I just downloaded LR to my IMAC ( i am new to apple products) and when I tried to open LR a alert pops up saying "an error occurred when attempting to change modules." I can't get anything to work in LR but Photoshop works fine.
if anyone has any ideas to why this is happening I would love your help.
I fixed the problem myself, no response in chat nor phone (1 hour in hold an no answer) here's the link, step # 5 saved me! Here's the link seems to be a very common problem, hope it works for you! Error changing modules | Lightroom
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This is a new MacBook with a new CC LR5 installation. There is however no menu choice allowing me to import photos. Np right or left panels at all. When the program opens I get an error message saying there was an error changing modules.
I Nearly bought from Amazon too but I found a thread from Adobe stating that the only recognized outlet for lightoom is themselves and other outlets serial numbers will not be guaranteed.
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Despite it is claimed in Adobe forum that Lightroom is fully compatible with OS Maverics on my MacBook Air IT IS NOT. A message "an error occurred while attempting to change modules" appears every time I try to open Lightroom. This happened immediately after upgrading to Mavericks. On my doughter's same machine Lightroom works perfectly. Can anyone help?
Surely the Adobe forums are the place for help with Adobe applications. The fact that the problem doesn't occur on your daughter's machine suggests that it's not an issue with Mavericks but a local problem on your own machine.
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"an error occurred while attempting to change modules" when launching lightroom
I get the message "an error occurred while attempting to change modules" when I launch the app on my mac.
Every other adobe app works like Photoshop
I have followed all the troubling shooting steps in the link below, not one of them makes anything different. Except I tried the last one. I created a new account, simply logged in and launched the app and everything ran normally. No problem. However it doesn't say what to do if that works it just says try it.
Error changing modules | Lightroom
Obviously this means its going to be an issue with a support file in the one user account but what one?
I also can't un install lightroom either, when I go to the creative cloud plug in on my menu bar the uninstall says its unavailable but the others are fine.
Any ideas?I just found the answer for me.
I did step 5 on this support article:
Troubleshoot unexpected behavior | User account-specific | Adobe software | Mac OS
It is to repair the permissions on the hidden Library folders. -
An error occurred while attempting to change modules
I installed Lightroom and when starting the program I get, "An error occurred while attempting to change modules." I get this message within the program when clicking on any of the top right menu items. Also, importing a photo is not listed in the file menu. I deleted the preference file and Lightroom folder in my user preference and reinstalled. I tried many reinstalls, it still has reoccurring error message. Anyone now a fix? I'm running 10.5 on a Core Duo with 2meg of RAM on a 320 gig hard drive with lots of room.
For what it is worth, I was unable to change to the Web and Print modules, and I was also unable to record new presets (though I had successfully done it many times before) though I could still use already created ones. I was baffled, but found a workaround using hints from this and other forums. Much thanks to those who provided me with a starting point as I never would have figured this out on my own.
My wife is a separate user on the same computer, and I tried switching our catalogues and preference files, ... nada. Looking at her folder structure under user/library/application support/adobe/lightroom, she had folders for Web Templates, Web Galleries, and Print Templates but I didn't. So, simply copying her folders (not creating new ones of the same name, which may still have worked) into my own lightroom directory worked.
Where I screwed up initially was tryiong to use my own presets under her install of lightroom and then creating new ones (which worked) but then trying to import them back into mine. I had the new presets working under my own install, but still couldn't create new ones under my own setup. Finally, I realized that it was the "Develop Presets" folder under my own install that was in some way corrupted and copied her Develop Presets folder into my own install and every thing was fixed. I could even copy the subfolders from my own Develop Presets folder directly back in without issue.
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Installed CC trial and opened LR, panels on left and right not appearing. keep getting an error message "an error occured while attempting to change modules" plus no import/export options.
Error changing modules | Lightroom
Mylenium -
An error occurred while attempting to change modules while starting up LR 4.1. New install on a new
An error occurred while attempting to change modules while starting up LR 4.1. New install on a new MBP first time trying to start up
Just a guess, but since everything is new, perhaps you have some sort of permissions problem.
Make sure your user has write access to all the locations mentioned in this link:
http://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/kb/preference-file-locations-lightroom-4.html
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I installed Lightroom 5.6 (full version, not trial) on Mac, when starting I receive an error message "An error occurred while attempting to change modules".
I tried removing it and reinstalling but the same error comes up.
Anybody have any recommendations?A forum thread from 3 years ago talking about LR 1.x which had this problem seems to need permissions fixed or new folders created with the corrected permissions. You might try doing a repair permissions for your user and/or run LR as an administrator user. I am a PC person so cannot tell you exactly how to do that.
https://forums.adobe.com/message/1457020 -
I have Lightroom 5 installed on my iMac which I downloaded (uploaded?) to my MacBook Air (via wi-fi) but unlike the iMac, I'm unable to use the program on the MacBook Air. When I open the program on the iMac and click 'file', (as people using the program would know) there are 21 options - import pics, export, etc, etc - however, in the version on the MacBook Air, opening 'file' gives me four options - New Catalogue, Open Catalogue, Page Setup and Printer - and with that comes the pop-up message "An error occurred when attempting to change modules". Any ideas please?
A forum thread from 3 years ago talking about LR 1.x which had this problem seems to need permissions fixed or new folders created with the corrected permissions. You might try doing a repair permissions for your user and/or run LR as an administrator user. I am a PC person so cannot tell you exactly how to do that.
https://forums.adobe.com/message/1457020 -
An error occured while attempting to change modules
I'm new to lightroom. i opened it up and this is the first thing that pops up ( an error occured when attempting to change modules) and then i can do nothing with this program. Not sure what to do at this moment.
http://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/kb/error-changing-modules-lightroom.html
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I found a solution in one of Apple forums. I will copy her post:
" I was checking the differences between my normal admin User account/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Lightroom contents and the one on the clean other admin User folder in the same place on the G4 PB where Lightroom2 had launched normally and noticed that on the one that works there are a slew of folders (Develop Presets, Export Presets, External Editor Presets, Filename Templates, Filter Presets, etc etc). On the main admin account, there was only one, the first. So it seemed the install on that account didn't load all the needed info. I simply copied the missing folders from the account that worked into the Public folder, switched to my main account and added those missing folders in the proper place. Voilà!. Now Lightroom launches normally and I don't get the dreaded missing modules alert."
The problem with me is that I do not have a working copy of Lightroom, just 1 account in which it doesn't run and don't know where to copy the missing folders from. Please send some advice.Surely the Adobe forums are the place for help with Adobe applications. The fact that the problem doesn't occur on your daughter's machine suggests that it's not an issue with Mavericks but a local problem on your own machine.
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Have downloaded new Lightroom 5.4 from CC. When trying to launch am getting following error message and then Lightroom crashes: "an error occurred when attempting to change modules". Can't find a thread which relates to this error message.
Hi 99jon,
Many thanks for that. Had been going through this list yesterday and now again today:
Ref Solution 1: Lightroom is at its latest update
Ref Solution 2: It's interesting how I cannot find the Preferences file anywhere on my mac. (new mac pro, OS 10/9.2) . . .
Ref Solution 3: Lightroom doesn't allow me to do anything after the error message appears
Ref Solution 4: don't have any Nik Software plug-ins
Ref Solution 5: checked permissions and changed all to "Read & Write" - makes no difference
Ref Solution 6: I don't have a different user account on my mac.
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I was trying to sync my 120GB iPod Classic earlier, and it said it couldn't sync as the iPod disk could not be "read" or "written to." I now can't get anything onto my iPod, and I was wondering if it is a hard drive problem? Any help appreciated. Thanks.
Did you go into iTunes to change the location of your media files? if not you will need to go into iTunes and click on preference and select the advance tab then click the iTunes Media folder location. Select the location of your on external hard drive.
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I Just installed Crative Cloud Lightroom try-version but when i open the program it say "An error occurred when attempting to change modules." ?
Try giving permission to Lightroom folder under
/Users/[user name]/Library/Application Support/Adobe
Steps
Click on Finder and on the menu bar ( top side the of the screen) click on Go > Go to,folder
In the window type exactly ~/Library and click on Go
Open Application Support > Adobe and right click on Lightroom folder and select get info
Under sharing and permission Click on lock and unlock it
Click on + add your current user name and administrator if not added
Then give Read and Write permission for Admin, system, everyone and (your user name)
Click on gear icon and choose apply to enclosed item
Then Click on Lock
Launch Lightroom and check. -
After installing Lightroom 3, we get a message saying "An error occured when attempting to change modules"
The Lightroom background comes up but I don't have the side information and no arrow to get it.
Can anybody help.
DebbieBest guess is a permissions problem although you haven't mentioned what operating system you are using.
Have a look at: Error changing modules | Lightroom
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