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April 10, 2023
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Want to cancel subscription and ask for refund

  • April 10, 2023
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Hi - I signed up for a free trial and did not cancel the account after the trial period ended. As it can be seen on my account, I have never used the product and have been paying for no usage. How do I cancel the account and receive a refund for all the months I have been paying and never used? Many thanks James 

Correct answer Shivangi_Gupta

Thread Summary

Users reported that they:

  • Forgot to cancel their free trial before it converted into a paid subscription.
  • Were charged despite not using the service.
  • Faced difficulty accessing the “Manage Plan” button or the cancellation process was unclear.
  • Encountered early termination fees when trying to cancel annual plans billed monthly 

 Best Solution for Similar Cases

If this has happened to you, don’t worry! Here’s what you can do next:

1. Avoid Future Charges:

  • Cancel any active plans via Adobe Account Settings.
  • Set reminders for trial expirations and to avoid auto-renewals

2. Check Subscription Terms and Adobe's refund policy:

  • Adobe offers a 14-day refund window from the beginning of the subscription trial.
  • Annual plans billed monthly, come with a cancellation fee if ended before the contract term is complete.
  • If you have cancelled within 14-day window, please wait for 12-14 business days for the refund to process.

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Shivangi_GuptaCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
Community Manager
September 23, 2025

Thread Summary

Users reported that they:

  • Forgot to cancel their free trial before it converted into a paid subscription.
  • Were charged despite not using the service.
  • Faced difficulty accessing the “Manage Plan” button or the cancellation process was unclear.
  • Encountered early termination fees when trying to cancel annual plans billed monthly 

 Best Solution for Similar Cases

If this has happened to you, don’t worry! Here’s what you can do next:

1. Avoid Future Charges:

  • Cancel any active plans via Adobe Account Settings.
  • Set reminders for trial expirations and to avoid auto-renewals

2. Check Subscription Terms and Adobe's refund policy:

  • Adobe offers a 14-day refund window from the beginning of the subscription trial.
  • Annual plans billed monthly, come with a cancellation fee if ended before the contract term is complete.
  • If you have cancelled within 14-day window, please wait for 12-14 business days for the refund to process.

Helpful Resources

Participant
February 9, 2024

Please cancel nt account and refund my money to my card.

Participant
February 10, 2025

The same happened with me. I got charged and cancelled again and I cant access the agent in the box. Pathetic service

AnandSri
Community Manager
Community Manager
March 12, 2025

Hello!

 

I hope you're doing well, and we apologize for the delayed response and the trouble.

 

Please see these articles to learn more about the cancellation process: https://adobe.ly/3FnUULv

https://adobe.ly/4hqmdSr

 

Thanks,

Anand Sri.

Participant
August 25, 2023

Help want to cancel me adobe account, somehow it's taking money from two of my credit cards. D

Participant
April 16, 2023

Hello, I'm exactly in the same situation. No customer link on any pages after 1 hour search despite many links called "contact us".

I understand that Adobe's desire is to force annual subscriptions, without offering a free basic formula, with very short notice periods, unrelenting customer service, taking advantage of the fact that their customers are very busy and that they will not consider canceling within 14 days of subscription.

In addition, no warning email is sent to warn that the trial period is coming to an end, which would be the most basic of courtesies.

Unable to contact anyone to plead my cause, I have to pay 107€ today, which is added to the 46€ I have already paid because I have not canceled before, without ever having used the service.

 

This type of process is undoubtedly the symptom of a fragile commercial position, of products which undoubtedly lose their attractiveness and which result in forcing customers to take out an annual subscription to ensure Abobe's turnover.

 

However, I continue to request reimbursement of the amounts I paid as a commercial gesture, given that I have never used the service.

Legend
April 16, 2023

These are good points, and you should make them to Adobe Customer Service when you contact them. 

ls_rbls
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 11, 2023

Hi @James29337844wu0m ,

 

If you've purchased Adobe Acrobat directly from Adobe, to cancel your subscription you may use the instructions from the links below:

 

 

creative_wanderlust0D44
Participant
May 1, 2023

Hi,

I have the same issue and I already tried the first link: https://helpx.adobe.com/manage-account/using/cancel-subscription.html
Unfortunately the "manage plan" button shown in step 2 is not displayed in the real webpage... so we are still stuck.

But we still don't know how to cancel the subscription.

Do you have any workable solution?

ls_rbls
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 29, 2023

Use the Adobe Belgium link below: