Disable 'send as a link' attachment

[Rob293861073xdu]

Hello,

Until last week, it was possible to add PDF files directly as attachments to a Microsoft Outlook mail.

Now an additional button has been added where a link is shared and the file is shared through Adobe's cloud service.

Is it possible to turn off the option to send the file as a link (and thus upload it to the cloud) by default? So that all files go directly to Outlook as attachments by default again?

[Wilcoxon30665689fw6a]

The message below from Peter works... for a few days. Then it reverts to sending links and I have to disable it again. Boo. 

[Peter30249691ii3p]

I'd guess that your firm's standard build includes this add-in, and your PC is being patched to match the standard. 

[Wilcoxon30665689fw6a]

Personal computer.

[Peter30249691ii3p]

Crap, mine just did it too, and I had to disable again. Will uninstall Adobe and reinstall. What a pain.

[Jeffrey3094610508qt · Accepted solution]

I found a much easier way to stop Adobe from putting doucments into their cloud and using alink in your emails.  And I cannot stand it when company's do this.  I took me over an hour to figure it out for OUTLOOK users only.

In your OUTLOOK porgram on then opening page go to "FILE" in the upper left corner. Then click on "Options" near the bottom.  After clicking on "Options"  on then left side bar go to near the end of then list and click on "Add-ins."  Then at the bottom of then pop-up that appears, you will see "Manage" with two small windows adjacent to the right of the word  "Manage." The one on the far right says "Go."  Click on "Go."  Another pop-p witll appears that is called "COM Add-ins" on the top left. It offers a list of Add-ins available.  On mine, it is the second one called "Adobe Document Cloud for Microsoft Outlook - Acrobat"  click on it and then check will be removed.  VOILA!  done!

[Rebecca29236540f4vw · Accepted solution]

This is the solution that actually works, well done.

[Robyn26258768rswf]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!I have been trying to figure this out for days! This is the only one that worked!

[2NICOLE2]

YOU ARE A SAVING GRACE!

[Yvonne318073294awx]

didn't work for me (sad, frustated emoji).... No add-ins appear under outlook but STILL GETTING THE FRIGGIN ANNOYING PDF LINK!!!!!

[Robert319348953n5r]

I don't have a "Adobe Document Cloud for Microsoft Outlook - Acrobat" Add-in in Outlook to disable. Perhaps it is because I am running Office 2013 and no such Add-in was developed for the old version?  So why do I still have trouble with disabling  defaulting to "Send as a link"?

[Jennifer26098321t35b]

THANK YOU!!!!!  THANK YOU !!!!!  THANK YOU!!!!  This was so beyond frustrating!!!!!

[CardinalFootball]

I've been trying to figure this out for weeks. Tried the other suggestions in Adobe .pdf but those didn't work. If you use Outlook, this one worked!! Thank you Jeffrey3094610508qt!!!

[Arlene29137057olyp]

Awesome!  It works!  Thanks so much for posting this solution!!!

[GABE31984556cgdj]

It also shows the file path, so if you find outlook to be rechecking the box on its own you can also go to the file path and delete the DLL directly (assuming you have admin access on your device).

[Patrick31708800fch0]

Thank you soooo much for posting this! I was pulling my hair out trying to figure it out.

[Christine32800426siop]

thank you so much.  IT SUCKED BIG TIME and i finally found the solution thanks to you, much appreciated!!!! 

to Adobe: this is not the way to make clients happy. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr 

[Anna334874538h5u]

You're a legend!

[Camille30600564xpwc]

I have tried to do this 5 different times now, and it crashes my computer everytime. Does anyone have another suggestion?

[tess0926]

thank you Jeffrey3094610508qt

THAT WORKED!! I  Coudn' stand it anymore. 

[Kathryn2626361136z7]

I love you!!! Thank you for figuring this out! 

[Spyro350133490kx6]

By far the best solution and easiest to implement.  This has been a very frustrating item to amend.  Thank you very much!

[Dave22347557weg3]

Thank you! Adobe pulls the same stunt (trying to push their cloud services) in Photoshop - which can be disabled in preferences. Super annoying.

[Jake36007994w7r8]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!  
I was so frustrated by this and generally annoyed at adobe. You solved the problem. Shame on them. 

[chelsea35264258anxy]

THANK YOU! Finally something that worked! 

[Ocean36243143fuku]

You are a genius! THis was so frustrating to me! Thank you for figuring out the easiest way to do this and posting for all of it!