Mac OS X 10.9.4 - Entire CC Ent edition installed to boot drive

I have a Mac running OS X 10.9.4. I too selected my destination to NOT be my boot drive as it is a SATA LIF SSD drive that can NOT be upgraded. I installed the entire CC ENT collection and the installer put EVERYTHING to my boot drive. not a single file was placed in the destination folder I selected. This seems to be a long running issue and must be corrected. MOST high end systems run boot drives that are SSD and are not capable of holding Adobe and our OS to run efficiently.
Please advise ASAP! The installation killed my Mac and I had to rebuild my system.
Tyler

Hi,
Try rebooting your Mac, as soon as it starts click the Apple cion and then Software Update.
Be sure to install any available HP or Apple software update and check again.
If the same persists, download an instal the following package and then try printing and scanning again:
http://support.apple.com/kb/dl907
Please let me know if that may help,
Shlomi
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If my post resolve your problem please mark it as an Accepted Solution

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