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February 3, 2024
Question

Can't deauthorize

  • February 3, 2024
  • 8 replies
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I want to deathorize my account from ADE, but i get the message that it's not possible and have to try again later. I've been trying this for a week now and it still won't work. 

I've tried the steps for Macintosh:

   -  quit Adobe Digital Editions.
  -   Navigate to /Users//Library/Application Support/Adobe/Digital Editions and drag the activation.dat file to the trash.

But this doesn't work because i can't find the map adobe in the Application Supprt map. Can somebody help me ? 

8 replies

Participant
October 28, 2025

alguien econtró la solución para Windows??? 

es frustrante...!!!

Participant
October 28, 2025

Conseguido!! 

 

Borrar autorización en Windows: 

 

Abra el "Editor del Registro", exporte la carpeta "Computadora\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Adept" al escritorio haciendo clic derecho en la carpeta (es solo por seguridad), elimine la carpeta "Adept" dentro del editor, vuelva a abrir Adobe Digital Editions, presione CTRL+SHIFT+U e ingrese sus credenciales de Adobe.
Si la operación fue exitosa, también elimine la carpeta "Adept" en el escritorio después de verificar que se haya vuelto a crear en el Registro (reinicie para actualizar)

Participant
August 16, 2024

I have setup a test windows 11 system just for ADE. Authorization fails. I did follow serveral of the posted fixes. One that is supposed to test the link to the authentication server returns "Service is temporarily not available". I has been unavailable for weeks. Since this is a new install, there are not legacy files or registry entries. As an aside, using Adobe PDF reader, accessing my adobe account works fine.

 

With ADE being EOL by Adobe, can anyone verify that the authorization servers are actually still available, or has Adobe screwed us all by completely removing all elements of ADE from their environment. I hope this can be fixed. Just because Adobe does not want to support ADE should not prevent us from continuing its use. Depending on the actual status of ADE authentication, there may be another issue with deauthorizing when the maximum authorizations if reached. In the past, the only way to clear old entries was to contact Adobe and have them clear the entries.

Participant
August 12, 2024

Someone already found a solution? I have the same problem with mac... 

 

Participant
August 12, 2024

I don't think so. I just tried after a few days and it went fine. Just give it a rest for a few days and pray... You need a miracle... Seriously.

Participant
May 28, 2024

I have the same on MAC. I uninstalled it, as I couldn't use it to transfer my books anyway, and the hell broke loose... Now I cannot install it at all... 

 

Participant
March 18, 2024

I also have the same problem on a mac.

Participant
February 22, 2024

I have the same problem. Cannot select deauthorize or authorize in Windows 11.

Have problems with autorisation for a longer period (first in Windows 10), because once in 3(?) months the book I read at the time becomes blocked and after that al non-Kobo books are blocked. Every time I had to update my Kobo Sage and/or deauthorize and authorize my ereader. Now i cannot select deauthorize or authorize at all. 
I have contacted the Kobo helpdesk but they only refer to the information already on their site. So no help at all. If anybody knows a solution, please!

Participant
February 18, 2024

I have exactly the same problem. cant find a solution either

 

Participant
February 4, 2024

Just want to say I have the same issue. Windows 10. Followed all tips but nothing seem to work.

 

Maybe it has somethiong to do with that i have swapped to a new hard drive by cloning.