I want to remove Adobe raw from elements 2024. How do I delete it?

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February 9, 2026
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I want to remove adobe raw from Elements 2024. I found instructions that said to delete the plug in. I uninstalled the plug in, but adobe raw still appears in the edit menu. What do I need to do to remove adobe raw?

Jeff Arola

Community Expert

What operating system are you using?

Why do you want to remove Camera Raw from PSE 2024?

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davea14Author

Participant

I’m using Windows 11. I can not access pictures that are not in camera raw. Do you know of a way to access the non camera row pictures

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Phinny

Legend

Since you’re pretty sure Raw has been uninstalled, but it’s still showing in your File menu, do this.

Close PSE and navigate to >!--startfragment>

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\Elements 2024\File Formats\ !--endfragment>

Look for a Camera Raw.8bi file. This is what’s causing Raw to load every time you start the program.!--startfragment>

Your options include deleting this Camera Raw.8bi plugin (works but not recommended) OR renaming it something like Camera Raw.8bi.disabled. !--endfragment>!--startfragment>

Restart PSE and you should be good to go. Have you already tried this?

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davea14Author

Participant

I had to reinstall the plug in to follow your instructions. I followed your instructions and changed the camera raw.8bi to raw.8bi.disabled. When I restarted PSE, I got the following message. What should I do now?

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Phinny

Legend

Why did you need to reinstall the plugin to follow my instructions.

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