When installing a Creative Cloud application, you receive one of the following errors:
Exit Code: 6
Exit Code: 7
Installing Creative Suite, Photoshop Elements, or Premiere Elements?
For help resolving an exit code 6 or exit code 7 error you receive while installing a Creative Suite application, Photoshop Elements, or Premiere Elements, see Exit code 6 or exit code 7 install errors | CS.
Note: Before attempting this solution, make sure that you have attempted to uninstall the programs you are trying to install.
Often, files left over from previous install attempts can lead to read or write file system errors. Check the Applications (Mac OS) or Program Files (Windows) folders for folders left from a previous installation or update attempt.
These errors can indicate a problem with file permissions. To resolve them, verify that you have read and write access to the necessary files and folders.
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Check the Creative Cloud main installation log for the error codes and record any file paths associated with the error messages.
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See Troubleshoot install issues with log files | Creative Cloud for information about opening and reading the log file.
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Under Group or user names, click System and make sure that Full control is selected in the Permissions section. If it is not selected, do the following:
- Click Edit.
- In the Permissions dialog box that opens, click System.
- Under Permissions for System, click the check box in the Allow column next to Full control.
- Click Apply, and then OK.
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Under Group or user names, click System and make sure that Full control is selected in the Permissions section. If it is not selected, do the following:
- Click Edit.
- In the Permissions dialog box that opens, click System.
- Under Permissions for System, click the check box in the Allow column next to Full control.
- Click Apply, and then click OK.
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In the Security tab, make sure that permissions are set to Full control for both Administrators and System. If not, do the following:
- Click Edit.
- If the User Account Control (UAC) prompt appears, follow the instructions to accept it.
- Change the settings as necessary to allow full control for both System and Administrators.
- Click OK to accept the changes.
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You can search your Adobe install log file to find the exact version of the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package that caused the error. Then, either repair or reinstall only that version.
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If Change is not available for a version, you can uninstall and then reinstall the files. Visit the Microsoft Download Center to download a new copy of the redistributable package installation files.
Exit code 6 and Exit code 7 are generic error codes. To help determine the exact cause of the error, look in the installation log under "There are problems with your installation." The error message describing what went wrong appears below the exit code.
For details on where to find log files and how to review them, see Troubleshoot install issues with log files | Creative Cloud.