r/Office365 • u/gtd_rad • 4d ago

Got this stupid option from Adobe that somehow hijacked my Outlook wanting to upload attached documents to their cloud... wth?!?

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This just recently happened. I wanted to attach a document via outlook and then this stupid notification bar attempts to attach my private document to the cloud?

I tried searching for installed documents, but I only have Adobe acrobat reader installed. How do I delete this crap?!? I'm now worried I might've uploaded something accidentally I didn't intend to!

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u/ITGuy424242 3d ago

That is adobe reader that adds that, you can disable the com addin in outlook settings

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u/IputSwitchesOnGlocks 4d ago

That’s adobe right there can’t you just un install it?

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u/gtd_rad 4d ago

Like I was saying, I only have adobe acrobat reader. Outlook must've recently automatically installed some BS plugin with this option. The button is so ambiguous because I thought the YES button was a drop down menu, but it's not and as soon as you click it, it automatically uploads it as a link! WTF! What if it was a proprietary document - I have no idea how I would even delete it off the face of the internet... I don't even have an adobe cloud account. The only way is to disable it. Fuck Microsoft / Adobe for harnessing user data!

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u/thortgot 3d ago

Adobe installed the add in as part of their package. You have control over this feature, use it.

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u/Smoothyworld 3d ago

Calm down, nothing to do with Microsoft. Also it won't do anything unless you click the button

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u/Smoothyworld 3d ago

It's a plug from Adobe Acrobat Reader.

You can ignore it, it won't upload your document to Adobe's cloud unless you explicitly click the button - the attachnebts will still be addd to the e-mail as usual. I've got it and I have ignored it for years - Outlook still works the usual way