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Participant
March 4, 2021

Hi, 

 

Did we ever figure out how to delete signatures so that we can make useful edits to PDF documents?  

 

Surely this must be possible in 2021!  

 

 

try67
Community Expert
Community Expert
March 4, 2021

You're not supposed to delete signatures from a file (unless you applied them). If you want to edit it ask the people who sent it to you to send a non-signed version.

Participant
August 3, 2016

Hello PattiP,

Please follow the path C:\Users\user name\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Acrobat\DC\Security

This holds the file for all of the signature created Adobe DC.

You be able to delete each signature and they will not appear in the Sign As menu once removed.

I hope this helps. Good Luck

Participating Frequently
August 1, 2014

I am having this same problem with Acrobat XI Pro. I created a digital signature but cannot recall the password that I created for it. I guess I didn;t realize how difficult it would be (impossible!) to reset it.

I went so far as to uninstall Acrobat from my computer and reinstall via Creative Cloud but I still cannot reset or delete it.

Has anyone been successful in deleting the digital ID/signature from the new version of Acrobat Pro?

Thank you!

Steven_Madwin
Adobe Employee
Adobe Employee
August 1, 2014

Hi Couple_maw,

Are you on Windows or Mac?

Steve

Participating Frequently
August 1, 2014

I'm on Mac.

Steven_Madwin
Adobe Employee
Adobe Employee
October 9, 2012

Hi Patti,

You can only delete a digital signature using Acrobat or Reader if you have access to the private key (digital ID) that was used to create the signature. Once upon a time anyone could delete a digital signature in Acrobat (other than a certifying signature), but that was deemed a security flaw and we limited deletion of a signature to only the person that created it in the first place.

Steve

PattiP2Author
Participant
October 9, 2012

Hi Steve,

Sorry to say, I have absolutely no idea at all!

P.

Steven_Madwin
Adobe Employee
Adobe Employee
October 9, 2012

Hi Patti.

You mean you have no idea what I'm talking about (a very common occurance), or you get what I was trying to say and have no idea if the digital ID used to create the signature is still available?

Steve