How to Uninstall Adobe Creative Cloud Applications

Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, etc. can be uninstalled directly through the Creative Cloud desktop application.

Tip: Save your work and close the Adobe application before beginning the uninstall process.

Adobe Acrobat Licensing Issue

If you are seeing an Adobe Acrobat License error when trying to access Adobe Acrobat features, you will need to uninstall Acrobat following the instructions below and then re-install it. If this does not work, also try logging out of Adobe Creative Cloud and logging back in.

Uninstall Adobe Creative Cloud Applications

  1. Open the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application.

  2. Select Apps.

  3. Select All Apps.

  4. Find the Adobe application you want to remove.

  5. Select the three dots (…) next to the application.

  6. Select Uninstall.

  7. Choose Keep or Remove when prompted:

    • Keep — Keeps the application's preferences, plugins, and other settings.

    • Remove — Removes the application's preferences, plugins, notifications, and other settings.

  8. The application will begin uninstalling.

Adobe's current instructions can be found here: Uninstall Creative Cloud Apps

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