Photoshop CS6 installer fails to initialize

[rob-ART]

After downloading the Mac version of Photoshop CS6 using Download Assistant, I attempted to install it as a trial. When I launch the Photoshop CS6 install app, it comes back with "We've encountered the following issues -- installer failed to initialize." It suggested Adobe Support Advisor be downloaded to detect the problem. I downloaded and ran that. It comes back with "Inspection could not identify any issues. Please contact Adobe Support for further assistance." So here I am...

[Kush12]

The below link is the best and easiest solution of the above issue.

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

[cassandram93614165]

For those of you whom none of those options worked, here is one that actually worked for me: [Solved]We've encountered the following issues. Installer failed to initialize - YouTube

And when it finished, my terminal app said this:

  PDApp[3675] <Error>: The function ‘CGFontSetShouldUseMulticache’ is obsolete and will be removed in an upcoming update. Unfortunately, this application, or a library it uses, is using this obsolete function, and is thereby contributing to an overall degradation of system performance.

So, this is apparently why it wasn't working for me.

[ProDesignTools]

One other possibility, if installing Creative Suite on macOS 10.12 (Sierra), macOS 10.13 (High Sierra), or macOS 10.14 (Mojave) – see this help page:

https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/install-creative-suite-mac-os-sierra.html

[Nancy OShea]

10 year old topic locked.

[ProDesignTools]

No need to lock it. Someone posted on my website yesterday about this same message and issue... It's still happening to some customers, so I shared another suggestion which could be helpful.

Yes, the topic is 10 years old, but so is CS6 – and this thread is now up to 278K views.