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Every time I attempt to update the Creative Cloud app, it sticks at 71% and shows an error reading "Installer was unable to access a critical file/directory. Please try installing again.(Error code: 43)." I've tried multiple times, and even after a system restart and a permissions repair I get the same error. Any suggestions?
I went through the rounds on this issue with chat support. I will list the steps and also the chat session we had here:
Steps:
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Link for Download & Install & Setup & Activation problems may help
-Online Chat http://www.adobe.com/support/download-install/supportinfo/
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So will adobe be issuing a fix for this or is the only solution to go through a painfully slow online chat service..?
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I have the same problem. Did you solve it?
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It looks like the only solution is to go through the chat support. They will have you go through the process of uninstalling, running a "cleaner" tool to remove past sessions, and the reinstall the desktop Creative Cloud app.
Extremely obnoxious and slow, (my chat session is lasting about 30 minutes so far... if these things were readily available I could have done this in about 4-5 minutes).
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>if these things were readily available
Cloud Getting Started https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud.html
Discussions of RE-installing
-Sign out fix http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1408331?tstart=0
-On a new drive http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1398961?tstart=0
-and http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/install-apps.html
-using the cleaner after uninstalling and before reinstalling will usually help
-http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/cs5-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.html
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This fixed my problem (and it's the 2nd time it happened), thank you.
But I wonder how can this be the operating procedure for Adobe Creative Cloud, which has a monopoly on professional graphic software. Options are stumbling across a user posted solution or having tech support take over your computer... really?
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I went through the rounds on this issue with chat support. I will list the steps and also the chat session we had here:
Steps:
Support Chat Session:
You are now chatting with 'Soibam'
Soibam: Hello. Welcome to Adobe Technical Support.
Soibam: Hi Josiah,
Josiah Wallingford: hello
Soibam: I have received your query. Please allow me a moment to verify your account and to review the details of your request.
Soibam: Thank you for staying online.
Soibam: I understand that you are unable to update the Creative Cloud desktop application as you are getting error code 43. Is that correct?
Josiah Wallingford: that is correct
Soibam: Thank you for confirming the issue. I will be glad to check and help you with that.
Soibam: May I know the exact error message you are getting while trying to update the product?
Soibam: May I know the complete exact error message you are getting while trying to update the product?*
Josiah Wallingford: I will have to run it again to get the error. One moment
Soibam: Sure.
Josiah Wallingford: Installing Update... 71% Installer was unable to access a critical file/directory. Please try installing again.(Error code: 43) Contact Customer Support
Soibam: Thank you for the information.
Soibam: Josiah, We will try performing some troubleshooting steps. Lets work together to resolve the issue.
Josiah Wallingford: sounds good Soibam
Soibam: Please quit the CC desktop application, close all Adobe processes from Activity monitor, re-launch it and try updating it.
Josiah Wallingford: I already did that with the last tech... it gave us the same error
Soibam: Please open Finder > Go > Utilities > Activity Monitor.
Soibam: Okay.
Josiah Wallingford: after we tried that we got disconnected
Soibam: Thank you for the information Josiah
Soibam: Please again close all Adobe applications including Creative Cloud desktop application from Activity monitor.
Josiah Wallingford: okay
Josiah Wallingford: okay done
Soibam: Then, Rename Adobe Application Manager, OOBE folder.
Soibam: Open Finder > Go > Go to Folder > type /Library > Application support > Adobe folder.
Josiah Wallingford: okay
Soibam: Please let me know if you have any difficulties in locating the folders.
Josiah Wallingford: I found it
Soibam: Great.
Josiah Wallingford: now what?
Soibam: Rename another OOBE folder
Soibam: Navigate to Finder > Go > Go to Folder > type ~/Library > Application support > Adobe folder.
Josiah Wallingford: I am in that folder. I see a folder in there called "OOBE". What would you like me to rename it to?
Soibam: Rename OOBE to OOBEold.
Soibam: Yes, you are correct.
Josiah Wallingford: done
Soibam: After that, Delete the Adobe application manager, Creative Cloud folder from MAC HD > Application > Utilities.
Josiah Wallingford: done
Soibam: Now, we will run Cleaner Tool. I will provide you the link to download the Cleaner Tool..
Soibam: Please click here.
Soibam: Double-click AdobeCreativeCloudCleanerTool.zip to extract the
Soibam: AdobeCreativeCloudCleanerTool.dmg.
Josiah Wallingford: okay it is open... should I choose "Clean All"?
Soibam: Please choose Creative Cloud only.
Soibam: Please remove Creative Cloud desktop application and try installing the CC Desktop application.
Josiah Wallingford: okay done
Soibam: Now, try installing the CC Desktop application.
Josiah Wallingford: Install it from where?
Soibam: I will provide you the direct download link for CC Desktop Apps.
Soibam: Please click here to download CC Desktop Apps.
Josiah Wallingford: It is installing
Soibam: Okay.
Josiah Wallingford: okay it is installed... is that the latest version?
Josiah Wallingford: its not asking me to update any longer
Soibam: Please launch CC Desktop Apps and see if you are able to see CC 2014.
Josiah Wallingford: I see them. They are wanting to be updated.
Soibam: Please click on update.
Josiah Wallingford: okay it is updating... looks like this will take a while
Soibam: Okay.
Josiah Wallingford: I will get back in touch if I have further issues.
Soibam: Sure, I will keep the case open for your convenience so that you can contact us back if you still have the same issue.
Josiah Wallingford: great. thank you
Soibam: Your case number is ************
Soibam: You can refer to the case number to contact us back.
Josiah Wallingford: Got it. Have a good day.
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@JosiahWallingford - thanks heaps, your steps worked for me.
CC kept annoying me with an administrator error message every few minutes so I updated (there was no option to cancel/stop) so have now wasted a couple of hours trying to fix an issue caused by some sort of collaboration tools update - for which I have no need for.
Unlike others, I'm all for CC but I don't think it's license to push updates and features without allowing people to opt-out.
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Thanks @JosiahWallingford! This seemed to be the most helpful. Got rid of the problem and CC is running again! I spent an hour or more trying to find answers from Adobe site, before I found this.
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JosiahWallingford: Solve my problem! Really helpfull!
Thanks!!!
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This was the fix for me! Thanks for going through all the pain and suffering with tech support. Bless you!!!!!
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Works!
thanks a lot !!!
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Much obliged for cutting through the chase and helping all of us "manage" Adobe's buggy cloud software.
A small side note for all the others out there: After a fresh install of CC desktop manager, it is re-updating Illustrator CC 2015 again, even though that was the first app I updated from CC 2014, all of 24 hours ago. I will just let it run its course, but I feel like these smaller side-car apps (it used to be Adobe Extension Manager that always failed to update itself) just get short shrift from the coding wizards at the Adobe mother ship.
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osiahWallingford: It works for me, too - thank you so much!!!!
Without sharing this, I`d wasting a lot of time.
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I was able to resolve this error on my mac by doing the following:
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LadyTMarie's fix worked fine for me! Thank you!
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JosiahWallingfordthis worked for me! Thank you!
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I had this exact problem and here's how I solved it:
When I followed these step, it installed perfectly! Hope this helps.
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Thank you so much for sharing this, many of forum users will be benefit from this.
Regards
Rajashree
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If you are having trouble even downloading the app in the first place use this link. Works for Windows 7 Home 64 bit. Not sure about other version. Hope this helps!
Adobe - Adobe Application Manager : For Windows : Adobe Application Manager : Thank You
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I've had this on two machines now - possibly after an OS-X update and I think the solution is much simpler than following all the convoluted steps about running cleaner tools and all that stuff (none of which worked for me!).
I think the installer just needs permission to write to a folder in /Library/Application Support and Michael pretty much explained how to resolve it already further down the thread - so just wanted to iterate this worked perfectly for me - none of the other more complex solutions did!
Rob.
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Yes, it's definitely a permissions problem but I don't know why it would have changed. I made several attempts as the local admin to reinstall Creative Cloud only to get the error 43 message. I then logged in with my domain admin account and was able to successfully reinstall the apps.
Kent
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I tried all the steps in this forum and kept getting the error. I finally chatted with support and they were able to log in to my computer (with permission) and fix it for me - took less than 15 minutes. I had spent two weeks trying to solve this on my own. Next time, I'm going to give up a lot easier.
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Yeah, I keep getting the error, have tried everything, watched a video, changed all the things. Still not working.