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defaultzvbfjgokofim
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March 15, 2021
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Can't uninstall Photoshop CS6

  • March 15, 2021
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Hi there. My installation of Photoshop CS6 is all messed up (using Win 10.) It slows to a crawl and is unsuable. I reinstall it but it doesn't change. So I am trying to uninstall and possibly upgrade.

 

There is no option to uninstall it from the Apps amd Features. Under control panel > Programs and features it does not appear, so cannot uninstall there. It does not appear in the start menu, so no way to uninstall there either. I go to the applicaiton folder, but there is no uninstaller program there.

I tried to update it under the help menu, but it was grayed out. There is also no option to deactivate under the help menu. I downloaded and installed Adobe bridge, to try and update, CS6 does not appear there. I saw on the internet to download the Cleaner tool, that didn't help.

 

Any ideas?

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defaultzvbfjgokofimAuthor
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April 16, 2021

Hi. Can anyone help me? To recap:

  • No option to uninstall under Apps and features
  • Does not appear under Control Panel > Programs and features
  • No option to uninstall from the start menu
  • Uninstall option does not appear if I reinstall the program
  • No uninstaller under application folder
  • Tried to install Adobe bridge to update, CS6 does not appear there.
  • Tried the cleaner tool DID NOT WORK. Please stop suggesting this. It does not uninstall.

Seriously, anything I can do here? Open to suggestions.

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    Deirdre5FC2
    Participant
    January 10, 2023

    All my CS6 apps bring up Error 1: reinstall. Then I have the same problem as defautlzbfg. There is no uninstaller for CS6, only broken aliases. Adobe Cloud Cleaner can't see Adobe CS6. I'm on Mac OS High Sierra. Gonna try the nuclear option and just put CS6 in the bin. 

    D Fosse
    Community Expert
    D FosseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 10, 2023

    Two possible problems here:

    • ever since CS6 stopped being legally available around 2015 or so, the internet has been absolutely flooded with pirated copies. Are you certain you haven't been scammed?
    • at ten years since CS6 got its last update, there's no guarantee it will work correctly in modern operating systems. In fact, on Mac it positively won't work, period.
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      Community Expert
      Manan JoshiCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 15, 2021

      Try the Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool

      -Manan

      -Manan
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        defaultzvbfjgokofimAuthor
        Participant
        March 16, 2021

        Yeah man that didn't do anything. It doesn't even see that it's there.

        Any other ideas? 

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