Uninstalling old versions

Hello...I've just upgraded to Creative Cloud and downloaded & installed Photoshop CC. I have two previous versions of Photoshop on my computer, CS5 & CS6, and the Bridge program for each. What's the best way to uninstall them? Also, do I need to uninstall Camera Raw or just upgrade the old version?
Thanks

Generally it's not the best idea to uninstall older versions post facto, since it will drag down shared files and mess with file associations. You will almost definitely have to reinstall CC again after running the Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool. Major versions of ACR behave the same like the programs - they install separately, but uninstalling older versions after the fact may reset develop settings or delete certain camera presets, necessitating a full reinstall. Unless you are short on disk space, leavcing the older versions in place would avoid all this extra trouble...
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