aif.dll is considered a type of Dynamic Link Library (DLL) file. Dynamic Link Library files, like aif.dll, are essentially a "guide book" that stores information and instructions for executable (EXE) files - like Setup.exe - to follow. These files were created so that multiple programs (eg. Adobe Photoshop) could share the same aif.dll file, saving valuable memory allocation, therefore making your computer run more efficiently.
Unfortunately, what makes DLL files so convenient and efficient, also makes them extremely vulnerable to problems. If something happens to a shared DLL file, either it goes missing or gets corrupted in some way, it can generate a "runtime" error message. Runtime is pretty self-explanatory; it means that these errors are triggered when aif.dll is attempted to be loaded either when Adobe Photoshop is starting up, or in some cases already running. Some of the most common aif.dll errors include:
- Access Violation at address - aif.dll.
- aif.dll could not be found.
- Cannot find C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019\aif.dll.
- Cannot register aif.dll.
- Cannot start Adobe Photoshop. A required component is missing: aif.dll. Please install Adobe Photoshop again.
- Failed to load aif.dll.
- The application has failed to start because aif.dll was not found.
- The file aif.dll is missing or corrupt.
- This application failed to start because aif.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.
Your aif.dll file could be missing due to accidental deletion, uninstalled as a shared file of another program (shared with Adobe Photoshop), or deleted by a malware infection. Furthermore, aif.dll file corruption could be caused from a power outage when loading Adobe Photoshop, system crash while loading aif.dll, bad sectors on your storage media (usually your primary hard drive), or quite commonly, a malware infection. Thus, it's critical to make sure your anti-virus is kept up-to-date and scanning regularly.
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