Some of the applications components are missing from the Application directory. Please reinstall...

[lukad39284110]

Hello,

I wouldn't be posting another post about this issue, but everything I have tried so far, nothing worked. I still get the same error message. I am hoping there is an easy fix.

It works on my laptop, but not on my PC, which runs on Windows 10.

I tried reinstalling and removing everything connected to photoshop several times and in different ways. Nothing works.

Best,

Luka

[CoryShubert]

Hi @lukad39284110 sorry to hear this. Curious if you have tried Ps 24.2.1 and if you are getting the same error?

Are you able to rollback to a previous version of Ps?

https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/using/install-previous-version.html

[lukad39284110]

Hi @CoryShubert 

I tried several older version and the result is still the same, unfortunately.

[CoryShubert]

Thank you for the update @lukad39284110 

Let's make sure we're in a default state and there are no stale settings somewhere: 

Restore your preferences using this manual method:  

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html#Manually  

Does it work correctly? 

If that doesn't solve it, you can quit Photoshop and put the Settings folder back. 

It may help if we could see your Photoshop System Info. Launch Photoshop, and select Help >System Info...and copy/paste the text in a reply.  

[SQP2]

Has anyone found a fix for this? I just started having this problem after installing Photoshop 2024 on a Mac running Ventura. I manually removed preferences, uninstalled 2024, installed an older version and get the same message. Additionally, I removed Photoshop Beta. I still get Beta as a choice of opening pdf or png files when I right click them to select for opening app.

[Deja32758726cwhz]

I found the way.  I cant belive adobe let this to happen. Here is link to file. You just copy and paste locales in file where you have photoshop. Its very disappointing that adobe still not fix that problem. Shame on them...  Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOFzMlXmNRM it is not a SCAM.

[kevin stohlmeyer]

Hi @lukad39284110 are you installing on the local C: Drive (same as the OS system folders)?

[Leonnoel]

Hello, 

I have the same problem and have tried everything, nothing works. Are there any other solutions?

Thank you

Leon

[kevin stohlmeyer]

@Leonnoel same question to you - where are you installing Photoshop?

[Vita28905635d81r]

Dear community,

I have freshly installed Photoshop 24.2.1 from the creative cloud platform on Windows 11 Pro.

The following message is shown: Some of the application components are missing from the Application directory. Please reinstall the application.

Uppon clicking OK nothing happens. I tried reinstalling the same version and also older ones. Restarted the computer between. The problem is the same every time.

Is anyone able to provide a solution?

[Ged_Traynor]

Hi

Try using the Adobe cleaner tool

https://helpx.adobe.com/ie/creative-cloud/kb/cc-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.html

[Vita28905635d81r]

Tried, did not work, same problem. Tried also updating windows visual studio and running photoshop on both graphics cards.

[kevin stohlmeyer]

@Vita28905635d81r are you installing Photoshop in the C: drive (Same drive as system and user folders)?

[CoryShubert]

Hi everyone, making sure you all have cleaned your CC desktop app as this sounds like it is corrupt.

Has everyone walked through these steps as @Ged_Traynor listed and afterwards, does this issue persist?

https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/cc-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.html

[lukad39284110]

Sorry for a late reply. Yes, it's installed on my primary drive.

[lukad39284110]

I used the tool and the problem persists, unfortunately.

[NACFOTO]

wtf 😕 @CoryShubert , now even my instalation stuck in same error, the virtual asistants are guiding me the whole day and even remote controling my pc about 10 instalations and downloads and so on and on happened and it's still the same message 😕

should we really find alternative software?

I need solution yesterday, and since the payments are getting higher, that looks just insane. 😞

[kevin stohlmeyer]

Hi @NACFOTO are you installing a different language version than the OS?

[matjazm_1951]

Dear Support Community,

I've seen that I can change UI language in PS to my native one. PS is installed on my laptop, drive C:. I changed the language in Adobe Creative Cloud app and than uninstalled PS. When I reinstalled PS and tried to open it I got the message: Some of the application components are missing from the Application directory. Please reinstall the application.

I did it as adviced, but the message was the same. 

I don't sync my files with Adobe Cloud. Should I have to clean Creative Cloud?

Thank You for your help

Matjaz M.

[kevin stohlmeyer]

Hi @matjazm_1951 what language is your Windows OS installed with? Is it the same language as you are trying to install PS?

[matjazm_1951]

Hi,

Windows OS is installed in the same language as that one I tried to install for PS. But, I got the wrong information which languages are available for PS. Yesterday I changed the language in Creative Cloud App again to english and PS works fine. There is no issue anymore.

Thank you for your help!

Matjaž M.

[Matjaž30169913t8ia]

I had the same problem... now it works 🙂 thank you!

[Alamond]

Hoj

Imam isti problem. Ker pa nisem računalničar imam mal težav z razumevanjem tega, kaj moram stroriti. A lahko kdo tole mal za telebane razloži. Večno hvaležen.
Windows 11 home 64

[matjazm_1951]

Zdravo!

Ker je že nekaj časa pretkelo, ko se mi je to zgodilo, bom poskušal opisati problem in rešitev. Nekje sem prebral, da je Photoshop tudi v slovenskem jeziku, le v Creative Cloud Application je treba to spremeniti, pobrisati Photoshop in ga ponovno inštalirati. Seveda, PS mi je po reištalaciji javljal napako "Some of the application components are missing from the Application directory. Please reinstall the application.". To sem naredil, pa ni nič pomagalo. Potem pa sem v Creative Cloud Application spet popravil jezik na angleški in PS ponovno inštaliral in od takrat stvar deluje.

lp

Matjaž

[Alamond]

Saj ni za verjet, samo v mojih preferencah sem iz slo spremenil v eng in stvar deluje.

Neizmerno hvala!