Here is the legitimate, safe, and practical guide. If you have ever purchased or subscribed to Photoshop, Adobe provides access to older versions through your account.

Whether you need Photoshop CS6 for a legacy plugin, Creative Suite 5 for an older operating system, or just prefer the perpetual license model, finding old versions is tricky. Adobe no longer hosts old versions publicly , and many third-party download sites are filled with malware.

If you need an old version for compatibility, subscribe to Creative Cloud for one month, install the old version via the CC desktop app, then cancel. You keep the installer file. That is the cleanest, safest, and most legal path. Would you like specific steps for downloading Photoshop CS6 from your Adobe account (if eligible)?