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sandrah80731053
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August 27, 2026
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Acrobat Pro unable to delete or cut in edit mod, starting Aug 26, 2026

  • August 27, 2026
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Acrobat Pro stopped being able to remove anything from a page either using delete or cut yesterday. It does not give any error message, the object just doesn’t go away; when deleting (either with keyboard key or with right-click menu) it acts as if you never gave the command, and when cutting (either with ctrl-X or with right-click menu) it copies the object to the clipboard but doesn’t remove the original. This is only for trying to delete objects, the delete pages function is still working fine. I noticed this starting yesterday afternoon, and a Reddit thread was started this morning where five other users (at the time of my writing this post) are complaining of having the same issue today.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Acrobat/comments/1vztnqq/unable_to_delete_objects_using_edit/

I use the edit function of Acrobat Pro nearly everyday at work and have done so for many years, this is a brand new problem as of yesterday afternoon. I am running Acrobat Pro version 2026.001.21789 | 64-bit on a Windows 11 machine, and this started around 2-3pm Pacific time yesterday (Wednesday August 26).

      Correct answer Meenakshi Negi

      Hi fierce_Hero29da,

       

      Thank you for reaching out, and sorry for the trouble this may have caused.

      This has been fixed. If you are still experiencing the issue, please try relaunching the application twice, then keep it open for approximately one minute. This will apply the backend changes and resolve the issue.

      Also, try to update the application to the latest version 26.002.21869 released today. In Acrobat, go to Menu  > Help > Check for updates. For more information, refer to the following help page: 26.002.21869 Planned update.

       

      If you still experience the same, let us know.

       

      Thanks,

      Meenakshi

      31 replies

      fierce_Hero29da
      Participant
      August 30, 2026

      Hi Team,

       

      Can someone please clarify if this has been resolved. My business is at a standstill.

      Meenakshi Negi
      Community Manager
      Meenakshi NegiCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
      Community Manager
      August 31, 2026

      Hi fierce_Hero29da,

       

      Thank you for reaching out, and sorry for the trouble this may have caused.

      This has been fixed. If you are still experiencing the issue, please try relaunching the application twice, then keep it open for approximately one minute. This will apply the backend changes and resolve the issue.

      Also, try to update the application to the latest version 26.002.21869 released today. In Acrobat, go to Menu  > Help > Check for updates. For more information, refer to the following help page: 26.002.21869 Planned update.

       

      If you still experience the same, let us know.

       

      Thanks,

      Meenakshi

        Mary Beth34274104yjfh
        Participant
        August 29, 2026

        This is a wildly problematic bug. Makes the app essentially unusable for my purposes. Please update when a solution has been found.

        sandrah80731053Author
        Known Participant
        August 28, 2026

        AT 3:30pm ON FRIDAY AUG 28 THE COPY-PASTE FUNCTION ALSO VERY ABRUPTLY BROKE!!! HAVE TRIED SHUTTING DOWN AND RESTARTING, STILL CAN’T COPY-PASTE!!!

        Russell25415992acx9
        Participating Frequently
        August 28, 2026

        you can use the contant tab to select and delete objects.  GO to view, show/hide, navigation panes content.  this will allow you to work threw every object in edit mode and delete your object.

        select you way threw the list at the left.  use shift select to select multiple objects and hit deleate.

         

          CarrieKline
          Participant
          August 28, 2026

          Just chiming in. Issue started late afternoon two days ago. Can’t delete certain images on documents nor delete large amounts of text or tables. Can’t really use the online version. It’s slow, clunky and doesn’t have the options needed for work. This is affecting multiple co workers, work is taking hours longer as we’re trying to find workarounds. 

          MajHussain
          Participant
          August 28, 2026

          As a workaround i’ve managed to use the web version; this is accessible via the Creative Cloud app.  

          Tim35281372e3o0
          Participant
          August 28, 2026

          We have exactly the same problem, can edit text on a pdf drawing but nothing else, i.e. the detail of the drawing. Total nightmare. You can select what you want to delete, but it doesn’t let you.

          Come on Adobe, Sort this out!

           

            yrootberg
            Participant
            August 28, 2026

            I have been having the same issue starting August 27th 2026 around 7am CT. Same version on windows (2026.001.21789). I have not tried it on the Mac. There are a few work arounds, but this verry annoying and making my job take longer than it should.

             

            Will27806141j4nx
            Participant
            August 28, 2026

            Discovered that an element in a PDF couldn’t be deleted, so I figured I’d cover it with an opaque/white box and superimpose what needs to be in place as a workaround. Unfortunately, Arrange (Send to Back, Bring to Front) doesn’t work either. Irritating to say the least.

              daring_shape9637
              Participant
              August 28, 2026

              I am having the same problem!

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