Can't update Adobe CS6 on Mac

[Gordon_Sick]

I've installed Adobe Web and Design Premium CS6 on my Mac, running Mavericks. When I open the Adobe Application Manager to update the applications (eg. Dreamweaver 12.0 to 12.03), the Adobe Application Manager crashes. I've tried installing the one from the web, but it assumes I'm running CC.

What gives?

I've followed instructions elsewhere on this forum and they just lead me to the Application Manager 7, which works for CC. Anyway, it doesn't work either.

[kglad · Accepted solution]

try and update your aam.

[Gordon_Sick]

I got a direct email reply that doesn't appear here. It solves my problem.

Apparently there is no standalone CS6 updater any more that works (at least with Mavericks). Adobe has merged the CS6 and CC updaters into one, and that updater is only called a CC updater called the "Creative Cloud app for desktop" at https://creative.adobe.com/products/creative-cloud. Naturally that puts me off.

Adobe explains this in a hard-to-find note at

http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/update-cs6-apps.html

It shows a screenshot of the CC updater offering to update both CS6 and CC apps, which can co-exist on your computer.

Thanks to the anonymous provider of the hint. It works. Naturally, I wonder why Adobe tried so hard to bury this solution. Seems like they want to move me to CC....

--cheers, Gordon

[Gordon_Sick]

Another problem while installing the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application is that you have to set the Security & Privacy System Preferences setting in Mavericks to "Allow apps downloadeed from "Anywhere", which is the least secure setting on your computer.

It sounds like Adobe doesn't want us Mac users to have secure computers.