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May 3, 2019
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"Unable to delete" file in iOS Acrobat

  • May 3, 2019
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I'm trying to delete a PDF in Acrobat on my iPhone and it says it's "Unable to delete" it. What's the problem? Thanks.

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Participating Frequently
November 17, 2023

I have the same issue. Adobe sure has it's share of bugs. Completely dumb ass bug if you ask me.

 

S_S
Community Manager
Community Manager
November 21, 2023

Hi @DVH_1,

 

Sorry for the trouble. Would you mind sharing a few screenshots of the error you see or a screen recording of the issue for better understanding and assistance?

 

-Souvik

Participant
August 3, 2023

I have had the same issue on my iPad, particularly with financial statements. I finally was able to delete using the iPad Files programs. Open files located the problem files which I found in the chrome folder not the adobe folder highlighted the file by holding on the file icon, went to the bottom of pop up list, deleted. 
I then had to go to recently deleted files and again delete from there.

files are finally gone!

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August 3, 2023
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Participant
February 8, 2023

Your files are already deleted. You're trying to delete files from the recent documents. Can you open them? No...

ls_rbls
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 22, 2020

Hi,

 

you may also want to review this guidance as a reference: https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobat/ios/en/openfiles.html#dropbox

 

Participant
May 20, 2020

My issue is the same as SunilSh except that I downloaded a pdf file from Microsoft SharePoint to Files, then Acrobat for iOS - stored on my device only:  iPad Pro (3rd Generation), iOS 13.4.1

 

Files added to Acrobat on my iPad cannot be deleted. ((Unable to delete this file.")

Meenakshi Negi
Community Manager
Community Manager
May 21, 2019

Hi MatthewHutson,

Sorry for the delay in response.

You have mentioned that you get the message "Unable to delete" when trying to delete a file.

- Do you get this message on deleting a particular PDF?

- On which location the file is saved? On this iPad, Document Cloud or other location?

- Share the exact workflow you do and the screenshot of the error message.

- What is the application and OS version on the device?

Let us know if you need any help.

Regards,

Meenakshi

Participant
November 25, 2019

Hello Meenakshi,

 

I have the same problem as Matthew Hutson. I saved a PDF document from WhatsApp to the Files app in iCloud on my iPhone. Then I opened the document in the Files app on my iPad. I copied the document to the Acrobat app on my iPad. I am not using cloud storage on the Acrobat app. I have deleted the document in the Files app. I am unable to delete the document in the Acrobat app on the iPad. I get the error message "Unable to delete documentname.pdf". All iOS versions are 13.x.x.

Please help me delete this document from the Acrobat app on my iPad so that I may free up storage.

 

 Thanks very much.

 

Sunil