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Acrobat XI won't work unless I install Flash?

  • October 2, 2022
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My Acrobat XI Pro installed on Win 10 was working fine up until a few weeks-ish ago.  Today, any time I try to combine files in a pdf, I get a message saying that I need to install Flash.  Adobe deprecated Flash a few years back, so that's not going to work.  I can't get past this problem, as Adobe crashes if I do anything but go to a website that says Flash is deprecated.  Please help, this is just plain stupid, there is no reason for it to suddenly stop working.

 

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JR Boulay
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JR BoulayCommunity Expert
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October 6, 2022
"nyCecilia 

I see no such setting."

It's here:

 

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October 4, 2022

If you do t want to make portfolios, then turn off the option to make them!! Then you can still do what you want. This option is somewhere in the combine files settings. 

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    nyCeciliaAuthor
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    October 5, 2022

    I see no such setting.  I'd be willing to try, although my thought is that this is not going to make combining files magically work again.  But if you can point out where to turn off the option for making portfolios (and where the combine files settings can be found), then I can try it.

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    October 5, 2022

    I don't have Acrobat XI to try, but I have an old system with Acrobat X and it still combines files just fine. Flash Player is gone forever, cannot be downloaded, and is blocked in Windows by Microsoft.

     

    So, perhaps you can take us through what you do in Acrobat XI. A detailed description, or screen shots of each point, or a movie. We may be able to see a point at which you could do something differently.

    JR Boulay
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    JR BoulayCommunity Expert
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    October 4, 2022

    - Pirates and hackers have not waited for the arrival of the Internet to crack down.

     

    - If Acrobat asks you for Flash Player it is probably because one or more of the documents you want to merge contains Flash objects.
    You should proceed by elimination.

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      nyCeciliaAuthor
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      October 5, 2022

      None of the pdfs I am merging have flash.  They're all text.

       

      If a computer is not connected to the internet, then there is no way to abuse flash on a computer that is only turned on one day a week and not connected to said internet.

       

      Also, I am an adult.  I should be entitled to take on the risks that I choose that do not affect others.  

      try67
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      try67Community Expert
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      October 3, 2022

      You can still merge files, just not as a Portfolio, which was indeed dependent on (the now-defunct) Flash technology in Acrobat XI.

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      nyCeciliaAuthor
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      October 3, 2022

      Merging 30 or 40 files one file at a time is ridiculous.  I want my (relatively) software to work again.  I'm willing to take the risk to have this working the way it was a few days ago.

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      nyCeciliaAuthor
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      October 3, 2022

      ok, just figured it out, Adobe wants money from me.  Well, I've already paid, I bought this software, and you're taking it away.  So sick of corporations deciding they want more and more money for something I've already bought.  Bye bye adobe.  I will not be getting a "subscription" to your "cloud" software.

      Nancy OShea
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      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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      October 3, 2022

      You're using outdated software which is bad for security reasons not to mention lack of features.  Depending on what all you need Acrobat for, you might not need a paid plan.

       

      FREE Acrobat Reader -- view, comment & sign PDF.
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      https://acrobat.adobe.com/acrobat/acrobat-pro.html

       

      Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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      nyCeciliaAuthor
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      October 3, 2022

      I need to 1. run scripts, and 2. merge files (sometimes .jpg and sometimes .pdf) into a single pdf.  I'm pretty sure I need the software to do both.  Also, I should be entitled to take whatever "risks" I want to take with my computer.  Fine if you want to block it for people who don't know better, but there should be an option for those of us willing to take the "risk" (since there is no way to "fault" adobe anyway).

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