Author Tasnia Salinas By Tasnia Salinas, on January 18, 2021, in Mac Uninstaller

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In this article, we help you to learn How To Uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader on Mac by using our dedicated Mac App Uninstaller software - Omni Remover. Make sure you have downloaded the latest version here before continuing.


Background Knowledge

What is Adobe Acrobat Reader? Adobe Acrobat is a group of PDF Reader application software and Web services developed by Adobe Inc. Adobe Acrobat can view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in Portable Document Format (PDF). The basic Acrobat Reader, available for several desktop and mobile platforms, is freeware; it supports viewing, printing and annotating of PDF files (Get Best Adobe Uninstaller for Mac).

Why you may consider uninstalling Adobe Acrobat Reader on your Mac? Because the "Premium" services in Adobe Acrobat are available, some users will quit and uninstall Adobe Acrobat from their computer due to the paid subscription is ended (How To Uninstall Creative Cloud Mac). Many good Adobe Acrobat alternative PDF editor software can also create, edit, convert, digitally sign, encrypt, export and publish PDF files. Anyway, if you don't need Adobe Acrobat Reader any more, and would like to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader on your Mac, you can follow this quick guide to get it done (Learn How To Uninstall MicroSoft OneNote Mac).



Part 1: How To Uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader on Mac Manually

It may be a mistake that Adobe don't have an uninstaller for Acrobat Reader on Mac. The general method to uninstall Acrobat Reader manually is by deleting the application from the Applications folder and move to Trash to uninstall Reader. To have a clean and complete Adobe Acrobat Reader removal, follow steps below to start (Learn How To Uninstall Adobe Photoshop CC on Mac).

  • Step 1: To uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader on Mac, open Finder > Applications > Adobe Acrobat Reader:
  • How To Uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader on Mac Manually
  • Step 2: After moving the Adobe Acrobat Reader application file to Trash, there are still Adobe Acrobat Reader related cache data, app settings, and other 'Hidden' Adobe Acrobat Reader component files. To get rid of all these Adobe Acrobat Reader leftovers, you need to move further: Open Finder > in Menu, click Go > enter:
  • ~/Library/
  • Step 3: You may see a large amount of system file folders here. Now locate the Adobe Acrobat Reader leftover files by digging into each folder. They are possibly stored in the following folders: Application Support | Caches | Containers | Frameworks | Logs | Preferences | Saved | Application State | WebKit
  • Step 4: Drag the files associated with Adobe Acrobat Reader to Trash > Empty Trash and restart your Mac to finish the removal of Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Part 2: How To Completely Uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader on Mac

As you can see, the manually way to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader on Mac requires basic computer knowledge and it may take 10-20 minutes to accomplish. To have a clean, complete and 1-Click Adobe Acrobat Reader removal solution, we recommend you to choose this professional Mac App Uninstaller software - Omni Remover.

Apart from uninstall the Adobe Acrobat Reader setup program from your Mac, Omni Remover can also scan all your macOS folders to find and clean all Adobe Acrobat Reader associated leftover junk (How To Download iCloud Photos on iPhone). Follow steps below to learn how to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader from Mac with Omni Remover.

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    Step 1:

    Click here to download Omni Remover (Ready for macOS Catalina) > Install and Open Omni Remover on your Mac.

    How To Completely Uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader on Mac Step 1
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    Step 2:

    In Omni Remover > App Uninstall > Click Adobe Acrobat Reader > Clean Uninstall.

    How To Completely Uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader on Mac Step 2
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    Step 3:

    Then Omni Remover will start scanning all Adobe Acrobat Reader data/files > After it finished scanning, click Clean Uninstall to start uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader from your Mac.

    How To Completely Uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader on Mac Step 3

The Bottom Line

Can you uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader from your Mac with our suggestions above? If you have any Adobe Acrobat Reader uninstalling questions or issues, feel free to drop us a line and we are happy to help. One last thing is that, apart from the ability of getting rid of stubborn or unwanted apps (like Adobe Acrobat Reader) to reclaim more free storage on your Mac, Omni Remover is also capable of clean up your Mac by wiping out all application cache/cookie junk files. Free Download now to have a try.


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