Backward compatibility of CS6 files

I have Photoshop CS5 for Windows (version 12.1 x32), and I'm trying to open a CS6 file that was sent to me. When I do, none of the text layers are editable. Is this expected? Is there any way to fix it?

Actually, I think there's a bug in Photoshop CS6 that causes corrupt PSD files to be written. I don't think the text layers would be editable in Photoshop CS6 either, unfortunately.
See also: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/990370?tstart=30
You may have to recreate the layers you want to edit.
-Noel

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The Cloud forum is about the Cloud as a delivery & install process
If you will start at the Forums Index https://forums.adobe.com/welcome
You will be able to select a forum for the specific Adobe product(s) you use
Click the "down arrow" symbol on the right (where it says All communities) to open the drop down list and scroll

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