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akaBobo
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January 31, 2019
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Dreamweaver Can't Find Menus.xml

  • January 31, 2019
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Just got an update from Adobe yesterday and now when I try to launch Dreamweaver CC 2019, I get "Dreamweaver can't find the menus.xml file".  The file is in the path, so clearly even the error must not be indicative of the real problem.  I've tried moving menus.bak, same issue.  Tried uninstalling/reinstalling, same issue.  I am on a MacBook Pro 15" 2018 running Mojave.

Looks like I'll have to be very leery of any future updates as I can't afford to lose hours troubleshooting a subscription based application.

How do I fix this?

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    akaBoboAuthor
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    January 31, 2019

    So, unfortunately the workaround is to uninstall Dreamweaver, uninstall Adobe CC, run the Adobe cleaner application and reinstall everything.

    This isn't a fix.  How there isn't an easier fix for something that Adobe screwed up in an update is mind boggling.  Please work on a real fix, it is clearly a regular issue according to the inter-webs.

    Jon Fritz
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    Jon FritzCommunity Expert
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    January 31, 2019

    Installation issues happen, though there's usually no need to uninstall everything (there was with certain versions of Creative Suite software). You should be able to uninstall/reinstall just DW.

    But before you do that, have you tried restoring preferences? I would do that before wiping it out with the Cleaner Tool...

    Unusual behavior in Dreamweaver? Try restoring preferences.

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