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John24077765nr5u
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June 21, 2023
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I want to revert to a previous version of Acrobat Pro.. how??

  • June 21, 2023
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Version 2023.003.20201 is absolutely terrible!! Who decided to change the UX and UI of this app? It was perfectly fine. Now it's unusable. How does one go back a version? I should have turned off my auto-updates. This is a very dissapointing update in every possible way. Would love some info on my request. Thank you.

    Correct answer Spikestrider

    I want to thank Kodak for helping me, they gave me instructions how to remove the current version and links to last years version. This version broke multiple plug-ins and so many other issues with how it ran. I cant even use any  Plug ins with a 4k monitor since over a year ago. At least last year the Plug ins would run on Non 4 K monitors. Adobe needs to be more aware of what the users needs are and work with companies like Kodak that have Prepress plug ins that are for printing. Adobe, let us know when this is fixed.

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    garrettb88872738
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    August 31, 2023

    SUPER EASY TO REVERT BACK. 

    OPEN ADOBE ACROBAT, UNDER MENU SELECT DISABLE NEW VERSION (or something like that - can't quite remember) AND A PROMPT COMES UP ASKING TO RESTART, SELECT RESTART AND YOU ARE NOW BACK TO THE OLD VERSION WHICH IS SO MUCH BETTER. I HATED THE NEW VERSION! HOPE THIS HELPS! 🙂

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      Kristine32008518mixf
      Participant
      August 31, 2023

      So glad I found discussion.  You have saved me. Very happy to be able to revert back to old format. Thank you!

        JDJAWS
        JDJAWS
        Participant
        August 29, 2023

        100% agree. I hate this horrible platform. I can't do anything. I can't even save a file to a folder on my hard drive.

         

          patrick34238
          patrick34238
          Known Participant
          August 31, 2023

          I completely agree with everybody. This new interface is awful, unwanted, useless. Adobe should instead respond to a request I made many times: it has to do with saving a session. I often have about 20 files open at the same time. The automatic or manual "reopen PDFs from last session" doesn't  work all the time after a restart, a glitch or whatever. There should be a way to save a session and be sure to be able to retrieve it. That's serious work, and something more important than cosmetics or changing the interface for the sake of changing!

            paulj82119236
            paulj82119236
            Participant
            August 29, 2023

            Agreed it is horrible to use

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              defaultgmk7efu399ob
              Participant
              August 25, 2023

              THANK YOU FOR THIS POST!  Did NOT like the new interface that just appeared out of nowhere! Need to work quickly and BAM!  - where is everything?! and why isn't edit disabled when I need to add text so my document formatting is getting messed up?!  Sigh - now I can work in peace - thanks again!

               

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                KSS -PARA
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                August 24, 2023

                I completely agree! The new Adobe is AWEFUL!!!!  I reverted back to the previous version as well.  Not sure why the changed it to begin with, was great as it was.  Tried using the new version all week and ran into issue after issue, stahling out, spinning wheel of death, all the tools and buttons are so much harder to find.  Trying to save is a nightmare.  WHY do they do this???? 

                 

                  Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com
                  Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com
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                  August 24, 2023

                  You can revert to the classic GUI interface by following the instructions here:

                  https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/acrobat-2023-how-to-revert-to-classic-gui-user-interface/m-p/14052807#M426838

                   

                   

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                    Dawn311415197uiy
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                    August 24, 2023

                    I agree, the new version is terrible, and super buggy.  It no longer even realizes that I have already purchased the Pro version. =(

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                      defaultu1xukl7lxkc0
                      Participant
                      August 24, 2023

                      Thanks everyone for the tips & tricks on this situation. Acrobat somehow updated itself without any prompt or action from the user, despite updates supposedly being routed through the Creative Cloud interface. Then it proceeded to white box over my work for 10 minutes+ with an irrational spinning update icon straight out of Windows 98.

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                        Wayne25253193hapb
                        Participant
                        August 24, 2023

                        I cannot agree enough! It is aboslutely horrific! Non of the previous functionality that I used works any more and its delaying my work! I wish they would just leave it ALONE!

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                          Timothy31856906ul5q
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                          August 24, 2023

                          Thank you for the help. That was a major change without notice.

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