So there I am, wanting to install Photoshop on my laptop, which happens be a Mac with Leopard installed when I see this lovely message:
So what does “This software cannot be installed because the file system of the OS volume is not supported” even mean???!?! I tell you what it means, it means that Photoshop will not run if you happened to have formatted your file system to be case sensitive Thanks for the clear error!
I don’t even want to begin on how insane that sounds to me? So what’s a person to do?
Well, my friend James Gibson suggested that I install Photoshop in Windows and use Photoshop through WMware Another possibility is to rename directories to make CS3 work
I think I’m leaning towards the first option as some people are having some issues with the renaming method. Either way, it’s kinda lame.
Just install in in a DiskImage that isn’t case sensitive and mount that thing when you need photoshop.
Sounds easier than VM Ware to me and definitely lighter on resources.
Ohhhhh….that’s a good idea!!! I will have to test that out.
This issue happens when you’ve formatted your disk with HFS+, Case Sensitive. I like the solution above since it doesn’t requireyou to wipe your drive clean :) It’s on the Adobe bug list.
First of all, Adobe, this is ridiculous! Even putting other issues aside, there’s a lot of user benefit to not having to reformat one’s hard disk.
Maybe I’m missing something, but the message is talking about the OS volume, not the install volume, and comes up before you have a chance to choose where to install meaning you can’t choose to install on a diskimage unless you somehow make it the startup disk. So, am I misunderstanding something?
another of the non-intuitive things adobe gets credit for.
in europe. thought i’d sleep off my frustration of cs4 still having this problem. still frustrated after my sleep. can’t install the program and working on it over internet on my desktop with illustrator is very problematic. causing me time and pain, which is money. this problem should be handled by a class action lawsuit.
in europe. thought i’d sleep off my frustration of cs4 still having this problem. still frustrated after my sleep. can’t install the program and working on it over internet on my desktop with illustrator is very problematic. causing me time and pain, which is money. this problem should be handled by a class action lawsuit.
So do something about it. Stop using their products.
For a Photoshop alternative, there’s GIMP. At least it installs to case sensitive volumes.
I haven’t used an adobe product in a long time and I don’t plan to start any time soon.
I would like nothing more to just use the Photoshop alternatives, but sadly, I am often a consumer of PSDs rather than a creator of them. So when I get a comp and it uses layer styles and whatnot, GIMP just doesn’t work
i am sharing the exact same frustration as you. i am trying to download PS Elements 8 that came with my bamboo tablet on my mac (which has Lion) and the same message showed up for me. i still am not sure what to do….
I basically had to make a backup of everything and reformat my hard drive to be case insensitive.