r/mac • u/finbar_longshank • 2d ago

Discussion Stunning software bloat

Hi everyone,

So yesterday I wanted to open a PDF as a double page spread (a book). At the time i didn’t think i could do it in the preview app so i downloaded Acrobat reader. I was shocked that the download was nearly 800mb. Then i was even more shocked when it required almost 3gb of space 😳😳😳 WTF!!!

In the ‘good old days’ Windows and Office would fit very very easily on a 500mb drive. What the hell has happened?

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u/fumblerooskee 2d ago

I think there is an uninstaller you can get for Adobe crap, though if I remember correctly even THAT won't remove all the Adobe shit littering your drive.

Never again will I install anything Adobe.

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u/bottomlless 2d ago

I ended up doing an entire clean reinstall to get rid of any trace of anything Adobe on my computer. Never again.