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jone5753251
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May 28, 2016
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No dictionaries were found...

  • May 28, 2016
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Whenever I type a character (whether in Edit PDF or comment), I get a popup error saying "No dictionaries were found. your installation might be corrupted." When I close the popup, the rest of the session runs fine, and I don't get the error message until the next time I start a session and try to type something. I have run the repair tool from the installation software, and it didn't fix this error.

Any idea how to fix this?

    Correct answer kimberly5E31

    This worked for me on windows 11  * 10-26-2021

     Go to Edit  :  Click Preferences 

                        :  Click Security ( Enhanced ) 

                        :   In sandbox Protected mode at startup (preview) " UNCLICK  "

                        :   Restart Adobe 

                        : Then Check, Edit ,Prefrences , check Spelling to See if works   

    IF works     : Turn back on in sandbox protected mode at startup " CLICK ON "

                        :   Restart Adobe  

    Should be golden 🙂 

    15 replies

    JR Boulay
    Community Expert
    JR BoulayCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 12, 2025

    [MOVED TO THE ACROBAT DISCUSSIONS]

    Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe
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    BobbyR77
    Participant
    July 13, 2024

    Go to Edit

    :  Click Preferences 

    :  Click Security ( Enhanced ) 

     :   Uncheck "Run in AppContainer"

    :   Restart Adobe 

                     

     

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    sawad
    Participant
    November 22, 2023

    THanks for the help.

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    jimbo-texas
    Participant
    March 1, 2023

    To whomever posted the "Security (Enhanced)" procedure, IT DOES NOT WORK! As soon as Protected Mode is re-enabled, the dictionary disappears again. It's beyond ridiculous.

     

    The better solution is to turn off "Protected Mode" in "Security (Enhanced)" but make sure you use a reputable Antivirus program that can do the job that Adobe can't do correctly.

     

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      Jeff33723940cznh
      Participant
      June 24, 2024

      Same here. I followed the instructions turning off Protected Mode and it worked. Then, when I re-enabled Protected Mode, I got the same "No dictionaries were found. Your installation might be corrupted" error message.

      Annoying. I guess I'll keep protected mode turned off.

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      wdburgdorf
      Known Participant
      July 10, 2024

      I replied this last year: 

      For me all is good while "Run in AppContainer" is off. Makes half sense, because dictionaries are probably not in that container. Protected Mode can stay on. 

      Does it not work for you with AppContainer unchecked?

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      maria23558598a9ek
      Participant
      September 30, 2022

      Grazie, ha funzionato

       

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      Alibaba Barber
      Participant
      August 31, 2022

      That worked for me.  Thank you

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      Smoothguitar
      Participant
      July 22, 2022

      If all else fails, try "run as administrator." This workaround worked for me.

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      Marni22594542h9cl
      Participant
      September 2, 2023

      This did not work for me. Still not able to edit or add text. Ran updates but all is already updated.

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        Marni22594542h9cl
        Participant
        September 2, 2023

        Cancel, wrong thread

         

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          mikej56868602
          Participant
          May 6, 2021

          I've recently had this same issue, called Adobe support and we tried uninstalling acrobat pro and also repairing it after reinstalling it.  The support person then when to the PC's registry settings and removed three of the settings, is it possible to document what settings were removed for everyone else here, it solved my issue for the No dictionary error message.  

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            kimberly5E31Correct answer
            Participant
            October 27, 2021

            This worked for me on windows 11  * 10-26-2021

             Go to Edit  :  Click Preferences 

                                :  Click Security ( Enhanced ) 

                                :   In sandbox Protected mode at startup (preview) " UNCLICK  "

                                :   Restart Adobe 

                                : Then Check, Edit ,Prefrences , check Spelling to See if works   

            IF works     : Turn back on in sandbox protected mode at startup " CLICK ON "

                                :   Restart Adobe  

            Should be golden 🙂 

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              PJTurner1964
              Participant
              November 10, 2021

              That worked for me Kimberly. Thanks 🙂

               

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                HabuTech
                Participant
                July 27, 2020

                Below steps worked for me:

                Open only Adobe Acrobat, do not open any files.

                1. Help--> Check for Updates

                2. Then after the updates, Help--> Repair Acrobat Installation

                3. Softwares installation repairs and system restart is required.

                4. Done!

                 

                 

                  Andrea15B9
                  Andrea15B9
                  Participant
                  October 20, 2020

                  It's refreshing to see an answer that doesn't require a degree "tech speak"

                  Thank you, @HabuTech!!

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                  Gunsboy
                  Participant
                  February 7, 2021

                  If the fix installation solution does not work.

                   

                  The steps below worked for me:

                  • Go to Edit > Preferences > Enhanced Security  >
                  • Turn off the Protected View and
                  • Uncheck the Enhanced security
                  • Click OK
                  • Restart Adobe Acrobat
                  • Check, Edit > Prefrences > Spelling
                  • If this works, go back and turn on Enhanced Security

                   

                   

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                    Gbolafort
                    Participant
                    June 5, 2018

                    This has been going for two years. Surely someone at Adobe should be providing an answer to this problem. That would be the meaning of "Customer Service", won't it?

                      AnandSri
                      Community Manager
                      AnandSriCommunity Manager
                      Community Manager
                      August 23, 2018

                      Hello Gbolafort,

                      We're sorry for the delayed response and inconvenience caused. Please install the latest patch of Acrobat from help>check for updates, reboot the machine after updating Acrobat and see if you still get the error message.

                      What is the current version of Acrobat installed? To identify, refer to Identify the product and its version for Acrobat and Reader DC

                      What is the version of the OS installed? (Mac/Windows).

                      Thanks for your time and patience thus far.

                      Regards,

                      Anand Sri.

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                      surfing69
                      Known Participant
                      August 1, 2019

                      it is now august 2019 and the same issue still exists !

                      I have windows 10 and Reader DC 2019.012.20035. I have the dictionary installed and yet every time i ask for spell check i see the same error message !!

                      i have carried out a repair install and also downloaded the latest add-in and installed that and rebooted the machine and still NO spell check

                      GUYS - PLEASE SORT THIS OUT

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