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waligoreczka
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February 9, 2018
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How to install Acrobat Pro DC on a different drive?

  • February 9, 2018
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Hi,

Cannot install Acrobat Pro DC on C drive (small SSD gobbled up by Windows) and Acrobat wont let me choose drive

When I try to install Acrobat Pro DC it exits with error message - not enough free space.

There is no possibility for me to leave up free space on C.

I would like to choose another location fo Acrobat Pro DC - how can this be done?

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Correct answer Dov Isaacs

That response is for Adobe Reader and not Adobe Acrobat.

For Acrobat installation, you can set the base of the install using the preferences in the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application. However, be aware that there will still be considerable content installed on your C: drive in the same way that other applications such as Microsoft Office use that space, typically in the C:\ProgramData and C:\users\ directory structure.

Regrettably, you really might need to consider replacing that small SSD drive with something more reasonable, i.e., nothing less that 256GB or 512GB.

          - Dov

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LALAWLA
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July 9, 2022

This is very much not the correct answer. It's an answer--but not the right one. It's a non-sequitur. I too have this question.

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Adobe Employee
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Adobe Employee
June 17, 2022

Get in touch with Adobe customer care they'll help you out.
https://helpx.adobe.com/in/contact.html

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kacia A williams
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February 3, 2022

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AnandSri
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AnandSriCommunity Manager
Community Manager
February 9, 2018

Hello waligoreczka

As per the description above, you are not able to install Acrobat Pro on C drive and want to change the installation location, Is that correct?

Please refer and try the steps from following KB docs How do I install Acrobat Reader DC on my D drive?  Link: https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1994670

Let us know how it goes.

Regards,

Anand Sri.

Dov Isaacs
Dov IsaacsCorrect answer
Legend
February 9, 2018

That response is for Adobe Reader and not Adobe Acrobat.

For Acrobat installation, you can set the base of the install using the preferences in the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application. However, be aware that there will still be considerable content installed on your C: drive in the same way that other applications such as Microsoft Office use that space, typically in the C:\ProgramData and C:\users\ directory structure.

Regrettably, you really might need to consider replacing that small SSD drive with something more reasonable, i.e., nothing less that 256GB or 512GB.

          - Dov

- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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    Vrajesh Kumar
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    September 9, 2020

    Well if you install using disc image I have a sure answer otherwise I am not quite sure but when you are prompted to enter product key or choose to continue in trial you will have a button next to the install button that is the customize button in which you can choose which features to install and which not and where they must be installed but you will still need about 650-700 mb's of space free on your c drive if you choose to install all the features and all of them on the secondary drive and that is the only one I tried.

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