Troubleshooting (Mac)

0. Elements+ Overview
1. Color and Tone
2. Selections
3. Layers
4. Masks
5. Smart Objects
6. Smart Filters
7. Paths
8. Text
9. Languages
10. Interface
11. Utilities
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In case the automatic installer doesn't work for you, please setup E+ manually as follows:

  1. From the Elements+ disk image, copy the contents of "stuff > ATN+PNG" folder into "Macintosh HD > Library > Application Support > Adobe > Photoshop Elements > 6.0 > Photo Creations > photo effects" folder (screenshot).
  2. From the Elements+ disk image, copy the contents of "stuff > XML" folder into "Macintosh HD > Library > Application Support > Adobe > Photoshop Elements > 6.0 > Locale > your_LOCALIZATION* > Photo Creations Metadata > photo effects" folder (screen).
  3. In the Photoshop Elements localization folder*, delete or rename "MediaDatabase.db3" (Elements' cache file).

    *This subdirectory should be named after PSE language - e.g., "en_US" for US English, "de_DE" for German, "fr_FR" for French, etc. (screen).

  4. In "Macintosh HD > Library > Application Support > Adobe > Photoshop Elements > 6.0" folder, create a new directory named "E+". Then from the Elements+ distribution kit, copy "stuff > Library> Smart Filters.psd" file into "E+" folder.
  5. Restart Photoshop Elements (after deleting the program cache it may take several minutes).

Setup folders and PSE cache

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