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title: "How do I delete files from Adobe Reader?"  
description: "How do I delete files from Adobe Reader?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2022-01-09  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94951/how-do-i-delete-files-from-adobe-reader  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["adobe pdf reader", "adobe", "adobe reader", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# How do I delete files from Adobe Reader?

How do I [delete](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159778/what-is-the-delete-statement-in-sql-and-how-is-it-used-to-remove-data-from-a-table) [files](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23302/the-importance-and-advantage-of-keeping-your-important-files-on-the-cloud) from Adobe Reader?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

Follow these steps:

1. **[Adobe](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95152/how-do-you-get-adobe-to-open-pdf-files) Acrobat should now be open.** Adobe Acrobat has a dark red emblem with loops on all three corners that mimics a triangle. To open Adobe Acrobat, click the symbol. Adobe Acrobat can be found under the Windows Start menu or the Finder's Applications folder on a Mac.
2. Open the file you've saved. To open a PDF in Adobe Acrobat, follow the steps below.
3. In the upper-right corner, **click File from the menu bar.**
4. In the drop-down menu **below 'File,' select Open.**
5. **Click Open after selecting the PDF** you want to open.
6. Select the thing you wish to get rid of by clicking it. This brings up editing options for the object. A text box, an image, or any other item can be chosen.
7. **Press the Delete key.** This will remove all of your things.
8. Click File. It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
9. Save the file. **This will remove the elements from your document for good**. The suffix '_Redacted' will be attached to the file name.

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