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March 24, 2020
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After effects stuck at "initializing required components"

  • March 24, 2020
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After effects is stuck at "initializing required components" part.

I have uninstal with creative cloud and creative cloud cleaner tool.

re install and the same happens, stuck at "initializing required components" 

I have deleted the plug ins and didn´t work

I have worked with after affects a few hours ago and sudently does not start.

PC Specs: Intel Core i5 7600K, ATI Radeon RX 580, 16gb ram

Thank you

    Correct answer Eddy5E53

    been stuck on this error install font frenzy app and defrenzy all the fonts installed and it worked seems it was an error of fonts

     

     

    6 replies

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    YS-238845237i22
    Participant
    July 22, 2022

    同じ問題が発生しました。

    改善策として指示のあったメディアキャッシュを含むフォルダの場所が見つからないのでmacOS Monterey 12.1での解決方法もお願いします。

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    مركز شمسي عوير5FE7
    Participant
    June 27, 2021

    اواجه نفس المشكلة كيف احلها الرجاء  الرد

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    Eddy5E53Correct answer
    Participant
    July 4, 2021

    been stuck on this error install font frenzy app and defrenzy all the fonts installed and it worked seems it was an error of fonts

     

     

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      tareq23044987lxoy
      Participant
      November 7, 2023

      thankssssssss a lotttt  iwas watching 100 videos on YouTube to solve this problem and nobody knows how to solve it 

      but this app helped me to open After Effect thanks again Eddy 

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      Ashraf Sharaf
      Participant
      February 19, 2021

      I have same problem and I did everything you said but it didn't work.

      nishu_kush
      Community Manager
      nishu_kushCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      March 3, 2021

      Hi Ashraf,

       

      Try changing the permissions. Here's how: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/x-productkb/multi/preferences-folder-read-only-error.html

      If it doesn't work, create a new admin account on your computer and test After Effects in it.

      Let us know if it helps.

       

      Thanks,

      Nishu

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      Proyecto5CF8
      Participant
      March 31, 2021

      Same issue, tried everything on these forums. Uninstalled everything, deleted everything manually, reinstalled everything. Same issue always. Stop this system of innecesary updates please. Stop releasing everything in beta version. Please test the products before the release. Every new update is a nightmare. 

        megaCHRIS360
        megaCHRIS360
        Participant
        June 11, 2020

        I am experiencing same issue right now,

        did all you suggested but it just did not work

        nishu_kush
        Community Manager
        nishu_kushCommunity Manager
        Community Manager
        June 12, 2020

        Hi megaCHRIS,

         

        What happens when you try to launch After Effects? Is it stuck at the same loading module as in the screenshot above?

        Let us know.

         

        Thanks,

        Nishu

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        matthewH&H
        Participant
        June 23, 2020

        Hi Nishu

        I'm experiencing the same issue - it's just not getting past 'initializing required components'.

        I've restarted my PC several times, followed all the steps above and managed to manually clear all the caches, but it's still not playing ball. I've even tried uninstalling and reinstalling.

        I've experienced this issue once before - it went away after a day, but that's not reliable when I have deadlines to meet!

        Hope you can help.

        Matthew

        nishu_kush
        Community Manager
        nishu_kushCommunity Manager
        Community Manager
        March 25, 2020

        Hi there,

         

        Welcome to the community and sorry for your issue.

        I agree with Mylenium, by default Media Cache is stored at the following location:

        C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Common

         

        In addition to that, try resetting the preferences manually. Follow the steps:

        1. Go to C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\After Effects
        2. Rename 17.0 as 17.0old
        3. Go to C:\Users\username\Documents\Adobe
        4. Rename After Effects as After Effectsold
        5. Now launch After Effects.

        Let us know how it goes.

         

        Thanks,

        Nishu

          avid_mindset15C3
          avid_mindset15C3Author
          Participating Frequently
          March 25, 2020

          It worked 🙂

          I don't know for sure what it was but I did what you recommended and it worked.
          Thank you so much for the time spent helping me 

          Have a nice day and thanks again.

          H.

          nishu_kush
          Community Manager
          nishu_kushCommunity Manager
          Community Manager
          March 26, 2020

          Glad to know that you fixed it. Feel free to reach out if there are any other questions.

           

          Thanks,

          Nishu

          Mylenium
          Mylenium
          Legend
          March 25, 2020

          Have you actualyl trashed the prefs? Manually flushed the cache directories? If not, please do so. Also clear out your font caches and your CC App Libraries/ Sync folders. Damaged components and files in these folders have been known to cause odd effects. also of course check your system event viewer's logs. If something gets blocked or a critical system component fails to load you should see some indication of that there.

           

          Mylenium

            avid_mindset15C3
            avid_mindset15C3Author
            Participating Frequently
            March 25, 2020

            It worked 🙂
            I don't know for sure what it was but I did what you recommended and it worked.
            Thank you so much for the time spent helping me 🙂
            Have a nice day and thanks again.

            H.

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