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Holley34293281ugis
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December 15, 2023
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Adobe Acrobat slow to respond

  • December 15, 2023
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Recently when dealing with PDFs in acrobate it has become very slow. What would cause this

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    Correct answer Amal.

    Hi there

     

    Have you tried the steps suggested earlier?

     

    Also, go to Preferences (Ctrl,CMD+K) > Page View > Under Rendering, Uncheck 'Use page Cache' > click OK and reboot the application and check if that works.

     

    Let us know how it goes.

     

    ~Amal

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    Daniel C. W.
    Participating Frequently
    January 4, 2024

    Same here - freezes, hangs, unresponsive behaviour after opening the application. I think it is since the last update like that. Using version 2023.006.20380 of Acrobat Pro.

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      staciem88509630
      Participant
      June 23, 2024

      It's June and it is still PAINFULLY slow. It should take me 2 hours to add 2 sentences to a file.

      Yes, I have tried all the steps above.  This is an issue going back years. Confused as to why this can't be fixed.

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      zeda2022
      Inspiring
      June 27, 2024

      Hi there

       

      We are sorry to hear that the issue still exists, please try to turn off the protected mode for testing and see if that works. Go to Preferences (Ctrl,Cmd+K) > Enhanced Security > Uncheck 'Enable protected mode at startup' > click OK and  reboot the computer once.

      Note: Please turn on the security after testing to avoid any security risk.

       

      ~Amal


      Hallo

      bewirkt GENAU nichts!

      Uns tut es nicht leid, sondern für uns ist es eine Frechheit den zahlenden Kunden so einen Mist aufzutischen! Für uns und viele andere ist ADOBE Acrobat mit seinen Fehlern seit Monaten mit sehr viel Zeit und Kosten verbunden. Leider ist ADOBE und deren Techniker seit 8 Monaten nicht fähig, einen nicht funktionierenden Acrobat zu fixen.

      Amal.
      Community Manager
      Amal.Community Manager
      Community Manager
      December 27, 2023

      Hi @Holley34293281ugis 

      Hope you are doing well and sorry to hear that

      Is this an issue with a particular PDF file or with all the PDFs? Please try with a different PDF file and check. If the file is stored on a shared network/drive please download it to your computer locally and then try again.

      What is the version of the Acrobat DC you are using? To check the version go to Help > About Acrobat and make sure you have the recent version 23.08.2042X  installed. Go to Help > Check for updates and reboot the computer once.

      Also try to repair the installation from the help menu (Win Only) and see if that works.

      Please try to reset the Acrobat preferences as described here https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/how-to-reset-acrobat-preference-settings-to-default/td-p/4792082

      You may also try to create a new test user profile with full admin rights in Win or enable the root account in MAC and try using the application there and check.

      If it still doesn't work, please remove the application using the Acrobat cleaner tool https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/Labs/cleaner.html , reboot the computer and reinstall the application using the direct link https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/acrobat-dc-downloads.html

       

      ~Amal

       

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        TMDTech
        Participant
        January 3, 2024

        Also having several users complaining the past few weeks of slow performance

          Amal.
          Community Manager
          Amal.Community ManagerCorrect answer
          Community Manager
          January 4, 2024

          Hi there

           

          Have you tried the steps suggested earlier?

           

          Also, go to Preferences (Ctrl,CMD+K) > Page View > Under Rendering, Uncheck 'Use page Cache' > click OK and reboot the application and check if that works.

           

          Let us know how it goes.

           

          ~Amal

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            Aleshea
            Participant
            December 26, 2023

            My personal Acrobat takes at least a minute before it will allow me to do anything.  Also, I usually convert files into PDFs and email them as attachments in Outlook. I normally do this right from Acrobat. Now when I try to do this nothing happens. No messages, nothing. I just found out today that my company is also having this issue. 

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            Care34356916gpi2
            Participant
            December 19, 2023

            I am also having major issues lately. When I open a PDF it opens properly and I am able to see my document and then suddenly the program is "Not Responding". Not sure what to do about this as I have the current Adobe Acrobat Upate and have uninstalled and reinstalled the program.

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