Photoshop CC or Photoshop CC 2014: which should I be using?

This may be a dumb question, but I'll ask it anyway: I have both versions of Photoshop installed on my Windows PC: CC and CC (2014) I only want one version because two versions is confusing (see below). Which one should I be using?
Here's why two versions is confusing: When you do ctrl-E (cmd-E on Mac) in Lightroom 5 to edit a photo in Photoshop, then if no version of Photoshop is running, Lightroom 5 will launch the most recently installed version of Photoshop. In my case, the most recently-installed version is Photoshop CC 2014, which I installed using the Creative Cloud Desktop App when Adobe released it. I did not have a problem until one day I manually launched Photoshop CC from an old desktop shortcut and installed some action sets. The next time Lightroom launched Photoshop, my actions were missing! Yes, I know I installed them in the wrong version, and it is my fault. But this would not have happened if there was only one version installed on my PC. Or if Adobe gave better guidance. Their FAQ is confusing.
So I'll ask again: I want only one version of Photoshop. Which one should I keep?

If the latest version performs well with no problems, then that's obviously the one to keep. This is the one that gets updates.
Careful about uninstalling CC with CC2014 still on the system. The earlier version may take file associations with it - sometimes easily fixed, sometimes not. The safe procedure is to always uninstall in reverse version order, then reinstall the newer version you want.
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1755628

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