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March 3, 2026
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Dynamic Link is not available

  • March 3, 2026
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I know that this question was asked, but Adobe change the structure soooooo much that answers become irrelevant.

Please, allow me to tell entire story.

  1. Background.
    I have some old clip files that I wanted to “revive”.
    When I am/was trying to add audio, I am getting “DynamicLink is not available”.
    When I am/was trying to generate video “Media Encoder” is grayed out.

    It happened once.

    Then after probably (don’t remember entire chain of events) I un-installed Photoshop beta and Photoshop was updated, the issues has been resolved on it is own.

    I put my clips aside for a couple of weeks, but when I get back to them now, I am getting the same message. I updated Photoshop - it did not resoved the issue.
     
  2. What I know so far about the issue.

    All files that was mentioned before Trace database, dynamiclinkmanager etc moved to other directories. I renamed all of them plus Media Cached Files - it did not help.

    The issue is that if I open old clip that has audio OR trying to add audio to a new file, I can see in Task Manager that Dynamic Link Manager is trying to run, but get suspended.

    I found all executable
    amecommand.exe
    dynamiclinkmanager.exe
    dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe

    that currently throughfully hidden in DynamicLinkMediaServer folder in Required, but they don’t run alone. I am getting an error message “The application was unable to start correctly”.

    Except Photoshop, from all Adobe products I have only Camera Raw.

    Anybody has this issue *recently* (not 5-7-11 years ago, please) and how you resolved it?
    Thanks in advance.

    2 replies

    davescm
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 10, 2026

    Duplicate post - see here : 


     

    Participating Frequently
    March 13, 2026

    I need an answer, not a copy of my posts.
    Anyway … I am not a fan of conspiracy theories, but what is going on with Photoshop makes me seriously think that Affinity infiltrated way too many spies at Adobe.

    Participating Frequently
    March 10, 2026

    I post is as a question a week ago, but “representatives of excellence” did not reply, of course.

    First, here is the text of my message:

    I know that this question was asked, but Adobe change the structure soooooo much that answers become irrelevant.

    Please, allow me to tell entire story.

    1. Background.
      I have some old clip files that I wanted to “revive”.
      When I am/was trying to add audio, I am getting “DynamicLink is not available”.
      When I am/was trying to generate video “Media Encoder” is grayed out.

      It happened once.

      Then after probably (don’t remember entire chain of events) I un-installed Photoshop beta and Photoshop was updated, the issues has been resolved on it is own.

      I put my clips aside for a couple of weeks, but when I get back to them now, I am getting the same message. I updated Photoshop - it did not resoved the issue.
       
    2. What I know so far about the issue.

      All files that was mentioned before Trace database, dynamiclinkmanager etc moved to other directories. I renamed all of them plus Media Cached Files - it did not help.

      The issue is that if I open old clip that has audio OR trying to add audio to a new file, I can see in Task Manager that Dynamic Link Manager is trying to run, but get suspended.

      I found all executable
      amecommand.exe
      dynamiclinkmanager.exe
      dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe

      that currently throughfully hidden in DynamicLinkMediaServer folder in Required, but they don’t run alone. I am getting an error message “The application was unable to start correctly”.

      Except Photoshop, from all Adobe products I have only Camera Raw.

      Anybody has this issue *recently* (not 5-7-11 years ago, please) and how you resolved it?
      Thanks in advance.

    Second, I have subscription for Photoshop for more than 10 years.  I am already not talking about awful performance, unfair marketing etc. I started to be curious, maybe CEO of Adobe is acvtually a spy for Affinity? It seems that Adobe is doing everything possible and impossible to loose loyal customers.
    ​​​​​​​Thanks for attention.