Adobe products don’t need any introduction, as these are not only used by web/graphic designers, professionals, photographers, but also by the novice users. Photoshop, In design, Adobe Illustrator, Premiere, and others, 20+ in total, are available either as a package, or each one can be used separately to explore your creativity. However, it may be possible that you have found another better software with a better deal, or maybe the applications haven’t been installed incorrectly and you are getting an error using them, or you are about to transfer your current PC to someone else or selling it off. For all such reasons, and to move ahead you need to uninstall adobe creative cloud. Now although removing Adobe Creative Cloud is not that much different from any other installed application, however, still users sometimes find it hard to remove them. Therefore, in this article we will discuss various methods on how to uninstall Adobe Creative Cloud from your PC as well as Mac.
How to Uninstall Adobe Creative Cloud from Your PC
According to Adobe, the process of uninstalling Adobe Creative Cloud is extremely easy. First of all you need to remove all the installed Adobe apps from Adobe CC desktop app and then remove Adobe CC desktop app.
To get started first sign into Adobe CC app.
Now start removing all the Adobe apps using the Creative Cloud desktop app.
Note: In case any of the apps fail to install then navigate to the Control Panel of your Windows System and uninstall it from there.
Now, once you have successfully removed all Adobe apps, next uninstall Adobe CC desktop program from the Control Panel.
Note: In case Adobe CC desktop program also fails to uninstall then you need to use Adobe CC uninstaller. This we will discuss later.
Next, when Adobe CC desktop application is also removed completely, then you may need to remove other bloatware that may still be present on your system using Adobe CC Cleaner Tool.
Now reboot your computer to permanently remove all the installed Adobe apps.
You may still need to remove all Adobe folders manually from the local storage.
Removing Adobe CC Desktop App
Adobe CC Desktop app is the primary software that helps you in both installation and removal of Adobe apps. Therefore once you have removed all the installed Adobe apps, you have to finally remove Adobe CC desktop app.
To remove it you have to visit Control Panel > Programs and Features. Here you can see all the apps that have been installed on your computer. Now select Adobe CC Desktop app and click on the Uninstall option. You will receive a following popup:
Now, click on the Uninstall button to completely remove it. However, many users still found it difficult to remove them. If you are among them, then the next step is downloading and run the Adobe CC uninstaller software.
Download Adobe CC Uninstaller to Remove Adobe CC Desktop App
You may feel it annoying to download software to remove the existing applications. However, this is only required if you are unable to uninstall Adobe Creative Cloud apps with the conventional way.
To download Adobe CC Uninstaller, visit Adobe official page. Here scroll down a bit and download the ZIP file.
After downloading the file, unzip it and run the executable installer file, named as Creative Cloud Uninstaller.exe.
The installer will now prompt you to confirm to uninstall the Creative Cloud desktop app.
Click on the Uninstall button to proceed.
The uninstaller will then remove the app from your computer and confirm this with a message.
Use Adobe Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool to Remove Adobe CC Desktop App
The Adobe Creative Cloud Cleaner tool is a utility developed by Adobe to completely clean up the corrupt installation files along with removing older Adobe software that are hard to be removed with the conventional uninstallation method.
When to use Adobe Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool
As per Adobe Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool can be used for the following scenarios:
You are facing a problem in updating or installing a Creative Cloud app, even after repairing or uninstalling the Creative Cloud desktop app.
Creative Cloud app fails to open, even after you have tried uninstalling and reinstalling.
Unable to sign into Adobe apps even after various attempts.
Getting Limited Access to Adobe apps and services.
And last but not least, completely remove Older Adobe software.
To get started download the Adobe Creative Cloud Cleaner tool from here
Scroll down on the pageant select your operating system.
When prompted, click on Save File to download it on your device.
Next, right click on the downloaded file and select Run as Administrator. If the Run as Administrator option is unavailable then double click on the downloaded file.
Now, follow the onscreen instructions in the exact order given below:
Choose your language, i.e. type e for English and press Enter.
Type y to accept Adobe End-User License Agreement.
Now select the option with which you want to proceed and type the number. Since we wish to remove all Adobe Creative Cloud apps, click on the option 1, i.e. all.
Type y and then press Enter.
You will now see a message, Adobe Creative Cloud Cleaner tool completed successfully. Press Enter and restart your computer.
Now since the above steps and tool will help you completely uninstall Adobe Creative Cloud apps, you can still check and manually remove remaining Adobe folders that may reside in the location: C:\Program Files\Adobe or C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe.
How to Uninstall Adobe Creative Cloud from Your Mac
If you were using previously using Adobe Creative Cloud on your Mac and now wish to remove them completely then go through the following steps:
Sign in to your Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app, and go through all installed apps and remove them one by one until you have uninstalled all the apps.
After removing Adobe Creative Cloud apps, next remove Remove Adobe CC Desktop App. To do so download the Adobe CC uninstaller for Mac.
To run the tool, you will be asked to enter your Mac login/password.
Once entered, you may receive a warning that the app is downloaded from the Internet. Click on the Open button to proceed.
Next click on the Uninstall button on the next message screen that appears.
This will start the removal process. Once the process completes you will get a confirmation message.
Wrapping Up
So readers this is all from our side. We hope that now you have a clear understanding on how to completely uninstall Adobe Creative Cloud apps from your PC as well as Mac using the conventional methods as well as Adobe CC Uninstaller.
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