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Uninstall Creative Cloud apps

Last updated on Oct 14, 2026

Learn how to uninstall Creative Cloud apps and choose whether to keep or remove app preferences.

Select the Creative Cloud   icon in the Windows taskbar or the macOS menu bar to open the Creative Cloud desktop app.

In the Apps tab on the left sidebar, select Your apps. 

Select Your apps to view all the apps installed on your machine
The Your apps view provides a centralized list of installed Adobe apps and quick access to app-specific actions, updates, and product information.

In Your apps tab, select the More actions  icon. This opens the context menu. 

The All apps tab showing all Creative Cloud apps with the three dots button for each app.
Available options in the More actions menu vary by app and installation status, providing quick access to additional app management tasks.

Select Uninstall.

The context menu for a Creative Cloud app includes options to open in the browser and uninstall.
Uninstalling an app removes the application files and lets you keep or remove associated preferences during the uninstall process.

Select Cancel, Remove, or Keep based on your preference.

  • Cancel: Cancels the uninstallation.
  • Remove: Removes the app notifications, alerts, interface settings, plugins, and other preferences.
  • Keep: Retains the app notifications, alerts, interface settings, plugins, and other preferences.
Choose whether to keep or remove notifications, alerts, plugins, and preferences during uninstallation, or cancel the process.
Removing preferences deletes app-specific settings and plugins, while keeping preferences allows them to be reused during a future installation.

The selected app will begin to uninstall. If needed, you can reinstall the app later.

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