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AhldenKlotz
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July 26, 2024
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Error: 'One or more pages are in use and could not be deleted'. Cannot resolve.

  • July 26, 2024
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When I try to delete pages in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC I recieve an error message 'One or more pages are in use and could not be deleted'.

No other pages or files are open. I have deleted and resinstalled adobe. I have changed every setting that other discussions have talked about. Nothing fixes this. I need to be able to delete multiple pages and often, its a vital part of my job. 

My boss moved me to a completely new computer and the problem is still there. It is only for my adobe. All we can think of is its my adobe account/login that has the glitch.

 

If we cannot resolve this my boss is going to move us to another PDF application. (We have 30 employees)

Correct answer LTCjury

This drove (and still does) me crazy. Here is how I fix it:

Go to Edit/Preferences/Accessibility and uncheck "Enable assistive technology support" 

 

It seems that if I have images or documents within my PDF, it wants to scan them which messes up the ability to delete pages. 

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David343331190ege
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November 20, 2025

What a worthless program!

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LTCjuryCorrect answer
Participant
March 31, 2025

This drove (and still does) me crazy. Here is how I fix it:

Go to Edit/Preferences/Accessibility and uncheck "Enable assistive technology support" 

 

It seems that if I have images or documents within my PDF, it wants to scan them which messes up the ability to delete pages. 

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    josephm74923106
    Participant
    April 9, 2025

    This worked for me, but I had to restart Acrobat as well.

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    pamela_7359
    Participant
    November 15, 2024

    The long process I have been doing is 

    1. Go to Organize pages.
    2. Move all the pages to the top that I do not need (that won't let me delete)
    3. Print to: Microsoft Print to PDF only the range of pages I want to keep
    4.  Save 😉
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    pamela_7359
    Participant
    November 15, 2024

    This is one issue that I am constantly having to deal with.  😞

    yash singh
    yash singh
    Participating Frequently
    July 26, 2024

    Is his happening on a sigle file or all files ?

     

    If its a single file can you try to remove the layers by recreating the file ? 
    you can use the Following article on How to remove layers from Acrobat 

    yashas@adobe.foundation
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    AhldenKlotzAuthor
    Participant
    August 1, 2024

    All files. We even set the team member up on a completley new computer and she has the same issue

    creative explorer
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    creative explorerCommunity Expert
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    August 1, 2024

    @AhldenKlotz chances are that file is opened on someone's computer? And you need to locate that file and close it. I am hoping you have gone around, and close everybody's open applciations as well any web broswer to close it.  If that didn't work, the next step is to turn off the enhance protection.

    In Acrobat, go to Preferences: Keyboard shortcuts: Command K for the Mac, Control K for the PC
    Security (Enhanced) and uncheck the 'Enable Enhanced Security' or 'Enable protected mode at startup' option. Restart Acrobat and try deleting the pages.

     


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