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Error code P50: Installation failed

Error code P50: Installation failed

Error code P50 indicates that the Creative Cloud app failed to install as the installer couldn't create an important backup.

Solution

Try the following solutions in order. Continue to the next solution only if a previous solution doesn't resolve the problem.

  1. Close the browser, and try to install the app again.

  2. Restart your machine, and install the app again.

  3. Advanced troubleshooting steps: Review the ACC.log file, and check which path is locked. Close the file or folder on your device, and retry the installation. To check the ACC.log file, do the following:

    • Navigate to C:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Local\Temp\CreativeCloud\ACC.
    • Open the file ACC.log.
    • Search for the following error in the log file: LockedFilesWithProcesses. For example, you might see something like the following. The name of the affected file that you need to close is displayed at the end of the error log. In the following example, the user needs to close the file chrome.exe.
      LockedFilesWithProcesses: ADC : C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\ADS : chrome.exe
    • Go to the file using the given path, and close it in Task Manager.

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