Sign into the Admin Console and navigate to Packages > Tools.
- Basic concepts
- Deployment Guides
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Deploy Creative Cloud for education
- Deployment home
- K-12 Onboarding Wizard
- Simple setup
- Syncing Users
- Roster Sync K-12 (US)
- Key licensing concepts
- Deployment options
- Quick tips
- Approve Adobe apps in Google Admin Console
- Enable Adobe Express in Google Classroom
- Integration with Canvas LMS
- Integration with Blackboard Learn
- Configuring SSO for District Portals and LMSs
- Add users through Roster Sync
- Kivuto FAQ
- Primary and Secondary institution eligibility guidelines
- Identity types | Overview
- Set up identity | Overview
- Set up organization with Enterprise ID
- Setup Azure AD federation and sync
- Set up Google Federation and sync
- Set up organization with Microsoft ADFS
- Set up organization for District Portals and LMS
- Set up organization with other Identity providers
- SSO common questions and troubleshooting
- Overview
- Administrative roles
- User management strategies
- Assign licenses to a Teams user
- In-app user management for teams
- Add users with matching email domains
- Change user's identity type
- Manage user groups
- Manage directory users
- Manage developers
- Migrate existing users to the Adobe Admin Console
- Migrate user management to the Adobe Admin Console
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Manage products and product profiles
- Manage products
- Buy products and licenses
- Manage product profiles for enterprise users
- Manage automatic assignment rules
- Entitle users to train Firefly custom models
- Review product requests
- Manage self-service policies
- Manage app integrations
- Manage product permissions in the Admin Console
- Enable/disable services for a product profile
- Single App | Creative Cloud for enterprise
- Optional services
- Manage Shared Device licenses
- Adopt global administration
- Select your organization
- Manage organization hierarchy
- Manage product profiles
- Manage administrators
- Manage user groups
- Update organization policies
- Manage policy templates
- Allocate products to child organizations
- Execute pending jobs
- Explore insights
- Export or import organization structure
- Storage
- Asset migration
- Reclaim assets from a user
- Student asset migration | EDU only
- Adobe Stock
- Custom fonts
- Adobe Asset Link
- Adobe Acrobat Sign
- Creative Cloud for enterprise - free membership
- Overview
- Create packages
- Customize packages
- Manage updates
- Adobe Update Server Setup Tool (AUSST)
- Adobe Remote Update Manager (RUM)
- Troubleshoot
- Adobe Enterprise & Teams: Administration guide
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Plan your deployment
- Basic concepts
- Deployment Guides
-
Deploy Creative Cloud for education
- Deployment home
- K-12 Onboarding Wizard
- Simple setup
- Syncing Users
- Roster Sync K-12 (US)
- Key licensing concepts
- Deployment options
- Quick tips
- Approve Adobe apps in Google Admin Console
- Enable Adobe Express in Google Classroom
- Integration with Canvas LMS
- Integration with Blackboard Learn
- Configuring SSO for District Portals and LMSs
- Add users through Roster Sync
- Kivuto FAQ
- Primary and Secondary institution eligibility guidelines
-
Set up your organization
- Identity types | Overview
- Set up identity | Overview
- Set up organization with Enterprise ID
- Setup Azure AD federation and sync
- Set up Google Federation and sync
- Set up organization with Microsoft ADFS
- Set up organization for District Portals and LMS
- Set up organization with other Identity providers
- SSO common questions and troubleshooting
- Manage your organization setup
-
Manage users
- Overview
- Administrative roles
- User management strategies
- Assign licenses to a Teams user
- In-app user management for teams
- Add users with matching email domains
- Change user's identity type
- Manage user groups
- Manage directory users
- Manage developers
- Migrate existing users to the Adobe Admin Console
- Migrate user management to the Adobe Admin Console
-
Manage products and entitlements
-
Manage products and product profiles
- Manage products
- Buy products and licenses
- Manage product profiles for enterprise users
- Manage automatic assignment rules
- Entitle users to train Firefly custom models
- Review product requests
- Manage self-service policies
- Manage app integrations
- Manage product permissions in the Admin Console
- Enable/disable services for a product profile
- Single App | Creative Cloud for enterprise
- Optional services
- Manage Shared Device licenses
-
Manage products and product profiles
-
Get started with Global Admin Console
- Adopt global administration
- Select your organization
- Manage organization hierarchy
- Manage product profiles
- Manage administrators
- Manage user groups
- Update organization policies
- Manage policy templates
- Allocate products to child organizations
- Execute pending jobs
- Explore insights
- Export or import organization structure
-
Manage storage and assets
- Storage
- Asset migration
- Reclaim assets from a user
- Student asset migration | EDU only
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Manage services
- Adobe Stock
- Custom fonts
- Adobe Asset Link
- Adobe Acrobat Sign
- Creative Cloud for enterprise - free membership
- Manage your Teams account
- Renewals
- Manage contracts
- Reports & logs
- Get help
Applies to enterprise & teams.
Learn how you can uninstall Creative Cloud apps from client computers and return the licenses back to the deployment pool.
This article describes multiple methods to uninstall Creative Cloud apps from client computers. However, we recommend that you use the first method (using the Adobe uninstall tool) described below. Only use one of the alternate methods, if for some reason, you are unable to use the uninstaller tool.
- We recommend that you do not use the operating system defined uninstall procedures (like uninstalling using Add remove program on Windows or move to trash on macOS). This may remove product information, but license information will not be removed from the machine or the Admin Console.
- The methods described in this article do not uninstall plug-ins. To uninstall plug-ins, download the Adobe Extension Manager Command-line tool from Admin Console > Packages > Tools.
The command-line interface for this tool allows you to trigger the uninstallation of Adobe apps on devices. It can be used to remove specific individual apps or combinations of apps with a single command.
You can use the --list option to list the apps currently available on a machine.
- This tool requires administrative privileges on the machine running the commands.
- If you install Adobe's UWP apps (such as Fresco, Fuse, and Aero) locally via the Creative Cloud desktop, you cannot use the Adobe uninstall tool to uninstall the app. You'll need to use the Creative Cloud Desktop app or the method provided by the specific operating system.
Download Adobe uninstall tool from Admin Console
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Click Download in the Adobe uninstall tool card, and save the executable to your computer.
List apps on a machine
Before uninstall the Creative Cloud apps from a machine, you can view the list of apps (and their versions) currently installed. You can also create an XML output of the apps on a machine, and then use that XML to selectively uninstall apps.
To list all Creative Cloud apps installed on a machine (in tabular format):
- For macOS: sudo ./AdobeUninstaller --list
- For Windows: AdobeUninstaller.exe --list
To list specific Creative Cloud apps on a machine:
- For macOS: sudo ./AdobeUninstaller --list --products=<comma separated SAP codes, with Base version numbers>
- For Windows: AdobeUninstaller.exe --list --products=<comma separated SAP codes, with Base version numbers>
Example 1: To find and display all Illustrator and Acrobat DC versions on a machine:
AdobeUninstaller.exe --list --products=ILST,APRO
Example 2: To check if Photoshop (base version 22.0) and Illustrator (base version 25.0) are installed on a machine:
AdobeUninstaller.exe --list --products=PHSP#22.0,ILST#25.0
Note: The above outputs will be in tabular format. To generate XML output, add --format=XML to the commands.
Uninstall apps
To uninstall all Creative Cloud apps (include Creative Cloud Desktop app) on a machine:
- For macOS: sudo ./AdobeUninstaller --all
- For Windows: AdobeUninstaller.exe --all
The Creative Cloud Desktop app can only be uninstalled using the --all option. It cannot be uninstalled using the following --products option.
Uninstall specific Creative Cloud apps
To uninstall specific Creative Cloud apps on a machine, you can do one of the following:
- Specify the apps (SAP codes) to uninstall in a comma-separated list with the --products option.
- Or, you can create an XML file (using the above --list option) and then specify file with the --uninstallConfigPath option.
Using the --products option:
- For macOS: sudo ./AdobeUninstaller --products=<comma-separated list of SAP codes with base version numbers>
- For Windows: AdobeUninstaller.exe --products=<comma-separated list of SAP codes with base version numbers>
Example: To uninstall Photoshop 22.2.1 and Illustrator 25.1:
- For macOS: sudo ./AdobeUninstaller --products=PHSP#22.0,ILST#25.0
- For Windows: AdobeUninstaller.exe --products=PHSP#22.0,ILST#25.0
Using the --skipNotInstalled option:
The above --products option fails if one or more of the SAP codes is either invalid or the corresponding product is not installed. Use the --skipNotInstalled option with the --products option to install the valid products and ignore invalid SAP codes or products that are not installed.
For example, if Photoshop is not installed on a machine and Illustrator is installed, the following command will uninstall Illustrator and ignore the Photoshop SAP code:
For macOS: sudo ./AdobeUninstaller --products=PHSP#22.0,ILST#25.0 --skipNotInstalled
For Windows: AdobeUninstaller.exe --products=PHSP#22.0,ILST#25.0 --skipNotInstalled
Using the --uninstallConfigPath option:
- Create an XML file from the XML output of the --list command described above.
- If required, edit the XML file to only retain the apps that you need to uninstall.
- Run the following command:
- For macOS: sudo ./AdobeUninstaller --uninstallConfigPath=<path to the XML file>
- For Windows: AdobeUninstaller.exe --uninstallConfigPath=<path to the XML file>
Using the --skipNotInstalled option:
The above --uninstallConfigPath option fails if, in the XML file, one or more of the SAP codes is either invalid or the corresponding product is not installed. Use the --skipNotInstalled option with the --uninstallConfigPath option to install the valid products and ignore invalid SAP codes or products that are not installed.
For example, if the XML file contains Photoshop that is not installed on a machine and Illustrator that is installed, the following command will uninstall Illustrator and ignore the Photoshop SAP code:
For macOS: sudo ./AdobeUninstaller --uninstallConfigPath=<path to the XML file> --skipNotInstalled
For Windows: AdobeUninstaller.exe --uninstallConfigPath=<path to the XML file> --skipNotInstalled
Uninstall Adobe Genuine Service (AGS)
If you want to uninstall AGS, follow these procedures described below when:
- You only need to uninstall AGS.
- You are using an uninstall package that doesn't include the Creative Cloud desktop app. For example, a template package for non - Creative Cloud apps or an Acrobat - only package.
Windows
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Download
macOS
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Download
Alternate methods to uninstall Creative Cloud apps
Only use one of the following methods, if, for some reason you are unable to use the Adobe uninstall tool, described above.
1. USE INSTALLED PACKAGE
Use this method if you have the package files downloaded from the Admin Console.
2. UNINSTALL SELECTED VERSIONS
Use this method if you have the package files and you need to uninstall selected app versions.
3. USE UNINSTALL PACAKGE
Use this method if you don't have the package files downloaded from the Admin Console.
The packages that you create (and deploy) to client machines, can also be used to uninstall the same Creative Cloud apps that you installed using that package. In addition, when you use the package to uninstall the apps, the licenses installed on the client machines are uninstalled and returned back to the deployment pool. So, after you've run this procedure to uninstall the apps, you can view the updated license count on the Overview tab of the Admin Console.
On your client computer, go to the folder that contains the package file that you downloaded when creating the package in the Packages tab of the Admin Console.
And use the package uninstall procedure based on the client machine operating system.
The uninstall package for macOS currently can't be used to uninstall apps on machines with Universal macOS achitecture.