Sync settings fails under certain conditions in Dreamweaver CC 2017

Use the information in this article to troubleshoot issues with sync settings in Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2017.

Issue

If you have used the Dreamweaver CC 2017 Beta, and now have Dreamweaver CC 2017 installed, you may experience some errors while syncing settings with other Dreamweaver installations available across machines.

Sync setting errors in Dreamweaver CC 2017
Sync setting errors in Dreamweaver CC 2017

Solution

If sync settings fails inspite of multiple retries, download the following script and run it with administrative privileges. This script provides a fix for the sync settings issue. 

Depending on your operating system, download one of the following files:

For Windows operating systems

Download

Extract the file and run it. After you see the following success message (this may differ slightly on Mac), try syncing settings once again. 

Success message on running the script
Success message on running the script

For Mac operating systems

Download

Extract the file, and then execute the following command on the terminal:

sudo sh <downloaded script path>

After you see the success message, try syncing settings once again.

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