and changes that you make. Lightroom will create a preview image, and you can control the size of those previews making them smaller if space on your hard drive is limited. You can even move the folder containing your catalog to the external hard drive if you want. This would minimize the amount of space taken by the Lightroom program. The catalog can reside on any hard drive connected to your computer, but cannot be on a network drive.

  • Running Illustrator CS3 on Portable Hard Drive

    I would like to run Illustrator CS3 (Windows) on a portable hard drive that can connect to different machines (so that I can work from home, go to friend's computer, etc). I've been able to do this with InDesign CS2 but it gives me an error message when I try it with Illustrator.
    How can I get all of Illustrator to install on my portable hard drive?

    Real-world example of what I mean by Adobe continually PUNISHING its most loyal repeat customers with its INFURIATING installation/registration/activation NONSENSE:
    1. Last weekend, on this machine, I started seeing errors about AdobeFntLst. The errors instructed me to run chkDsk. I finished my work and shut down the machine.
    2. At the next restart, Windows automatically launched chkDsk. I let it run its course. It automatically restarted the machine.
    3. Blue screen. Could not get the computer to run, no matter what.
    4. Formatted the C drive. Reinstalled Windows. Installed all Windows updates. Now have a clean and crisp running fresh install of Windows XP Professional.
    5. Deep breath. Ready to install the hideous CS3 Master Collection.
    This is a
    very time-consuming install, so I have put it off until today (Saturday morning).
    Insert the first DVD. Installer launches. Click install. Agree the license. Get the serial number screen.
    Can't type the serial number. Think my keyboard is broken. But it works fine in other apps.
    No explanation of this stupid behavior whatsoever is offered by the stupid installer, but I know what's going on: The stupid installer is looking for a copy of a CS app, because the Master Collection was bought as an upgrade from CS2 Premium--which was bought as an upgrade from CS Premium.
    So I won't be able to install CS2 Premium either. I'll have to install CS Premium. Then CS2 Premium. Then the stupid CS3 Master Collection installer will let me type a serial number.
    Or, I could (assumedly) install the CS3 Master Collection as a demo, hoping I can activate it after. But that disallows installation of some of the content on the disks. Do I want to do the version shuffle, and risk all the dangers of all the associated installers? Or do I want to install the CS3 Master Collection as a trial, hoping that I can then register and activate it, and then weed through the disks trying to find all the content that was disallowed?
    How much of my money has Adobe acquired since I've been using its apps (dating back to Photoshop 1)?
    Does ANY paying customer deserve this kind of abuse?
    JET

  • Run imac9,1 from an external hard drive?

    Can I run my imac9,1 from an external hard drive??

    Mac's cannot run a version of OS X earlier than what was shipped with the machine. For example if your iMac shipped with 10.6.4 it cannot run 10.6.3 or earlier on either an internal or external drive.
    Roger
    Neil: Do I have that right or am I missing something?
    Message was edited by: rkaufmann87

  • Possible to run web dynpro apps without a portal??

    Hi
    Is it possible to run Web dynpro apps on a WAS without a portal?
    Thx

    Ah,
    Absolutely possible.
    Use url like
    http://host:port/webdynpro/dispatcher/com.your-company/yourappdc/AppName
    in your browser address bar
    Valery Silaev
    SaM Solutions
    http://www.sam-solutions.net

Maybe you are looking for

  • Got a problem? Here's how best to ask for help.

    Working with video editing on an NLE (Non Linear Editor) program can tax the most robust computers. Depending on many factors, this can be a daunting task, at best. Many of the components of one’s computer can be stressed, more than with almost any o

  • IPhone4S: tried to update to iOS6 and now will only show "connect to iTunes" screen

    I've got an iPhone4S and tried to update to iOS6 via iTunes.  While installing, a message came up on my computer saying that "iOS6 could not be installed due to an unknown reason" (I'm paraphrasing b/c I didn't write it down, figuring that I could ju

  • Problem in where clause in Union

    Hi, This is my query select activity_source, cust_acct_no, trx_no, order_no, dollar_amount, deduction_number, dispute_status, dispute_dt, case when count(*) over (partition by cust_acct_no,trx_no order by cust_acct_no,trx_no)=1 then activity_source e

  • Where Do Audio drivers Reside ?

    is there a folder? reason being i have to remove older audio drivers but cannot seem to find where their at thanks

  • Premiere CS5 crashes with this message.....

    Hi guys, been using Pr Pro CS5 with my windows 7 PC for a couple of years and never had this issue before. Does anyone know what this message means? Cheers Aaron Here's my computer specs also if that helps...