I upgraded to Mavericks and now can't open/save files

I upgraded my system to Mavericks 10.9.2 and now Creative cloud Indesign, Photoshop and Illustrator (the few programs that I've installed) will now not either open files, or if they do takes 3-5 minutes for simple files, and if they do open and I try to save them again they take even longer to save.
I've re-installed these programs... have throw away preference files, changed finder preferences, restarted multiple times, even zapped pram... nothing has worked!!!!
HELP!

This forum is actually about the Cloud, not about using individual programs
Once your program downloads and installs with no errors, you need the program forum
If you start at the Forums Index http://forums.adobe.com/index.jspa
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 FORUMS) to open the drop down list and scroll
These are the direct links to the 3 forums
http://forums.adobe.com/community/indesign
http://forums.adobe.com/community/illustrator
http://forums.adobe.com/community/illustrator
Adobe/Jive have a BAD title for the SEARCH THIS FORUM function
Go to any/all of those forums, and, in the area just under Ask a Question, type in
maverick
or
mavericks
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