Organizer database is damaged in acrobat 9 Std

I just installed acrobat 9 standard.
When I open a PDF the program works fine, including editing fields etc.
When i close any PDF this error message comes up.
The Organizer database is damaged and will be reset the next time Acrobat is launched. Quit the application and close any currently opened web browsers
I am not sure what the organizer database is, but I see others have had this problem in other versions of this program.
What is the Organizer database? Any help would be appreciated
I tried to repair installation under help and it did not help.
SYSTEM:
Vista Home Premium SP1
Core 2 with 4 GIGs memory
Adobe acrobat Std 9.0.0
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Hello everyone!
I think I just fixed the problem in Acrobat 9. I have the pro version and vista business 64bit.
I navigated to C:\Users\[YOUR NAME HERE]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Acrobat\9.0
I noticed that there was no organizer file or folder inside that folder. However, I noticed that the two files, Usercache.bin and SharedDataevents were updated at the same time that my acrobat had reported the Organizer database error.
So, in an attempt to logically discern where the problem was coming from, I decided to drag these files to my desktop. My understanding was that when Acrobat looked for and attempted to access these files, they would not be found. Additionally, by saving the files, I could (theoretically) easily return them to their proper location if some horrible error occured.
As I theorized, these two files were recreated upon opening Acrobat. Since I deleted (moved) the files and Acrobat rebuilt them I have not had any trouble.
I believe that what Acrobat does is APPEND the files if they are found in the folder, and if they are not found, it recreates them from a standard template. I believe the UserCache file probably has the acrobat preferences inside, including the various standard fonts and icc profiles used for printing preferences.
(ICC profiles are pretty neato IMHO and very useful for ensuring WYSIWYG document viewing and printing on various different monitors and printers. Very good for prepress color constantcy and for reducing the "delta E" of your printshop.)
Anyhoo, because I don't ever use the organizer feature in acrobat, I am unaware of whether the recreation of these files deletes any info with regards to the organizer. Perhaps special features are reset, but I don't know. Perhaps someone who uses this feature will report their findings.
The important thing for me is that the VERY annoying message IS gone.
I will be sure to update this link ASAP if the problem reoccurs. I usually create 40-100 pdf files per day for work from web and print sources, so if it reoccurs I imagine it will do so fairly soon.
Hopefully this will help those with Acrobat 9.0 standard as well.
I would do the same thing for Mac using the location given earlier in the thread. Just move the files or put them on a flash drive so you can restore them if things go south. If I remember from my Mac days, the OS is pretty user friendly and the fix may be easier than the one for Vista.
Good luck, all and happy Acrobatting!
Syn71

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