My adobe photoshop CS6 won't open it says: 'the preferences file is invalid'. HELP!

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Adobe Photoshop CS6 won't open

Around a month ago I bought the creative cloud plan. I'm paying $10 a month for Photoshop CS6. A few days ago I tried opening photoshop but it won't open. I found out that I had been using the trial the past month, even though I already bought the whole thing. A selection comes up shortly after I try to open photoshop saying "License this Software". I don't know what that means but when I click on it it asks for a serial number. When I bought the creative cloud plan it emailed me a few times confirming my order and thanking me for using creative cloud and everything, but it doesn't say a thing in any of them about a serial number. So I tried doing one last thing.
I went to the Adobe website and went to the apps section and selected Photoshop. I hit download and the Creative Cloud App in the top right of my desktop (I think it's called the menu bar, but I'm not exactly sure) opens up but won't load. I select the apps section but there's a blue loading circle that tells me it's loading but it won't stop. I waited 30 minutes the other day and it still didn't load. And yes my internet connection has been fine lately. I tried restarting my computer, closing other apps and everything else but it still won't load. Thanks for the help guys and please ask if you have any questions about my problem.

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Photoshop CS6 won't open new or existing files

I've had Photoshop CS6 for several months now and never had any problems. Until today; I can no longer open files or create a new one using either method: (File -> New) or (File -> Open). I restarted my computer this afternoon and am wondering if an update took place on my system. From what I've read in these forums, that's usually the culprit.
One thing that concerns me is the System Info. It seems to be saying that I have Windows NT, which I do not. Here is the complete System Info output:
Adobe Photoshop Version: 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00) x32
Operating System: Windows NT
Version: 6.2
System architecture: Intel CPU Family:6, Model:10, Stepping:9 with MMX, SSE Integer, SSE FP, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, HyperThreading
Physical processor count: 4
Logical processor count: 8
Processor speed: 2472 MHz
Built-in memory: 24529 MB
Free memory: 21545 MB
Memory available to Photoshop: 3255 MB
Memory used by Photoshop: 70 %
Image tile size: 128K
Image cache levels: 4
OpenGL Drawing: Enabled.
OpenGL Drawing Mode: Advanced
OpenGL Allow Normal Mode: True.
OpenGL Allow Advanced Mode: True.
OpenGL Allow Old GPUs: Not Detected.
Video Card Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Video Card Renderer: GeForce GTX 660M/PCIe/SSE2
Display: 1
Display Bounds:= top: 0, left: 0, bottom: 1080, right: 1920
Video Card Number: 1
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
OpenCL Unavailable
Driver Version: 9.18.13.3788
Driver Date: 20140519000000.000000-000
Video Card Driver: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Video Mode: 1920 x 1080 x 4294967296 colors
Video Card Caption: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
Video Card Memory: 2048 MB
Video Rect Texture Size: 16384
Serial number: 90148067221488510481
Application folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6\
Temporary file path: C:\Users\Brandon\AppData\Local\Temp\
Photoshop scratch has async I/O enabled
Scratch volume(s):
Startup, 186.0G, 39.7G free
Required Plug-ins folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6\Required\
Primary Plug-ins folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6\Plug-ins\
Additional Plug-ins folder: not set
Installed components:
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   adbeape.dll   Adobe APE 2012/01/25-10:04:55   66.1025012   66.1025012
   AdobeLinguistic.dll   Adobe Linguisitc Library   6.0.0
   AdobeOwl.dll   Adobe Owl 2012/06/26-12:17:19   4.0.95   66.510504
   AdobePDFL.dll   PDFL 2011/12/12-16:12:37   66.419471   66.419471
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   boost_signals.dll   DVA Product   6.0.0
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   cg.dll   NVIDIA Cg Runtime   3.0.00007
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   CIT.dll   Adobe CIT   2.0.5.19287   2.0.5.19287
   CoolType.dll   CoolType 2012/06/05-15:16:32   66.507768   66.507768
   data_flow.dll   AIF   3.0   62.490293
   dvaaudiodevice.dll   DVA Product   6.0.0
   dvacore.dll   DVA Product   6.0.0
   dvamarshal.dll   DVA Product   6.0.0
   dvamediatypes.dll   DVA Product   6.0.0
   dvaplayer.dll   DVA Product   6.0.0
   dvatransport.dll   DVA Product   6.0.0
   dvaunittesting.dll   DVA Product   6.0.0
   dynamiclink.dll   DVA Product   6.0.0
   ExtendScript.dll   ExtendScript 2011/12/14-15:08:46   66.490082   66.490082
   FileInfo.dll   Adobe XMP FileInfo 2012/01/17-15:11:19   66.145433   66.145433
   filter_graph.dll   AIF   3.0   62.490293
   hydra_filters.dll   AIF   3.0   62.490293
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   icudt40.dll   International Components for Unicode 2011/11/15-16:30:22    Build gtlib_3.0.16615
   image_compiler.dll   AIF   3.0   62.490293
   image_flow.dll   AIF   3.0   62.490293
   image_runtime.dll   AIF   3.0   62.490293
   JP2KLib.dll   JP2KLib 2011/12/12-16:12:37   66.236923   66.236923
   libeay32.dll   The OpenSSL Toolkit   0.9.8g
   libifcoremd.dll   Intel(r) Visual Fortran Compiler   10.0 (Update A)
   libmmd.dll   Intel(r) C Compiler, Intel(r) C++ Compiler, Intel(r) Fortran Compiler   10.0
   LogSession.dll   LogSession   2.1.2.1640
   mediacoreif.dll   DVA Product   6.0.0
   MPS.dll   MPS 2012/02/03-10:33:13   66.495174   66.495174
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   msvcr90.dll   Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008   9.00.30729.1
   pdfsettings.dll   Adobe PDFSettings   1.04
   Photoshop.dll   Adobe Photoshop CS6   CS6
   Plugin.dll   Adobe Photoshop CS6   CS6
   PlugPlug.dll   Adobe(R) CSXS PlugPlug Standard Dll (32 bit)   3.0.0.383
   PSArt.dll   Adobe Photoshop CS6   CS6
   PSViews.dll   Adobe Photoshop CS6   CS6
   SCCore.dll   ScCore 2011/12/14-15:08:46   66.490082   66.490082
   ScriptUIFlex.dll   ScriptUIFlex 2011/12/14-15:08:46   66.490082   66.490082
   shfolder.dll   Microsoft(R) Windows (R) 2000 Operating System   5.50.4027.300
   ssleay32.dll   The OpenSSL Toolkit   0.9.8g
   tbb.dll   Intel(R) Threading Building Blocks for Windows   3, 0, 2010, 0406
   tbbmalloc.dll   Intel(R) Threading Building Blocks for Windows   3, 0, 2010, 0406
   TfFontMgr.dll   FontMgr   9.3.0.113
   TfKernel.dll   Kernel   9.3.0.113
   TFKGEOM.dll   Kernel Geom   9.3.0.113
   TFUGEOM.dll   Adobe, UGeom©   9.3.0.113
   updaternotifications.dll   Adobe Updater Notifications Library   6.0.0.24 (BuildVersion: 1.0; BuildDate: BUILDDATETIME)   6.0.0.24
   WRServices.dll   WRServices Friday January 27 2012 13:22:12   Build 0.17112   0.17112
   wu3d.dll   U3D Writer   9.3.0.113
Required plug-ins:
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   Accented Edges 13.0
   Adaptive Wide Angle 13.0
   ADM 3.11x01
   Angled Strokes 13.0
   Average 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
   Bas Relief 13.0
   BMP 13.0
   Camera Raw 8.5
   Camera Raw Filter 8.5
   Chalk & Charcoal 13.0
   Charcoal 13.0
   Chrome 13.0
   Cineon 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
   Clouds 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
   Collada 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
   Color Halftone 13.0
   Colored Pencil 13.0
   CompuServe GIF 13.0
   Conté Crayon 13.0
   Craquelure 13.0
   Crop and Straighten Photos 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
   Crop and Straighten Photos Filter 13.0
   Crosshatch 13.0
   Crystallize 13.0
   Cutout 13.0
   Dark Strokes 13.0
   De-Interlace 13.0
   Dicom 13.0
   Difference Clouds 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
   Diffuse Glow 13.0
   Displace 13.0
   Dry Brush 13.0
   Eazel Acquire 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
   Embed Watermark 4.0
   Entropy 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
   Extrude 13.0
   FastCore Routines 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
   Fibers 13.0
   Film Grain 13.0
   Filter Gallery 13.0
   Flash 3D 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
   Fresco 13.0
   Glass 13.0
   Glowing Edges 13.0
   Google Earth 4 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
   Grain 13.0
   Graphic Pen 13.0
   Halftone Pattern 13.0
   HDRMergeUI 13.0
   IFF Format 13.0
   Ink Outlines 13.0
   JPEG 2000 13.0
   Kurtosis 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
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   Lens Correction 13.0
   Lens Flare 13.0
   Liquify 13.0
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   Maximum 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
   Mean 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
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   Mezzotint 13.0
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   Mosaic Tiles 13.0
   Multiprocessor Support 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
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   Ocean Ripple 13.0
   Oil Paint 13.0
   OpenEXR 13.0
   Paint Daubs 13.0
   Palette Knife 13.0
   Patchwork 13.0
   Paths to Illustrator 13.0
   PCX 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
   Photocopy 13.0
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   Picture Package Filter 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
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   Range 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
   Read Watermark 4.0
   Reticulation 13.0
   Ripple 13.0
   Rough Pastels 13.0
   Save for Web 13.0
   ScriptingSupport 13.0.1
   Shear 13.0
   Skewness 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
   Smart Blur 13.0
   Smudge Stick 13.0
   Solarize 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
   Spatter 13.0
   Spherize 13.0
   Sponge 13.0
   Sprayed Strokes 13.0
   Stained Glass 13.0
   Stamp 13.0
   Standard Deviation 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
   Sumi-e 13.0
   Summation 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
   Targa 13.0
   Texturizer 13.0
   Tiles 13.0
   Torn Edges 13.0
   Twirl 13.0
   U3D 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
   Underpainting 13.0
   Vanishing Point 13.0
   Variance 13.0.1 (13.0.1.3 20131024.r.34 2013/10/24:21:00:00)
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   Water Paper 13.0
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   Wind 13.0
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Optional and third party plug-ins:
   ICO (Windows Icon) NO VERSION
Plug-ins that failed to load: NONE
Flash:
   Mini Bridge
   Cut and Slice me
   Kuler
Installed TWAIN devices: NONE
If anyone has ANY suggestions, please let me know. I am a web designer and depend heavily on Photoshop working properly. Thanks!

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Tried the preferences, they are not there, tried uninstalling and reinstalling, no love! Any help?

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Win:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/java-archive-downloads-javase6-419 409.html
Mac:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572
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Hi, please help with my issue which is as follows:
A file which was created and saved using Adobe Photoshop CS6 is not opening anymore and sends a message saying that the file is not compatible.
What should I do, I have invested so much in that file and I dont think i will be able to do it all over again.

That's why people do incremental saves and use backups... You could try to open the file in an image viewer like IrfanView and see which parts are salvagable, but that's as good as it gets most likely...
Mylenium

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CS6 Photoshop reads this when attempting to "Could not initialize Photoshop because the preferences file was invalid (it has been deleted). HELP!

Finally got a call this morning from an Adobe Rep and he explained to me the issue. He explained that I needed to uninstall the adobe product, in this case Photoshop CS6 and download it again and reinstall it! So, I did that and get the same message when attempting to open the newly downloaded software: "Could not initialize Photoshop because the preferences file was invalid (it has been deleted). Please, if someone could help me as soon as possible! I am very anxious to remedy this situation. Thank you!

This seems to have cropped up a lot recently. What has seemed to work so far is intentionally resetting your preferences:
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or
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--OB

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I HAD TO BUY A NEW HARD DRIVE FOR MY LAPTOP. I AM TRYING TO RE-INSTALL MY ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 12 BUT IT KEEPS SAYING MY SERIAL NUMBER IS INVALID. WHAT DO I DO?

jessicar
Just user to user....based on past and current history, Adobe Tech Support is not going to help you with a technical issue which is preventing you from using your purchased serial number for Photoshop Elements. Version 12 is not the current version. And, the Adobe Tech Support is limited even for the current version which is 13. If this matter involves a purchased activated serial number trapped on a crashed computer while you are trying to install on a 3rd computer, then probably Adobe Chat Activation can be of assistance. If that is the case and you want to explore that possibility, then click on the following link
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Photoshop Elements
Adobe ID, Signing In
Adobe ID, Sign In, Account Help
Chat Panel
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Photoshop Elements 12 in your list to reveal the serial number.
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library won't work with the older program. Please help

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I have the exact same problem.
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I can't start CS6 I get this error message "Could not initialize Photoshop because the preferences file was invalid (it has been deleted)." What do I do now??

When I try to start CS6 I get this error message "Could not initialize Photoshop because the preferences file was invalid (it has been deleted)." What do I do now??

Please refer:
FAQ: How do I reset my preferences?
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I can´t initialise photoshop because of this Could not load actions because an unexpected end-of-file was encontered. "Could not initialise Photoshop because the preferences file was invalid (it has been deleted)" how can i fix it?

I can´t initialise photoshop because of this Could not load actions because an unexpected end-of-file was encontered. "Could not initialise Photoshop because the preferences file was invalid (it has been deleted)" how can i fix it?

I have a MacBook Pro.
App - Adobe Creative suite 5.5
The only app that does´t initialize is the photoshop
Problem solve
FAQ: How do I reset my preferences?
Thank you Jeffrey Tranberry

I am getting a photoshop error could not load photoshop because the preferences file was invalid and cln't load actions because of an unexpected end of file encountered.

I am getting a photoshop error could not load photoshop because the preferences file was invalid and cln't load actions because of an unexpected end of file encountered.

Are you trying to open Photoshop directly, or open it by double clicking on a Photoshop document, like a PSD file? If the former, then you might need to reinstall. Resetting Preferences would be the firs step, but I am not sure if that will work if Photoshop is not opening in the first place.
Try doing so anyway. Hold down Shift Alt Ctrl (Shift Opt Cmd) while opening Photoshop. OK the message to delete Preferences.
If you get the unexpected end of file error while trying to open Photoshop via a PSD document, then there is more than a good chance that that file is toast.
If still stuck, we need to know Operating System, and Photoshop version.

My adobe photoshop CS6 won't open it says: 'the preferences file is invalid'. HELP!

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