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March 8, 2016
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Installer failed to initialize please download adobe support advisor on mac

  • March 8, 2016
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Do anyone have a solution on this message.  Using OS X El Capitan 10.11  and trying to install my CS6 software.

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    Correct answer Shellz

    Hi,

    Please refer Warning about Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan

    Regards,

    Shelly

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    Participant
    September 1, 2018

    All sorted. Thanks

    Participant
    September 1, 2018

    it didn't work for me. I followed the instruction and dragged the install file in the terminal but when I hit enter it said that the installer file was already running and I needed to close it. I am bit lost here. Anyone can help? thanks

    Participant
    July 24, 2017

    Install Adobe CS6 on MacOS Sierra.

    The correct answer is quite unhelpful, but the workaround is not hard. +1 to ryanjasen: [Solved]We've encountered the following issues. Installer failed to initialize - YouTube

    To summarize:

    0. Make sure you have the legacy java for MacOS installed, per stephaineg45449868​: Download Java for OS X 2015-001

    1. Open Adobe CS6 Design Standard in Finder

    2. Right (control) click Installer.app > Show Package Contents

    3. Open or show folder MacOS

    4. Open Terminal

    5. Drag and drop Install into the Terminal and hit Return in Terminal

    Installation should start; you'll need your Adobe login, password, and serial number.

    Participant
    September 27, 2017

    Thank you so much! Super easy, and no time wasted speaking to tech support in some foreign land.

    Participant
    June 21, 2017

    In addition  to the Terminal workaround described, there is a Java update that is also required. The link is: Download Java for OS X 2015-001

    Shellz
    Adobe Employee
    ShellzCorrect answer
    Adobe Employee
    March 8, 2016

    Hi,

    Please refer Warning about Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan

    Regards,

    Shelly

    clamont719
    Participant
    January 29, 2017

    I just tried to do download Captivate for Mac running OS Sierra and received the same message. Is this still an issue on new operating systems?

    Participant
    February 5, 2017

    [Solved]We've encountered the following issues. Installer failed to initialize - YouTube

    this is what I found in order to make it work with Sierra.