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Mark B Tomlinson

Going through my machine looking for something, I found I still had left over crap from Adobe and their invassive creative suite.

I then did a registry search and found a load more bits and pieces in there too.

Would be nice if uninstall actually did just that, and not some cosmetic pretence of a removal.

So 3 months after uninstalling Adobe, I am now a little more free, not saying free, yet. 😉

@mbt3d My favorite thing right now is Creative Suite (re-)installing and activating Adobe extensions to Outlook every time I restart my computer. 😒

@mbt3d I have been using “Revo Uninstaller Pro” for many years. It is a lean tool that safely removes all the junk from software down to the last detail. In my opinion, CCleaner is just scrap and absolute rubbish.
revouninstaller.com/de/product

RevoUninstallerRevo Uninstaller ProRevo Uninstaller Pro hilft Ihnen, Software zu deinstallieren und unerwünschte Programme leicht zu entfernen.

@mbt3d @marcohayek I'm using the comparable free BC uninstaller, but those tools are by far not enough to remove every bit of Adobe, Maxon or Autodesk bloatware. You need to do an internet search, gather info about which folders and files are left behind, kill system processes and startup items, and there are even third-party uninstallers that dig deep into your system to remove all leftovers. 😖

@metin @marcohayek Agreed! CCleaner certainly didn't find all the Reg BS. I ony have the free these days, it used to be nice when it was CrapCleaner but it seems less effective and well subscription which I try to avoid.
On Mac I have Hazel, but to be fair Mac isn't writing a registry chapter with each install.

@mbt3d @marcohayek 👍 When I've returned to Mac, I'll ask you which software you recommend these days. 😃👍

@metin @marcohayek Sure, I can tell you what I have installed still. Which should be a could indicator. But no warranty 😂

Very good tool! Did not know about this one. Got my laptop cleaned up good now.
Thanks for the tip!

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@mbt3d Funnily enough, Adobe has a separate tool for uninstallation

helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud

From what I can tell, it actually does uninstall all Adobe related junk, though it's been a few years

@mahid That is interesting Mahid, thanks!

I think it shows the mess that can occur when they have to use their own seperate tool, Windows really needs to look at this side of things the Registry alone is becoming a monster.