Not uninstalling Maxon Cinema 4D

[TheOneUnknown]

Hi!

I just read this post from @omidsolo:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects/prevent-maxon-cinema-4d-force-install/td-p/10695447/pag...

Besides I completelly agree with him and I don't want software to be installed behind my back that hardly anyone needs, I tried to uninstall all Adobe apps which are included in the "All Apps" msi template. This is offered for download in the Admin Console. After uninstalling them trough the "Uninstall" button by rightclicking the msi, I found Maxon Cinema 4D still sitting on my PC without even knowing it was installed with the rest of the Adobe apps before, since it's not listed in "Applications included" in the Admin Console. This is very cheeky and in my eyes very unprofessional, and I just wanted to leave this here! I have now the problem that I should be able to silent uninstall all Adobe apps for use in SCCM but I just can't, since I don't think I'm able to uninstall Maxon with the command line. If there is an MSI Code for it or something like this please let me know.

 - A dissatisfied User

[automatisering]

As an SCCM admin I would like to know the same. How can we silently uninstall Cinema 4D when silently uninstalling After Effects?

[phaelam]

why i Maxon even ON my machine. this is stupid. it has NOTHING to do with anything i do....and it should not default install taking up a G of space with no indication that it was being added to my install.

Maxon fail.

[Rick Gerard]

Removing the C4D Lite app and rendering engine disables many key features in After Effects, will cause a hang or crash if you try and enable the C4D rendering engine, and limits your ability to use many useful features, and only gains you about 800 MB of disk space. If you are killing your system by having an additional 800 MB of files in your applications folder then your system probably does not meet the minimum system requirements recommended for After Effects and your creative options are already severely limited. Deleting or uninstalling Maxon makes about as much sense as deleting plug-ins you don't think you will ever use. I have the entire Red Giant Suite, Saphire, Boris FX, Video Copilot effects packages installed so I have several hundred plugins installed as well as a couple of hundred scripts, about 600 animation presets that I created, and a bunch that I have bought. I could save a bit of disk space if I deleted the ones that I don't use often or even the ones that I can't remember ever using, but if I was up against a deadline and had a design problem that could only be solved efficiently by using something like Saphire's S_Zap, which I have never used, I would kick myself while I missed the deadline. 

[phaelam]

great thats good for you. i have tons of space. but none for products i dont use.

i reserved for audio production. i could care less about after effects and c4d.

i shouldnt be forced to install apps i dont use WITHOUT notice.

[phaelam]

sorry about the sh***y typing....typing isnt my forté

[alexdven]

Most software designers and manufacturers have not really aligned. With new SSD drives with reduced space acting as disk C there is no space to install anything. When you try to install Adobe products on another disk you get an automatic override and most files end up on C anyway. Maybe they can design a "move" function.

[Rick Gerard]

Follow the proper installation procedure in Creative Cloud, and all Adobe apps can be successfully installed on a different drive. You can even move the Library folders. You must follow the correct procedure and start with the preferences in Creative Cloud. I installed the entire Adobe Creative Suite in an external SSD when I began testing Adobe products on a new bare minimum Mac Mini with 8-GB of Ram and 256-GB of storage. I had Davinci, Logic Pro, Final Cut Pro, Motion, the entire Microsoft Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, and a bunch more apps installed on a 1 TB external SSD. All apps used about 80% of the SSD, and the system drive was only about 25% utilized. 

The additional functionality the C4D installation gives After Effects more than makes up for the relatively small storage and cache requirements. 

[Annabeth22541550jecp]

Tell me then, oh wise one, why they downloaded one for 2022, 2023, AND 2024 AND I CAN"T UNINSTALL ANY OF THEM. THis is about to make me cancel this bullsh** membership

[peternelson]

Maxon should not be there in the first place!

Especially on an SSD any space that's used up is a littler less space available for load balancing.   Don't make excuses for Adobe -  I didn't ask for Maxon and I want it off.

[Annabeth22541550jecp]

I wish there was a downvote button for how unbelievably unhelpful this comment is in this forum.

[CITEC-ITS]

@TheOneUnknown 

I've just run into this issue myself - yes, very deceptive! As a fellow ConfigMgr Admin myself, this is very frustrating.

However, the actual issue has been hijacked! So let's get back to it shall we  🙂

In a corporate environment, when us ConfigMgr Admin's want to uninstall something, we should be able to run said uninstaller and have it uninstall everything it installs, not run said uninstaller and find that it only does half a job!

Anyway, after some sleuthing, have found out the following...

(thanks to MarcinTarka from over @ www.itninja.com)

--mode unattended or in full >> "C:\Program Files\Maxon Cinema 4D R22\uninstall.exe" --mode unattended

...is what we are looking for. And might I note, this is an undocumented feature!

Running "uninstall.exe /?" gives us this error window:

Running "uninstall.exe --help" gives us this window:

Thank you so very, very much for the support Adobe  😛  Perhaps this could be added to the "--help" documentation in the future. . . .

[jw91199429]

Adobe is having a strategy that is sole based on profits, they have becoma a disaster.. Similar to windows, its the marked share that keeps is going, not the quality..  Maybe stop growing in profit eacht year, and start investing into your customers?

[Annabeth22541550jecp]

At this point I'm contemplating ending my membership over how scammy they've become.