Adobe Creative Cloud, You don't have permission to manage apps

To fix the error message "You don't have permission to manage apps" when opening Adobe Creative Cloud to configure Adobe apps, you may download an updated configuration file and replace the faulty one on your computer.

Before you start, save your work and close all apps you have open, as a computer restart is needed. If any step looks different from the illustrations below or you need assistance, please contact IT Partners Help Desk.

Click on the button below to save the configuration file to the Downloads folder on your computer.

Download 

Select your operating system and follow the steps. Afterwards, restart your computer.

Windows 10/11

Open File Explorer (by pressing Windows + E)

Click on the empty area on the address bar, paste in C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\OOBE\Configs, and hit Enter

Drag and drop the downloaded file to this location

Select "Replace" and "Continue" if Windows requests admin privileges

macOS

Open Finder

Select Go > Go to Folder... (or press Shift + Command + G)

Paste in /Library/Application Support/Adobe/OOBE/Configs into the address bar and hit return

Drag and drop the downloaded file to this location

Select "Replace"

If prompted, enter the password you use to sign in to the computer

Restart your computer and open Creative Cloud. You will be able to manage Adobe apps.



Keywords:
"Creative Cloud", download, uninstall, Acrobat, Photoshop, Premiere, Windows, Mac 
Doc ID:
144244
Owned by:
Owen H. in UI Gies College of Business
Created:
2024-10-31
Updated:
2024-11-22
Sites:
UI Gies College of Business