If you think you have installed the Adobe Application Manager (AAM) and realized that it is not really needed to update or manage the Adobe applications installed on your computer, then you are not alone.
Many users are having the same dilemma. They claim that it is not easy or next to impossible to uninstall the Adobe Application Manager completely in Windows 10 and macOS.
For Windows 10 users, the Adobe Application Manager does not show up in the Windows Programs and Features setting in Control Panel. This can be frustrating for some users. However, Adobe has its reasons for doing it this way. Read on to learn more.
Is It Safe to Uninstall the Adobe Application Manager?
Adobe Creative Cloud (CC) desktop app needs the Adobe Application Manager to keep it updated. The Creative Cloud desktop app is used to manage the installation of Creative Cloud apps such as Adobe Photoshop CC or Illustrator CC on computers running Mac OS 10.7 or later, or Windows 7 or later.
However, if you have an older system, the Adobe Application Manager is the essential tool to manage the Creative Cloud installations and updates.
How to Uninstall or Remove Adobe Application Manager
When you have Creative Cloud applications installed, the Adobe Application Manager is required on your computer. It’s a non-negotiable situation. So, the straight answer is, you can not uninstall or remove it from your computer as long as you have Creative Cloud apps installed.
To completely remove Adobe Application Manager, you need to uninstall every Creative Cloud app you have in your system. It will be automatically removed when you uninstall the last Adobe Creative Cloud product from your computer.
Below are the steps to remove Creative Cloud apps from your Windows 10 or macOS computer.
Uninstall or Remove Creative Cloud Apps on Mac OS
- Double-click your hard drive.
- Go to Applications > Utilities > Adobe Installers.
- To remove all the Adobe Creative Cloud applications, run all the Adobe uninstallers.
Uninstall or Remove Creative Cloud Apps on Windows 10
Adobe offers a Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool for Windows users. It removes the database entries but not the physical files associated with the CC app installation.
To completely remove all Creative Cloud app components, you need to run the program uninstallers. To do this:
- Click Start > Control Panel.
- Click Programs and Features.
- Select a Creative Cloud application and click Uninstall.
- Repeat step 3 for all Creative Cloud applications.
That’s it! In reality, you really cannot remove the Adobe Application Manager from your system as long as you are still using any of the Creative Cloud apps. It helps maintain your CC app installations as well as manages updates and downloaded files.
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