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Re:Can't uninstall Adobe apps without an account (2018) by ubermonkey on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @03:44PM (#25851741)
Yes. It's an ongoing problem. It has to do with how Windows manages something called Side by Side (usually SxS).

We make Windows software. We install and uninstall a LOT. Windows folders on our text machines balloon to alarming sizes, at which point it's time for a new VM (or, if it's your laptop, it's time to wipe and start over).

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Re:Can't uninstall Adobe apps without an account (2018) by SSLy on Thursday January 21, 2021 @05:42AM (#25857533)
Does refresh cleanup the rot, or you need a real reinstall?
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Re:Can't uninstall Adobe apps without an account (2018) by RamRodification on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @04:27PM (#25852229)
Oh SxS. I thought that was for System stuff only.
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