
You could also just remove and uninstall the Adobe software that is causing the update manager to appear, but that is not always an option for some users and some apps.

No more annoying Adobe Update window popups, this type of window will be gone for good: Now you should be able to reboot your Mac, logout of a user, and anything as usual, without the annoyance of Adobe Update Manager barging in on your computing session. There is also the option of manually creating the plist file, either though a plist editor or if you’re familiar with plists just by using a text editor.Īgain you need to create a file located at /Library/Preferences with the name .plist with a boolean set true to “Disable.Update”, as you can see in the screenshot below: Now, theoretically at least, Adobe Update Manager will not launch on Mac user login and system boot. You can double-check that the file has been created by looking in ~/Library/Preferences/ for the file.


You need to create a file called .plist in your ~/Library/Preferences/ which can be done in two different ways, through the Terminal with a defaults write command, or by manually creating the file with a text editor.
