How to save downloaded and opened PDF file directly into my laptop, versus saving file in the cloud? Can I delete DC and install Acrobat Reader, which is fine and more user-friendly for my needs, and much, much more secure?

I somehow downloaded and installed Adobe DC as a purported upgrade to the existent Acrobat Reader installed in my laptop.

The DC app has been a disaster for me in terms of generating extra work and convoluted navigation.

Also, I do NOT trust nor want a cloud-based app due to profound, and hard-learned, concerns about privacy and security, plus occasional loss of online connectivity and access, which exigency can make me SOL in terms of using such an external cloud-based app.

Questions:

[1] How can I save a downloaded and opened PDF file directly into my laptop, versus saving file in the cloud and then copying into laptop folder? That multi-step process inside DC is a frustrating PITA, as Adobe Acrobat Reader had been sufficient for my purposes.

[2] Alternately, can I delete DC and install current version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is fine and more user-friendly for my needs, and much, much more secure?

Many thanks in advance for readers' attention and timely advisement & assistance. Today is Tuesday, November 3, 2015.

Regards,

Stephen H. Franke

Email: shfranke@hotmail..com