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esseff2
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July 8, 2010
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Adobe Patch Files

  • July 8, 2010
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In my Applications folder there's a folder containing the Adobe Helper app and another folder called Adobepatchfiles. This folder is currently just under 1GB. Can anyone tell me what these files are and whether I need to keep them?

OOPS!

      Correct answer p_c_e

      Hi Simon,

      Do no delete those the files in the AdobePatchFiles directory. Their presence is required for the successful installation of any

      subsequent patches.

      In case you delete them, the only way you will be able to apply any patch is by reinstalling the application first.

      2 replies

      p_c_e
      Adobe Employee
      p_c_eCorrect answer
      Adobe Employee
      July 10, 2010

      Hi Simon,

      Do no delete those the files in the AdobePatchFiles directory. Their presence is required for the successful installation of any

      subsequent patches.

      In case you delete them, the only way you will be able to apply any patch is by reinstalling the application first.

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      montysM
      Known Participant
      April 26, 2011

      It'd be nice to get a straight answer. The Adobe AdobePatchFiles folder not only opens each time I boot up my computer, but also requires a huge amount of space - i.e. it's annoying and needy, not a good combination...

      What we have is contradictory advice: Simon (an Adobe employee?)  advocates not deleting the AdobePatchFile, while http://dirtywords.tv/2009/reclaim-disk-space-after-creative-suite-4-updates/ does - and gets mega hits for the posting, so much so that he's asking for donations...

      Obviously there's a big need for answers here.

      So what's the story???  It would be soooo nice to actually have Adobe chime in since ultimately they're the only ones who know. At least we'd like to think so...

      For now I think I'm going to go with the dirtywords solution because Simon's solution, which is: pay us a lot of money and then put up with an annoying and needy situation, is not a solution at all - it's an insult.

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        esseff2Author
        Participant
        July 9, 2010

        This might not be in the right place - but surely someone knows what these files are?

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