libcairo14.dll is considered a type of Dynamic Link Library (DLL) file. Dynamic Link Library files, like libcairo14.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 Lightroom) could share the same libcairo14.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 libcairo14.dll is attempted to be loaded either when Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is starting up, or in some cases already running. Some of the most common libcairo14.dll errors include:
- Access Violation at address - libcairo14.dll.
- libcairo14.dll could not be found.
- Cannot find C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Lightroom\Helpers\DynamicLinkMediaServer\dynamiclinkmediaserver\1.0\libcairo14.dll.
- Cannot register libcairo14.dll.
- Cannot start Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. A required component is missing: libcairo14.dll. Please install Adobe Photoshop Lightroom again.
- Failed to load libcairo14.dll.
- The application has failed to start because libcairo14.dll was not found.
- The file libcairo14.dll is missing or corrupt.
- This application failed to start because libcairo14.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.
Your libcairo14.dll file could be missing due to accidental deletion, uninstalled as a shared file of another program (shared with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom), or deleted by a malware infection. Furthermore, libcairo14.dll file corruption could be caused from a power outage when loading Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, system crash while loading libcairo14.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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