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September 25, 2019
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Cannot Cancel Subscription

  • September 25, 2019
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I am writing on here because Adobe has made it essentially impossible for me to cancel my subscription, and I refuse to let Adobe's convoluted cancellation procedures leave me stuck with a subscription that I don't even use anymore.

I noticed today on my billing statement that my Lightroom subscription was renewed for another month -- this I have no problem paying for, since it was on me for not remembering to cancel my subscription earlier.

However, when I try to follow the steps to cancel my subscription, the "Manage Plan," "View Plan," and "Cancel Plan" buttons are missing entirely.

Instead, I'm given a bogus alert saying "There is an issue with your payment details," and the only button I'm given is a "Manage Payment" button.

First of all -- zero changes have been made to the credit card being used to pay for this subscription, and this is made even more obvious by the fact that the charge for this renewal literally appeared on my billing statement today.

When I try to "update my billing information" (with the same information because, again, there is nothing wrong with it), the page just refreshes and the same error message appears... there is zero indication that they even did anything!

To make matters worse, I have now been waiting to be "connected to a specialist" via the online chat for an hour and a half.

 

Adobe. Cancel my subscription. I'm done playing games.

Correct answer Shivangi_Gupta

Thread Summary

A user expressed challenge when trying to cancel the subscription due to failed payment.


 Best Solution for Similar Cases

If this has happened to you, don’t worry! Here’s what you can do next:

1. Update Your Payment Method

  • Adobe requires a valid payment method to process any pending charges before allowing cancellation.
  • Once updated, you should be able to complete the cancellation process smoothly.

2. Check Adobe’s Refund Policy:

  • Adobe offers a 14-day refund window from the beginning of the subscription trial.
  • If you're within this period, you're eligible for a full refund - no questions asked.

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6 replies

Shivangi_GuptaCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
October 6, 2025

Thread Summary

A user expressed challenge when trying to cancel the subscription due to failed payment.


 Best Solution for Similar Cases

If this has happened to you, don’t worry! Here’s what you can do next:

1. Update Your Payment Method

  • Adobe requires a valid payment method to process any pending charges before allowing cancellation.
  • Once updated, you should be able to complete the cancellation process smoothly.

2. Check Adobe’s Refund Policy:

  • Adobe offers a 14-day refund window from the beginning of the subscription trial.
  • If you're within this period, you're eligible for a full refund - no questions asked.

Helpful Resources

Participant
November 7, 2023

I agree , This Cheting by Adobe should be publish on Social Media 

 

kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 7, 2023

make sure you're aware of the cancellation terms by selecting your plan type (at the top of the page here), https://helpx.adobe.com/manage-account/using/creative-cloud-subscription-terms.html

for info on how to cancel your subscription, this page describes the few steps involved, https://helpx.adobe.com/manage-account/using/cancel-subscription.html

if you want to cancel but are unable to follow the steps described in the "how to cancel page", contact adobe support.
twitter/x:
tweet @AdobeCare

p.s. if you're contacted by anyone (via email or private message), it's much more likely to be a scammer than an adobe representative.

Participant
March 15, 2021

exact same problem. where do i talk to a human? cheers

Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 16, 2021
ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
Participant
February 20, 2022

I have the same situation, followed all steps of tutorial and after Manage Suscription I just don't get the Change Plan or Cancel Plan buttons. nothing shows but some buttons that loop me out of Adobe's cancellation process. To make this even worse, I'm paying 2 times the same suscription, one through Adobe CC and one through Apple Store. When attempting to cancel Apple suscription guess what? Looped into Adobe's greedy platform.

 

I'll chat with adobe agent but this should be penalized, I will update with results.

 

*frustration face*

Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 25, 2019

I’m sorry for not being able to provide a solution.

 

As long as there are payement issues you can’t self-cancel. You need to contact customer service! In the chat, type « agent » to get a human answering your request.

 

 

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
Akash Sharma
Legend
September 25, 2019

Moved to correct community.

99jon
Genius
September 25, 2019

I'm sorry to hear of the problems but this is a user to user forum and we are unable to help with account issues. You will need to start another chat session with an Adobe agent to get this resolved.