I just remembered that I installed and then stopped using a free compression utility called Squeeze by Latenitesoft. It does compression in the background using a method that the Mac's drivers can decompress on the fly.

Maybe this is a culprit. Maybe it compressed Library files???

Hmm

Not sure how to test this.

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update. Just checked and the Library folder is excluded from compression.

I hope there's a patch for this.

I have windows vista and Dreamweaver does not open - I downloaded the trial and I only see the splash screen and then nothing. I don't have mac or filevault - but it does not open neither on vista.

Any idea?

Karl

I followed the directions In FAQ changing the file permissions located In LIbrary /Adobe / Dreamweaver CS5 folder.

Read & Write On every account, than you must restart your machine after you make those changes.  It finally loaded =).  Im very happy.

I'm feeling pretty screwed.

~/Library/application support/Adobe/Dreamweaver cs5 -> empty

/Library/application support/Adobe/ -> no Dreamweaver folder.

WTF??!

you have to change the permission on the folder, not any file in the folder.

Which folder??

They don't exist or are empty.

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.

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.

yup, I give up

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.

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

IMHO, Adobe's programmers suck. They took over most of the Macromedia product range, including Freehand, Flash, Dreamweaver, Director - and then proceeded to ruin them all. Maybe all of the current Adobe R & D guys used to work for Microsoft?

They bought CyberStudio turned it into GoLive and proceeded to ruin it as well. Did the same with Freehand when they bought Macromedia. Adobe hasn't really developed anything in house they bought Photoshop  from Tom Knoll, it was packaged with Barney Scan. They bought Aldus got Pagemaker and again ruined it. The only two things I can think of that came from Adobe originally is Postscript Premiere and Illustrator.

Adobe seems to not give a tinkers dam about the Macintosh community, if it wasn't for MacIntosh computers Adobe would be nowhere.

The Mac made Adobe  viable company.

Fix the damn problems with Flash.

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?

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.......

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"

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.

i've tried everything and I've given up.  too much trouble for a trial version in my case

No more Adobe's programs....Now I know why they are not using Adobe.....

ADOBE are you listening?

OS X 10.6.3 Build 10D573

CS5 Web Premium

Dreamweaver does not start at all - please reply or get your cheque book out and give me back some of the money I gave you. Macromedia used to be a cool company - Adobe have become a SELL SELL SELL - Microsoft mentality company -

GUESS WHAT ADOBE - when you're under a deadline and you need an answer quick - having support or customer service in a country where your language (English in this case) is not their first language only makes you angrier - are you getting this?

I suggest selling the old Macromedia products to the users who will create an open source suite of apps that work.

Have a nice day.

PS Switching the computer on and off does not work.

PPS I tried removing the coffee holder from the front of my mac but now CDs don't play.

As for me:  Mac OS X 10.6.3 (10D573)

Product is Dreamweaver CS5 as part of the Web Design Premium CS5 suite (upgrade).

Installer completed ok; log shows "nil fatal, errors, 10 warnings".

Running product from /Applications via mouse or via terminal gives the same result: it hangs, without even displaying the start-up logo.  It does respond because it can be quit via menu or keystroke.

Tried the two permission setting changes mentioned above (with 'Apply to enclosing folders') to no avail. Tried to re-install from DVD too - nope.

Other CS5 apps work fine (Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator).  Dreamweaver CS4 still works (but for me has a bug pasting clipboard text - can only do unformatted text paste which is a POS).

Filed big report with Adobe. Not happy.

It seems that most of us are using Mac OS X 10.6.3. Are there any P.C. users experiencing similar problems? or does Adobe just not give a %&@ about macs?  or do they feel that a certain failure rate is acceptible and that fixing it would cut into to the profit margin?