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  • Creative Cloud User Guide
    1. Common questions | Creative Cloud
    2. Creative Cloud system requirements
    3. Creative Cloud file sync | Known issues
  • Download, install, set up, and update
    1. Download Creative Cloud apps
    2. Open Creative Cloud apps
    3. Start workspace
    4. Update Creative Cloud apps
    5. Change the language of your Creative Cloud apps
    6. Uninstall the Creative Cloud desktop app
    7. Uninstall or remove Creative Cloud apps
    8. Fix errors installing Adobe apps
    9. How and when to use the CC Cleaner tool
    10. Apps available for download
    1. Convert a Creative Cloud trial to a paid membership
    2. Reset your Adobe password
    3. Change your Adobe plan
    4. Update credit card and billing address
    5. View, download, or email your Adobe invoice
    6. Fix a failed or missed payment
    7. Cancel Adobe trial or subscription
    8. Find support for free and discontinued products
    9. Sign in to your Adobe account
    10. Sign in to your company or school account
    11. Understand Creative Cloud subscription terms and refund policies
    1. Using Adobe Stock in Creative Cloud apps
    2. Using Adobe Fonts in Creative Cloud apps
    3. Upload your fonts to Creative Cloud
    4. Creative Cloud Market is no longer available
    1. What are cloud documents
    2. Cloud documents FAQ
    3. Create or convert files to cloud documents
    4. Set up cloud documents to use offline
    5. Revert to an earlier version of a cloud document
    6. Share your work for commenting
    7. Why can't I see my cloud documents offline?
    8. Creative Cloud Libraries
    9. Collaborate on Creative Cloud Libraries and folders
    10. Collaboration FAQ
    11. Sync your files using cloud storage
    12. Find how much cloud storage you have
    13. Set sync options
    14. Discontinuation of Creative Cloud Synced files
    15. Download Synced files and content
    1. Project overview
    2. Create Projects
    3. Share Projects
    4. Create new folders and libraries
    5. Move folders and libraries
    1. Create groups in libraries
    2. Delete groups in libraries
    3. Delete elements in libraries
    4. Move elements in libraries
    1. Common questions | Mobile apps
    2. Adobe Creative Cloud for mobile
    1. Enterprise Learn and Support
    2. Teams Learn and Support
    3. Quick start guide for team members
    1. Adobe Content Authenticity (Beta)
    2. Inspect tool on Adobe Content Authenticity (Beta)
    3. Adobe Content Authenticity Chrome browser extension
    4. Content Credentials Generative AI training and usage preference
    5. Connect accounts for creative attribution
    1. Creative Cloud User Guide
      1. Common questions | Creative Cloud
      2. Creative Cloud system requirements
      3. Creative Cloud file sync | Known issues
    3. Download, install, set up, and update
      1. Download Creative Cloud apps
      2. Open Creative Cloud apps
      3. Start workspace
      4. Update Creative Cloud apps
      5. Change the language of your Creative Cloud apps
      6. Uninstall the Creative Cloud desktop app
      7. Uninstall or remove Creative Cloud apps
      8. Fix errors installing Adobe apps
      9. How and when to use the CC Cleaner tool
      10. Apps available for download
      1. Convert a Creative Cloud trial to a paid membership
      2. Reset your Adobe password
      3. Change your Adobe plan
      4. Update credit card and billing address
      5. View, download, or email your Adobe invoice
      6. Fix a failed or missed payment
      7. Cancel Adobe trial or subscription
      8. Find support for free and discontinued products
      9. Sign in to your Adobe account
      10. Sign in to your company or school account
      11. Understand Creative Cloud subscription terms and refund policies
      1. Using Adobe Stock in Creative Cloud apps
      2. Using Adobe Fonts in Creative Cloud apps
      3. Upload your fonts to Creative Cloud
      4. Creative Cloud Market is no longer available
      1. What are cloud documents
      2. Cloud documents FAQ
      3. Create or convert files to cloud documents
      4. Set up cloud documents to use offline
      5. Revert to an earlier version of a cloud document
      6. Share your work for commenting
      7. Why can't I see my cloud documents offline?
      8. Creative Cloud Libraries
      9. Collaborate on Creative Cloud Libraries and folders
      10. Collaboration FAQ
      11. Sync your files using cloud storage
      12. Find how much cloud storage you have
      13. Set sync options
      14. Discontinuation of Creative Cloud Synced files
      15. Download Synced files and content
      1. Project overview
      2. Create Projects
      3. Share Projects
      4. Create new folders and libraries
      5. Move folders and libraries
      1. Create groups in libraries
      2. Delete groups in libraries
      3. Delete elements in libraries
      4. Move elements in libraries
      1. Common questions | Mobile apps
      2. Adobe Creative Cloud for mobile
      1. Enterprise Learn and Support
      2. Teams Learn and Support
      3. Quick start guide for team members
      1. Adobe Content Authenticity (Beta)
      2. Inspect tool on Adobe Content Authenticity (Beta)
      3. Adobe Content Authenticity Chrome browser extension
      4. Content Credentials Generative AI training and usage preference
      5. Connect accounts for creative attribution

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    Error code C156: Unable to create the symbolic link

    Error code C156: Unable to create the symbolic link

    Error code C156 indicates that the installer failed to create a shortcut as defined in the installer configuration.

    Solution

    1. Select the Installation failed link in the error message.

    2. In the pop-up dialog box, select View error log to see the path of the filename affected or the registry value.

    3. Then, check the permissions on the specified directory and its parent directory.

    4. Delete any old shortcut with the same name, if present.

    5. Select Retry to download and install the app again.

    If the error occurred on Windows 10, disable Controlled folder access in Windows Security.

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