Adobe Reader doesn't open on Mac

Hi,
I cannot open PDF files on my mac. As per other forums, I have tired deleteing and un-installing all adobe reader, then tried re-downlading it. I still can't get the PDF's to open. I have read through the 'terms' and agree, but it still doesn't open PDFs. When i click to a link I just get a blank page. I'm rather frustrated, I called mac support, they did there best to help me but they couldn't. I can't not find a contact number for adobe, as i have tried following all of the advice given on the forums to no avail. What do i do now? I really would like to be able to open PDF files with Adobe Reader.
Thanks!

You know... you really DON'T need Adobe Reader on a Mac. Preview (part of the OS) is a much better viewer for PDFs. You say you uninstalled. I can only assume by that, you simply dragged the Reader folder to the trash and emptied it. Unfortunately that doesn't remove Preferences or .plist files from your system folder. In order to COMPLETELY remove an app you need to use a "cleaner" like AppZapper that will also remove ALL associated (and hidden) files for the app. Otherwise you install the new app with the same old broken preferences.
Download and install Reader 11 again, then download and run AppZapper (it's a free trial, but well worth the $12.95 to buy if you decide to) to completely remove it. Then download and install Reader again. If it still doesn't work, get back to us here.

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