This is particularly problematic when permissions set on plist entries or files prevent the successful installation of new installs andor updates.

The Adobe Reader and Acrobat Cleaner Tool is designed to fix such issues by cleaning up corrupted installations, including removing or fixing corrupted files, removing or changing permissions registry entries, etc.

The tool provides options for removing problematic Acrobat items only while leaving Reader untouched and vice versa.

To access the Adobe Reader and Acrobat Cleaner Tool, please enable JavaScript and reload the page.

IT CAN ONLY BE USED WITH STANDALONE VERSIONS OF ACROBAT AND ADOBE READER.

The Windows version of the tool only supports cleanup of DC products (both Continuous and Classic tracks).

If you want to remove any older versions of Acrobat and Reader products then please refer to AcroCleaner for 10.x and later.

In some scenarios Cleaner tool for Windows might affect some preferences common between Acrobat and Reader.

Once you are done, please send us your comments and let us know about your experience.

This tool can only be used with standalone versions of Acrobat and Reader.

Default the products default location; e.g.

C:Program Files (x86)AdobeReader 10.0.

This search includes non-default paths as well as default paths such as C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat 10.0.

By default, all the listed applications will be selected for clean-up.

Following buttons below the lists can be used to customize the list.

Remove button: Select the application you dont want to uninstall and click Remove button below that particular list.

When this problem occurs, run Repair on the remaining product and reboot the machine to make the remaining product the default PDF handler.

For example, for EFG it would be AC76BA86-1033-F400-7761-000000000004.

The File in Use dialog appears when you try to uninstall a product that is already running.

Uninstall Adobe Reader On Mac Os X