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November 9, 2019
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Acrobat (free Version) How to Delete files?

  • November 9, 2019
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Unable to remove  files in free version from Mac computer. I tied draging a file but was unable to delete the file. I hope that there is a simple way to this task. I  don't know how to do lot of thhings on Pc.

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Participant
November 20, 2019

Using LongPathTool You can delete any file even the long file name. It is the best tool to delete files.Try it

Just Shoot Me
Legend
November 9, 2019

I don't know about the Reader program but in Acrobat DC near the bottom right hand corner of the opening screen, where all the Recently opened files are listed, there is a link that reads "Clear Recent" Clicking that removes all the entries on that list.

Just Shoot Me
Legend
November 9, 2019

What FILES ar you trying to Delete?

Is it the actual Adobe Acrobat Reader program you want to remove, Delete, from your system?

Or Files you have opened in Adobe Acrobat Reader.

 

For File use the File Manager that comes with the operating system. For Mac that is Finder. For Windows that is File Explorer (Or if you are using Win 7 or prior it is called Windows Explorer. Same thing, different first name).

For Windows Locate the files you want to delete (use the Search Function, type in the File name) and select and hit the Delete key.

 

For Mac basically the same thing except Right Click after Selecting and select Move To Trash. 

Then Empty the Trash or Recycle Bin, Respectively Mac /Windows.

 

jane-e
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 9, 2019

Are you trying to remove Acrobat Reader or to delete PDF files that you have read?

wcg1Author
Participant
November 9, 2019

I am trying to edit files that were sent to me by emails or other sources would like to delete them as I have read them.

Just Shoot Me
Legend
November 9, 2019

If these files are in emails and you opened them directly in the Acrobat Reader they Never got saved to your hard drive. They were Read from the email attachment and displayed in Reader.

To remove them completely you have to delete the email message.

 

If they are in the list of recently opened files in the Reader program there isn't much you can do about that. that is unless you delete the email they were attached to. Then reader will lose the connection to them and they should be removed from the recent list.

kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 9, 2019

never delete installed programs on windows.  use the uninstaller:  control panel>uninstall program.