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    • Hey there John, maybe you missed it but the approximate file sizes are listed in the second column of the download table… They do vary somewhat by platform and language.

  1. Sorry, I am a fledgling photographer of the amateur variety, I was unaware of what a large role CS6 plays in the graphics/software development circles. Please pardon my ignorance.

    Peace
    JLM

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  2. Hi ProDesign, I just wanted to thank you for providing these links to the Adobe server files. They have been incredibly useful over and over again when I have not been able to use the Download Manager.

    Also, thanks for all the help which you appear to provide on here when people have issues – you don’t seem to get as much thanks for doing a free service as I feel you deserve!

    Thanks again!

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    • Wow Matt – we’ve had thousands of comments on this site, but that’s one of the nicest that anybody has ever left! Thank you for your kind words, they help make it all worthwhile…

      Glad to help out, take care and please stop back again anytime!

  3. Why can’t I extract the Master Collection file? I had put the .7z file and .exe file in the same folder, and it only extracts half of the files. Has anyone installed CS6 Master Collection, whether it was successful?

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    • Well, these files from Adobe’s servers all work and have been tested fine, so it’s likely that your large file download just didn’t come through correctly… Sometimes it happens and you have to just try the download again.

  4. Hey, thank you for these downloads.
    I have a problem downloading the Adobe Dreamweaver, it starts to download until the 213MB it freezes.
    What can I do to repair this & download Dreamweaver?
    Thank you.

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    • We haven’t seen any download links for those – but if you find them or know if trials for those are accessible on Adobe’s servers, please feel free to post!

  5. I wonder about the latest updates with CS6, if they’re integrated in the downloadable installation files. Is this the same as what the download manager brings on?
    greetings

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    • Yes Jim, it’s the same as what you receive with the download manager or Adobe Download Assistant. Here you just get the same files without it…

      Any available updates will happen automatically after you install the product trial.

  6. OK thanks. I found the source links for the Adobe CS6 Middle Eastern Version here:

    It’s multi-language with Hebrew~Arabic~French included! :)

    Download the Adobe Creative Suite 6 Master Collection

    Windows (7.6 GB):
    File 1:
    http://trials.adobe.com/pub/adobe/cs6/downloads/MasterCollection_CS6_LS6.exe
    File 2: 
    http://www.adobe.com/special/ar_he_downloads/dl-mastercollection-7z.html

    Windows users: Please download the two files and save them in the same folder. After downloading the two files, run the .exe file.

    Mac OS (7.5 GB):
    http://www.adobe.com/special/ar_he_downloads/dl-mastercollection-dmg.html

    Leave the open browser session because the download may take a while, depending on your connection speed.

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  7. Thanks you so for these links ProDesign! I absolutely abhor the adobe downloader so i really appreciate you taking the time to provide these and the detailed instructions for them. :)

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    • That’s great to hear Nick! There are a good number of folks like you who don’t have luck with the Adobe Download Assistant, or prefer to download the free trials without it… So thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to post them, and glad to help!

  8. Hi, sorry if I sound stupid or annoying but I am logged in on the adobe site with my account, but for some strange reason I still get access denied

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    • Hey there, if you take the English links above and change the Language Set designation to “LS3” near the end, then you will get the Chinese, Taiwanese and Korean language trials (where available for certain products) for Adobe CS6…

      Similarly, changing to “LS6” at the end (instead of LS16, LS4, or LS7) will give the Eastern European language set (Czech, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Polish, Hungarian) for Creative Suite 6.

  9. Hi, I really appreciated your help and thanks for all your advice. After a failed attempt with the Adobe Download Assistant and pleas for help through their support, I was unable to try again due to Photoshop CS6 being downloaded on my external drive. I then borrowed my brother’s computer and followed your directions precisely and it all went well, took only 5 hours to download instead of 24 and then freezing.

    The problem I now have and I don’t know if I have missed a step but the files are in my download menu but I can’t open or extract them. I tried the .exe and it doesn’t give that open at all. It didn’t give me an option to save them in a file after download. Have I missed a step?

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    • Welcome Christene, glad you got the download working with the CS6 direct links. When you run the .exe it extracts all the bundled files into a new folder, and you then have to install the software from there.

      So look for an Adobe directory typically on your Desktop (or perhaps in My Documents or Downloads)… there should be ReadMe and Setup.exe files within that directory.

      Just read the ReadMe file and/or run the Setup file and you should be set – that will install the CS6 program onto your system.

  10. I have an Adobe Photoshop CS6 Folder in my doc’s but it shows no files in there. The 2 files are still sitting in the download menu. Am I able to download again or have I now used up my free pass? I did a search for anything that had photoshop and these are the only files that came up. Do I need to clear the ones that are there first if I can download again?

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    • Hmm, not sure why the folder would be empty – but it couldn’t hurt running the .exe file again just to see what it does.

      There is no limitation or pass on how many times you can download these files… So if you think it may help, just feel free to delete the files already downloaded and try again – or save the new copies somewhere else and use those instead.

      The 30-day trial will only start once you have successfully installed and run the product for the very first time.

  11. Oh thanks so much…I was told by Adobe Support once it was downloaded I couldn’t do again…I downloaded onto my external drive as I have more memory there, the first attempt was with the Adobe Download Assistant and after 24 hours to download, they stated it wouldn’t work from there…so this is why I have borrowed my brother’s laptop and tried your advice. I will definitely give it another go as I found it easy to download by following your instructions, and it was so much quicker.

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  12. It went well and I was able to install the program through the Adobe installer…it said it was successfully installed on my computer, this is when I started to run into trouble once again.

    I downloaded all three files to begin and placed them in the same folder, I found the CS6 exe application first and installed it with the Adobe Installer no probs, Adobe told me it was sucessfully installed on the computer. After not being able to see how to run the program I thought perhaps I had to do the same for the other two files and proceeded onto the Zip file. I had to download WinZip to open this file and then I saved all the components into the same folder as the others.

    I went to the zip file and opened and clicked on the exe. It then signed me into Adobe and the Adobe installer has told me the installer has failed to initialize…this could be due to a missing file and has asked me to download Adobe Support Adviser to detect the problem.

    Your help is greatly appreciated and could you please suggest what I could do now?

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    • Hey Christene, there should only be two files for Photoshop CS6 on Windows – a .exe and a .7z. You don’t ever need to touch the .7z, nor run WinZip to install the software.

      Just download both files, make sure they’re in the same folder, and run/double-click the .exe. Then follow the instructions mentioned earlier. Check your Desktop and your Programs menu if you’re unable to find what’s been done.

      If you’re getting an error message of some sort, then google the exact text of the message. Also check out the troubleshooting tips linked in our previous reply.

      Lastly, if the installation process recommends running the Adobe Support Advisor, then that’s something that could also help.

  13. After reading the comments and injunctions to “carefully follow the download instructions,” I did just that and was able to download all the files I need. [Thank you so much for that; Adobe’s Download Assistant was less than useless.]

    Unfortunately, when I try to open “MasterCollection_CS6_LS16.exe”, I get this error message: “A problem occurred while extracting some files. Check available space on your computer and the write privileges on the destination folder.”

    I’ve got 125GB of free space on my hard drive and my “c:\Users\Peg” folder is set to allow me “full control.” What else should I be doing?

    Oh, and a few minutes after every try, I also get this error message: “Exception EAccessViolation in module MasterCollection_CS6_LS16.exe at 0001B836. Access violation at address 00041B836 in module ‘MasterColleciton_CS6_LS16.exe’. Read of address 00000008.”

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    • Greetings Peg, the Adobe Download Assistant sometimes gives people problems so glad to hear you made more progress with the CS6 direct download links… Here are a few possibilities for that error message:

      1. Make sure the downloaded files are all in the same directory. OK, good.

      2. Make sure they’re stored on the same disk drive as where you want to install the product to. For some reason, having them on different disks (or on a separate USB flash drive) can trip up Adobe’s installations.

      3. Do you have administrator privileges to install it? (right-click the .exe file/icon and “Run as Administrator”)

      4. It’s quite possible you got a corrupted or incomplete download. The files are large and that sometimes happens… You can try again and make sure you’re not using a wireless connection for best results.

  14. When I press download dreamwever cs6 ————

    Access Denied
    You don’t have permission to access “…/AdobeProducts/DRWV/12/win32/Dreamweaver_12_LS16.exe” on this server.

    Reference #18.4671d2d2.1339662511.2fbc35d

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  15. My download was interrupted and I had to restart them on the next day but it’s already Access Denied on me.

    I can’t resume download because my sweeper already cleaned the web histories and such.

    Would it be open again for a re-download a few days after, or is that a permanent deny already?

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    • There’s no such thing as permanent denies, so you are definitely not on that. However, Adobe’s servers can be finicky so once locked out it may be a while before you can download again… But try again tomorrow or the day after, follow the instructions and you should be good.

  16. Wow! This is a life saver. I couldn’t download the Assistant from Adobe, so I frantically searched the web. I finally found you guys and I am really psyched! I have started to download the trial on a Wifi connection. Is that ok?

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    • Hey, that’s great Warren, glad to help. Wi-Fi is not recommended because it’s slower and spottier than a wired connection. These are big files and there’s a greater chance of corruption or truncation.

      However, you may succeed in downloading via a wireless connection, but it could take multiple tries. If it doesn’t work then you’ll know (with an error message when you run the .exe), and you’ll have to start over again. Good luck!

  17. Thanks ProDesign…you came through for me in the end and thanks so much for sticking by my side…it all worked out…have no idea how, walked away and came back and there it was…now to have some fun working out what it can do! Keep up the great work you do for everyone here xx

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