How do I remove the Adobe updater from the Mac menu bar?

Have you tried adjusting your proferences from within the Application Manager?

If you open up the Application Manager and click the "Preferences" button at the bottom, there should be a check box labeled "Notify me of new updates on the menu bar". If you uncheck this, the Adobe icon should disappear from your Mac's top menu bar.

Looks like you had the Creative Cloud Client open instead of the Application Manager. Were you able to resolve the issue?

I have looked through my computer and I only seem to have the "Creative Cloud Client". Whenever i attempt to open the other application manager it launches the creative cloud client instead.

I am one of the many for whom Application Manager just started to crash every time I tried to open it. I was also getting the 'trial' dialog box, then a request for a serial number, even though I subscribe to Creative Cloud.

After hours with Adobe Tech Support, I have gone the around-your-elbow-to-get-to-your-mouth method of creating a second user and installing CC apps there...hopefully this is temporary situation, but a girl has to work.

My question is this: how do I remove the updater notifications from the menu bar [original user] if I can't open Application Manager? It crashes every time...besides, Tech Support had me send it to the trash and delete it. I went to my other user ID, updated all, but I'm still showing the annoying update badge in my original menu bar. [Altho' Camera Raw failed to update...that's another issue]

Please advise. I had CS5.5 Design Premium...maybe it would be easier just to upgrade that to CS6 and ditch Creative Cloud!

Thanks in advance.

I have the same problem.  When I open Adobe Application Manager, it looks like the image that scyl has posted above.  I do not have any other programs named Adobe Application Manager.

i had the same problem, but after i istalled adobe cc. now, in the menu bar i have the old updater icon and the new cc icon. a click no the old icon opens the new one. so no chance to get into the preferences menu as shown above.

solution:

1) rename the new adobe cc updater in /Applications/Utilities/Adobe Creative Cloud/ACC

2) now you can start the old one again

3) nename the new adobe cc updater app back to normal file name.

hope this helps someone.

Thanks. That worked like a charm.

Thanks @yesyesyesyesyesno,

This worked for me too. Great idea.

Great fix.  Thank you for taking the time to share yesyesyes...

Same thing with me, charles. Opening Adobe Application Manager opens the Creative Cloud.

Yes, I can't remove the Application Manager which as a "1" on it, because when I attempt to open it, it shifts to creative cloud. So I cannot get to the preferences for Application Manager. Anyone?

d-katz, try to update inside Photoshop or Illustrator. Go to Help > Updates... and it'll probably open Application Manager instead of Creative Cloud.

This worked for me. Thanks!

Excellent post, thx.