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So, this article will tell you how to uninstall Adobe Creative Cloud completely from both Windows and Mac/MacBook. If you have ever used an Adobe product on your computer, you may remember the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app. But you might wonder if you need Creative Cloud even if you love the apps you use, like Audition and After Effects.
If you want to get rid of all Adobe Creative Cloud apps because you want to switch to a different post-processing tool, you might run into some problems. It looks like a lot of people have trouble getting rid of programs like Adobe Creative Cloud from their computers. Some have problems when they try to uninstall the program, while others have problems after the program is gone.
Ways to uninstall Adobe Creative Cloud
Uninstall Adobe Creative Cloud manually
- Sign in to the desktop app for Adobe Creative Cloud.
- You can’t get rid of the Creative Cloud desktop app until all Adobe programs like Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro are gone from the computer. Tap the dotted icon next to the Open button, then tap Uninstall to get rid of Adobe apps.
- Remove the CC desktop software when all Adobe apps are gone. To do this, go to the Windows menu and click on Settings. Then, go to Apps and search for Adobe Creative Cloud.
- Find Creative Cloud and click “Uninstall” to get rid of it.
- When you confirm the action in a pop-up warning, the process will begin, and you’ll see a green progress bar.
- Click the Close button when it is done. Follow the same instructions to get rid of any other parts of the program or leftover files.
- There are several other ways to uninstall Adobe Creative Cloud if you don’t like this one or aren’t sure that your system is clean.
Delete Creative Cloud with its uninstaller
- To use the uninstaller, download a ZIP file from the official Adobe website, and extract the content.
- Run the file to start things off. In the confirmation message click Uninstall.
- Wait for the process to finish. Click the Close button afterwards.
Use IObit Uninstaller
CCleaner is not the only tool that can do these kinds of things, of course. You could also use IObit Uninstaller, which is another popular third-party tool. It has a free version, can be used in 37 different languages, and, most importantly, can uninstall programs in 20 to 30 seconds.
- Sign in to IObit Uninstaller. You will see a list of all the programs installed on your PC, find Creative Cloud.
- Tick the checkbox next to Adobe Creative Cloud, and then press the green Uninstall button on the right.
- IObit will ask to confirm the deletion. As the process starts, just wait several moments until it’s over and done (but without the confusion by similar puns from the “Airplane” movie).
Use CCleaner as uninstaller
It is a disk cleanup and uninstaller tool that can be used to delete cookies, turn off programs that don’t need to start up, fix the registry, and clean the browser. CCleaner is available in 57 languages and works on all versions of Windows.
- Sign in to CCleaner. Go to the Tools section of the main menu. Then select the Uninstall tab and find Adobe desktop app there.
- To start the process, hit the Uninstall button in the upper right corner. The removal tool will ask you to confirm to uninstall Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop, so do it.
- Wait for the removal process to complete. It will take no more than 30 seconds. You will get a confirmation message, if all is OK, click Close.
What is Adobe Creative Cloud?
Adobe Creative Cloud (CC) is a set of applications and services from Adobe Inc. that gives subscribers access to a collection of software used for graphic design, video editing, web development, and photography, as well as a set of mobile applications and some optional cloud services.
Adobe first talked about the Creative Cloud in October 2011, and the first new versions made just for the Creative Cloud came out on June 17, 2013. Adobe Creative Cloud has a lot of similar apps or extensions, like Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, Flush, and so on.
The cloud is where these apps offer their services. Through Software as a Service, customers don’t fully own these apps; instead, they rent them. When the lease is over, they will no longer be able to use these apps.