This is starting to piss me off, I keep having to reinstall it because it's phoning home. I didn't even try to use any online features, it said plugin couldnt be registered then I got the not a legit copy message error. Then it automatically closed, I'm guessing I can use it offline but thisvis getting annoying.

 

Have you ever tried Glasswire firewall? https://www.glasswire.com

 

used to use a thing called little snitch many years back to block apps like PS that 'phoned home'. perhaps its still used

 

It's literally in the nfo or readme files that comes with the crack.
Put this in your hosts file and block photoshop.exe in your firewall.

 

It absolutely is. But it is for Mac. Glasswire is one of the Windows firewalls with the most control over all the details, like Little Snitch. Sometimes it is a level of user interaction which not everyone wants.

 

Thanks I will have to check it out, I had mini firewall but then it messed up my internet connection lol

 

Thanks, in the download I used it didn't come with that file unfortunately. Do I put all these into the firewall settings?

 

I gave up Photoshop a lon time ago.

Cheap and brilliant alternative to Photoshop = Affinity Photo.

No calling home, One-off payment 85 Euros. no nonsens!!

 

I read that you must block both incoming and outgoing connections.
Also, is this v26.2 or v26.3?
If the fix did not come in the package, i wonder from where you got it?
Sister site, or Soft Archive are the only 2 places I trust with new releases.

Ru Tracker is good but i read the comments and usually wait until there are plenty of comments to read, as translations are a bit funny.

 

Delete t completely, reinstall it and block it in the firewall, you can do everythiung including using the neural filters, only generative fill won't work

 

* Paste this into PowerShell, press ENTER, and then wait about five seconds for the GUI to pop-up:

* Click on the "Tweaks" tab.

* In the left column, under "Advanced Tweaks - CAUTION," select "Adobe Network Block."

* Click "Run Tweaks," located at the bottom-left of the GUI.

NOTE: You may be interested in selecting "Adobe Debloat" while you're at it. Hover your mouse over each selectable option to display more information.

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On an unrelated note, can anyone tell me if (and how) I can post a URL without it automatically being turned into a clickable link?

 

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Not sure which k'd version you're using, but I've never had any issues with any releases from m0nkrus. No editing hosts file, no blocking incoming/outgoing etc

 

True.
Also, some portable versions doesn't need it. I use them for Adobe programs since they're the biggest steaming pile of shit-bloatware on earth.
That said, M0nkrus versions reduce a lot the problems.

 

I've done absolutely everything indicated on nfo files, followed to the T every suggestion on Russian site's forums, built firewalls paid for by Mexicans, covered my house with army grade aluminum dipped in asbestos to block every wireless signal...

And Photoshop still asks for activation -sometimes. That's right, only sometimes. I stops working for days, then out of the blue -abrakadabra- it works perfectly fine.

I gave up on trying to understand it. I feel like daily Tarot readings are as helpful (perhaps even more) as installation-activation guides on the internet.

 

Yeahp. It'll do that. Best solution is to add ALL the Adobe blocks to the hosts file. Also, keep in mind the adobe updater as well as the adobe "software protection" garbage will also get installed along with everything else. You have to make certain that all that junk is disallowed for internet access. Disable the internet NIC and check your network tools - If you're running NetLimiter you can disable all that stuff pretty easily as it appears. Also look at the connections trying to be made in your firewall realtime monitor. Then block all accordingly. But do this all while offline otherwise the thing will most likely phone home again.

--P.S.--
You should make certain you got a version that has a patch that allows it to perma-run offline forever. If yours does not have a patch of any kind most likely you're attempting to run in some trial mode that demands a legit activation.

 

Last edited: Feb 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM

If you select only the title of a torrent file and then paste it, it can be clickable and not even look like a link. Your best option is to select the title text you put in your post and hit the unlink button. A regular URL you may want to just add a character or two, or a (dot). Odd it is like this.

 

Sorry. Thought it might've been for windows too.