# Change updating preferences

1. Choose Help > Check For Updates.
2. In the Adobe Updater dialog box, click Preferences.
3. Select Automatically Check For Adobe Updates, and specify whether you want automatic checking on a weekly or monthly basis and whether or not you want to be asked before updates are downloaded.
4. Make sure that the application you are running (Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat) is selected as the software that will be updated.
5. If appropriate, click Browse to navigate to the location in which you want the downloads to be placed.