The problem wasn't that the programs were listed as up to date but that they were listed as uninstalled. After reinstalling CC I went ahead and told CC to install everything again and that seems to have worked. I was worried that it would install a second copy but it either noticed it was there, or replaced what was there. Additionally, it seems to have retained my preferences and workspace settings, so I'm in good shape now. For what it's worth, I'm on OSX 10.9.1. Not sure what you mean by system optimizers, I have a few little login items/utilities but nothing major. ... View more

I'm back too, thanks for letting me know! ... View more

should also mention, when I log into Creative Cloud online and click on "Apps" I get an error saying "We are currently having issues fetching the applications and services list. Please try again in a few minutes". I'm assuming these are related. ... View more

and I've used app manager fine before and my internet is fine right now far as I can tell. ... View more

Same here. Finally decided to update my creative cloud to CS6 and I keep getting this error when I try to run Application Manager. Tried re-downloading application manager, tried logging in with a different account on my computer to see if it something running on my computer but nothing's working. Was nervous when I first started looking for troubleshooting help and couldn't find any mention of this problem, but now I know I'm not the only one. I guess I'll watch this space! ... View more