Dreamweaver CS5 will not open

[freicook]

I just downloaded Adobe CS5 Design Premium and installed. Every application opens without problem except Dreamweaver which will not open at all. I tried installing again and that didn't work. I even tried removing all of my preference files, old Application Support files and even Library Application Support files. Uninstalled CS4 and CS5 and installed a fresh copy of CS5.

Dreamweaver CS5 will not open. It gets to just before the splash screen and stops. It's not hanging either, I can click the dock and quit the app without a force quit. It appears that the open sequence is missing something.

Mac OS X 10.6.3

[Vincent23]

http://forums.adobe.com/thread/629224

This Folder exactly, I didnt even look inside to see anything all I did was change the permission on that specific folder mentioned in the thread above.  I never had file vault on but ran into the same error many users were experiencing.

[Guest]

did that, didn't work.  FileVault off too

[Vincent23]

did you restart your machine after?

[Guest]

yup, I give up

[Nohl_Lyons]

Re: Dreamweaver CS5 will not open

http://forums.adobe.com/thread/629224

This Folder exactly, I didnt even look inside to see anything all I did was change the permission on that specific folder mentioned in the thread above.  I never had file vault on but ran into the same error many users were experiencing.

This link did it. hmm. How annoying.

[Nohl_Lyons]

Guys,

Try this:

1. In Finder, navigate to <your username>:Library:Application Support:Adobe:Dreamweaver CS5.
2. With the Dreamweaver CS5 folder selected, choose File > Get Info (Cmd+I).
3. If necessary, expand Sharing and Permissions.
4. Click the lock icon at the bottom right of the panel to make changes. Enter your Mac password when prompted.
   
5. Click the plus button at the bottom left of the panel, select your name in the dialog box that opens, and click Select.
6. Change the privilege for your name to Read & Write.
7. Click the lock icon to lock the Sharing and Permissions section.

This worked for me

[Guest]

Nohl Lyons wrote:

Guys,

Try this:

1. In Finder, navigate to <your username>:Library:Application Support:Adobe:Dreamweaver CS5.
2. With the Dreamweaver CS5 folder selected, choose File > Get Info (Cmd+I).
3. If necessary, expand Sharing and Permissions.
4. Click the lock icon at the bottom right of the panel to make changes. Enter your Mac password when prompted.
   
5. Click the plus button at the bottom left of the panel, select your name in the dialog box that opens, and click Select.
6. Change the privilege for your name to Read & Write.
7. Click the lock icon to lock the Sharing and Permissions section.

This worked for me

this is the solution that worked for me as well. all these silly little hidden portals. WTF?

i was having the same problem as the original post on this thread. had to change a bunch of these folder permissions, in both the Application Support/Adobe folder as well as the Library/Preferences folder.

so far, so good. but was a fun 4-hour runaround for the solution.

i'm not running file vault though, not sure what that even is exactly.

[JohnTHarrison]

Switching off FileVault worked for me. Very poor Adobe. Sack the testing team.

My guess is that Adobe have no clue as to what is happening here - they just read all the posts and cobbled together a solution.

[Guest]

Interestingly I have FileVault enabled for all users and just tried this with a new user (Macbook Pro with OS 10.6.3) w/o Filevault. And indeed, it launches.  I won't disable this security feature to get one poorly-written application to work.  I expect an application in the Apple ecosystem to "just work" with whatever features or systems the OS manufacturer has provided and FileVault is one of them. Imagine if you couldn't connect a Bluetooth mouse and use Photoshop - just as ridiculous.  In this day and age and given the concerns about security - particularly for portable devices - disk encryption is a must and any software that doesn't work with it needs to be fixed or pulled.

I note nothing really new on Adobe's latest downloads page.   <sigh>

[jdacespace]

this worked for me too.  i never had fv on either

[Guest]

Thank you. This worked for me as well.

[maxismx2]

Almost worked for me...I just needed to do one more thing...ERASE that folder. That works in all cases

[Gabysem]

This worked for me:

http://www.dlocc.com/articles/adobe-cant-launch-dreamweaver-cs5-mac-os-fix/

[Caroline_G1]

Contact the Adobe technical helpers...

(Phone number)

Or talk to a rep. online.

The number should be

there when you click on

'contact' or 'support'

good luck!

-cg

[Disc_Dogger]

Been there, done that.

Unless, something new has been discovered, you will be wasting your time. The person of Indian decent I spoke to had no clue what the problem was or how it could be fixed. And, as nice as he was, it was often difficult for me to understand him.

I'm still hoping that Adobe's engineers are on this and that we will have a solution soon.

[Guest]

funny, looks like we talked to the same guy, he didn't know what to do.  told me to uninstall and reinstall in safe mode, which I did, to no avail.

[benny_wong]

Give up.....

Back to CS4.....

[meeps]

Ok, same problem here. Had problems with Ps CS5 as well.  Adobe reps told me that my user account was corrupt. ha!  I fixed it by un-locking the folders.

Dreamweaver CS5 is a different story.  I tried to unlock the appropriate folder in library/application support/addobe/dreamweaver CS5, but there is no such folder!!!  Any ideas on that one?  anyone?

[meeps]

Ok, problem solved.  I had been trying to give myself permission with in library/application support/abobe/dreamweaver CS5, which was not solving to issue.  I finally solved it by going into 'Users', then my account (eventhough I am the admin), then going to library/application support/abobe/dreamweaver CS5.  In that folder I gave myself read right permission for dreamweaver CS5 (Control I, unlocking the folder by clicking the lock in the lower right corner, click the + sign, clicking my name etc...  Post if you need any further help with this.

[benny_wong]

1. In Finder, navigate to <your username>:Library:Application Support:Adobe:Dreamweaver CS5.
2. With the Dreamweaver CS5 folder selected, choose File > Get Info (Cmd+I).
3. If necessary, expand Sharing and Permissions.
4. Click the lock icon at the bottom right of the panel to make changes. Enter your Mac password when prompted.
   
5. Click the plus button at the bottom left of the panel, select your name in the dialog box that opens, and click Select.
6. Change the privilege for your name to Read & Write.
7. Click the lock icon to lock the Sharing and Permissions section.

Didn't work.......

[Guest]

yeah, I've tried everything, nothing works

[meeps]

I don't know if this will make a difference, but next to the + - buttons, there is one that looks like a big asterisk. Click it and select "Apply to Enclosed Items".  Not sure if that will make a difference for you, but things are working for me know.

The main thing I did differently this time was to go into mac hard drive/Users/my account/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CS5.  Select the Dreamweaver CS5 folder and do the permissions bit.

When I went to the hard drive then directly to the Library, without going into 'Users' first, nothing happened.  The key thing is to do it from "users"

[dmntx]

None of the posted solutions work for me either.

Dreamweaver still fails to launch correctly.

I've changed all the recommended pref/permissions.

I've never used FileVault.

Ive repaired permissions on the disk.

I'm not going to create a separate user just to be able to use Dreamweaver. That is not a solution.

[meeps]

It's silly of Adobe to tell people that their user account is courrpt and that they should start a new one.  This problem happens only with a new Adobe product.  If no other application does this, then it is caused by the Adobe product.  Why can't they admit this and do a fix?

dmntx:  make sure that you follow this route: mac harddrive/Users/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CS5.

or re-install.

[Guest]

And it doesn't happen with the any other apps from CS5 release.

Do you remember the totally screwed up installers from Illustrator 8 & 9 and their updaters that never seem to work properly

They blamed the users back then as well. Looks like ADobe shipped another beta out to their paying customers once again.