Installation errors | Elements | CC Cleaner Tool

On Windows 8.1/8/7, choose Start > Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features.

Select the product that you want to remove, and click Remove or Uninstall.

Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the uninstallation.

Restart your computer.

In the Finder, navigate to Applications/Utilities/Adobe Installers.

Double-click the uninstaller of the product you want to remove.

Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the uninstallation.

Restart your computer.

Download the Adobe Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool for Windows.

Use Windows or a zip utility, such as WinZip, to extract the AdobeCreativeCloudCleanerTool.zip file.

Double-click the Adobe_Creative_Cloud_Cleaner_Tool folder, and then double-click the Win folder.

Right-click AdobeCreativecloudCleanerTool.exe and choose Run As Administrator.

Follow the onscreen instructions:

1. Choose your language: Type E for English or J for Japanese, and then press Enter.
2. Review the Adobe End-User License Agreement: Type Y to accept or N to decline (if you decline, the script stops). Press Enter.
3. Select the product you want to remove: Type the number that corresponds to the product name, and then press Enter.
4. Type Y to confirm that you want to remove the product, and then press Enter.
   

When you see the message "Adobe Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool completed successfully," press Enter and restart your computer.

Download the Adobe Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool for Macintosh.

Double-click AdobeCreativeCloudCleanerTool.zip to extract the AdobeCreativeCloudCleanerTool.dmg.

Double-click the AdobeCreativeCloudCleanerTool.dmg file.

You are shown a message prompting you to confirm whether you want to open the file. Click Open.  

As Adobe Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool require permissions to make changes on your computer, you are prompted to enter the user name and password.

Enter the user name and password of a user account with administrative privileges.  

On the License Agreement screen, choose your preferred language, read the license agreement, and click Accept. 

On the Adobe Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool window, select the version of the product you want to remove from the menu in the upper-right corner of the script window.

Select the product you want to clean up from the table, and then click Cleanup Selected. (Click Clean All to clean up all installer-related files for the version of the CC or CS product you chose in Step 7.)

When you see the message "Adobe Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool completed successfully," click Quit and restart your computer.

In a text editor, such as WordPad, open Adobe Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool.log. The location of this file depends on your operating system:

• Windows Vista or 7: C:\Users\[user name]
• Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\[user name]

Review the log file entries. If any of the entries indicate failure, contact us.

In a text editor, such as TextEdit, open /Users/[user name]/Adobe Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool.log.

Review the log file entries. If any of the entries indicate failure, contact us.