Deleting Past Versions

[Steve_Salmon@adobeforums.com]

I just updated to 7.05. I looked in apps file and there are 3 other Adobe versions there. Do I need to drop them into the trash bin?

[Steve_Werner@adobeforums.com]

I'd be interested in knowing what three "Adobe" versions are there? Do you mean three other Acrobat versions? But the only ones which run in Mac OS X are Acrobat 5.05, 6.x and 7.x.

[Steve_Salmon@adobeforums.com]

I just updated to 7.05. I looked in apps file and there are 3 other Adobe versions there. Do I need to drop them into the trash bin?

[Steve_Werner@adobeforums.com]

As I asked in your other thread: "Which 'Adobe' versions (Acrobat? versions) do you have?"

[Steve_Salmon@adobeforums.com]

Sorry, I am new at this forum and am fumbling around a little. I just tried to send a message back. I hope you don't get two. Here's what is in my apps folder:
7.01 7.0.7 7.0.7 7.0.5 7.0.5

I'm a little hesitant to just trash the older versions before asking.
I am using Panther 10.4.3 G-4 Pro

Steve Salmon

[Steve_Werner@adobeforums.com]

It sounds like each time, instead of using the Update feature, you've been downloading a new copy. Yes, I would delete the oldest copies.

You should choose Help > Check for Updates Now when updating Acrobat software.

[Russell_Goodman@adobeforums.com]

Steve:

Are these all versions of READER or full versions of Acrobat 7?

In my Acrobat 7 folder there is an Uninstaller program. But, I am unsure if that will uninstall just that particular version or all Acrobat 7 programs.

[Steve_Salmon@adobeforums.com]

They must be. All of them are about 89mb in size. Install dates go back to Dec 05. So at each update, I must be installing a full version along side instead of just an update. On two of them the app reads 7.0.5. When I get the full information it show ver 7.0.7.

I guess, just drag all but one of the 7.0.7 to the trash. Or, look for an install option

Steve

[Eric P.]

In article <3bbfcd51.4@webcrossing.la2eafNXanI>,
[email]Steve_Salmon@adobeforums.com[/email] wrote:

> They must be. All of them are about 89mb in size. Install dates go back to
> Dec 05. So at each update, I must be installing a full version along side
> instead of just an update. On two of them the app reads 7.0.5. When I get the
> full information it show ver 7.0.7.
>
> I guess, just drag all but one of the 7.0.7 to the trash. Or, look for an
> install option
>
> Steve

I'd go ahead and trash all but the most recent version, unless you have
some need of a previous version. In OS 9.2.2, I've found that 4.05a
behaves better than 5.00, but I keep both, as I see rare occasions when
4 won't open a .pdf, whereas 5 will. So, I keep both, and instead of
double-clicking a .pdf to view it, I drop it onto the app's icon.

Happy computing,
Eric