I get to where it says adobe wants to make changes, asks for a password, i do not know the psswd???

i am stuck and have tried everything i know!

Hello,
The password you need to enter is your Mac password.  When installing software on Mac, Mac requires a user (administrator) password in order to install the software.
P.S.  You created two identical threads.  I have deleted your other duplicate thread.
Maria

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