Coverage chart / Adobe Acrobat Pro DC
Keep Adobe Acrobat Pro DC up to date on your Mac
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC is covered by Floodtide. It shows up in your update list the moment a newer version ships, and updates in one click along with everything else on this Mac.
How Adobe Acrobat Pro DC gets updated
Floodtide reads the Homebrew catalog, a community-maintained index of Mac software, to learn which version of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC is current. When yours is behind, the row appears under Updates with the version it will move to and the download size. Pressing Update, or Update All, does the rest:
- The vendor’s own build is downloaded, several apps at a time, with real progress.
- The download is verified against the checksum the catalogue publishes.
- Adobe Acrobat Pro DC is asked to quit politely if it is open, and never forced.
- The bundle is swapped and the old version kept for seven days, so Undo Last Update always works.
- The replacement’s code signature is checked; a build signed worse than the one you had is rolled back automatically.
If Adobe Acrobat Pro DC lives in a folder macOS protects, the swap asks for your administrator password once for the whole batch, exactly as the Finder does when you install anything by hand.
Questions about Adobe Acrobat Pro DC
Does Floodtide update Adobe Acrobat Pro DC?
Yes. Adobe Acrobat Pro DC is in the Homebrew catalog that Floodtide reads, so it appears in your update list automatically when a newer version is published, with no configuration.
How does Floodtide install a new version of Adobe Acrobat Pro DC?
It downloads the vendor's official build, verifies it against the checksum the catalogue publishes, quits Adobe Acrobat Pro DC if it is running, swaps the bundle, and keeps the previous version for seven days so the update can be undone.
Will updating Adobe Acrobat Pro DC lose my settings?
No. Floodtide replaces the application bundle only. Preferences, licences and documents live outside it and are untouched.