2 Acrobat readers in OSX. What the...?

[rkenney12]

I am new to OSX and before I trash something I need, can anyone explain this: In 10.2.3 Applications folder is a stand-alone copy of Acrobat Reader 5.0.5 that is 77.5MB (that's 77.5 MB!) in size. I'm told this is more than just a single application. In get info box there is no memory section but there is a languages section. Get info shows file created July 2002, modified Jan 2003.

In Applications (Mac OS 9) folder is an Acrobat Reader 5.0 folder. This folder looks like a complete installation with help, libraries, plug-ins, etc. In there is a copy of Acrobat Reader 5.0.5 that is 4.9 MB in size. In get info for THIS copy there IS a memory section instead of a languages section. File create and modify date is the same: Sep 24, 2001.

Both files open in OSX without invoking Classic. That means Acrobat Reader is native, right? Why does the Acrobat Reader folder appear in the Applications (Mac OS 9) folder? Do I need both these files? Can I get rid of the giant-sized one? What does the languages/memory difference in the Get Info boxes mean? Thanks for any explanations. Cheers.

[DeltaMac]

Opening an app without Classic starting just means that OSX can open it, but not necessarily native. You can remove all the extra languages (mine is now about 32 MB). If you look inside the package, you'll find that the actual Acrobat Reader app is only about 6.5 mb. You can probably get away with removing the old one in your OS9 apps folder. most any doc that uses Acrobat reader would use either. And the memory settings in Get Info are mostly meaningless with OSX.

[ex2bot]

rkenney12,

You can look inside the Acrobat Reader package by right-clicking on the icon and selecting "Show Package Contents".

It's a neat way to bundle everything the app needs under one icon.

Doug

[michaelsanford]

I do NOT have classic installed, and I get this box every time Adobe Acrobat starts up (attachment).

It essentially says "Adobe Acrobat is not configured as the default application for opening PDF documents. Would you like to use Adobe Acrobat 5.0 instead of Adobe Acrobat 5.0"

Uuh...