Disabling Adobe Collab Sync

The most effective method found to disable Adobe Collab Sync background service involves renaming the executable file to prevent auto-execution while maintaining an identifiable label:

Step-by-step:

1. Navigate to Adobe Acrobat DC installation directory:

   • C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\

2. Locate the target executable:

   • AdobeCollabSync.exe

3. Rename using specific pattern:

   • Original: AdobeCollabSync.exe
   • Modified: AdobeCollabSync.exe.unwanted.junk

Elevate using Windows sudo

You can use Sudo for Windows in a PowerShell terminal to do this, but you may run into some minor hiccups. See: Windows sudo PowerShell Command Limitation

Why this works:

• Prevents Windows/Adobe from auto-launching the service (executable not found)
• Maintains file for future reference/recovery if needed
• Visual confirmation of intentional disable via clear “unwanted.junk” suffix

Advantages over other potential methods:

• More foolproof compared to trying to modify executable permissions or group policy
• Easily reversible (rename back if required)

Important

Adobe updates may potentially re-download the executable. This hack will likely need to be re-applied on every Adobe Acrobat DC update.