Microsoft Word Run-time error '53': File not found on Mac

If you are experiencing the following "Run-time error '53': File not found" error while using the Microsoft Word program on a Macintosh computer, this article is for you.

Detailed Information

  1. Quit Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat.

  2. Copy the entire line displayed in the row below; you're going to paste it into a window in Step 4. Make sure you don't miss the tilde at the beginning of the line. (Hint: to easily select the whole line, just triple-click on the line. Then copy it. If you have any difficulty, you can contact IT Services at help@maine.edu or 1-800-696-4357.

    ~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content.localized/Startup.localized/Word

  3. Click on a blank area on the screen so you're in the Macintosh Finder. From the menu bar at the top of the screen, select Go > Go to Folder

  4. Paste in the copied line from #2, and press return.

  5. You will open a folder. Select the item that says "linkCreation.dotm" or "linkCreation", and drag it to the Trash.

  6. Reopen Word, and the error message should be gone.

  7. If that does resolve the issue and you are still running Adobe 2020, please transition to Adobe Creative Cloud, see How To Purchase Adobe Apps
     

Environment

  • MacOS
  • Adobe

 

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