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alexaf18862874
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January 31, 2024
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Acrobat Reader/PDFs won't open

  • January 31, 2024
  • 3 replies
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All of a sudden when I try to open acrobat reader, the logo just bounces but won't open. When I try to open PDFs on my desktop or download a PDF from my browser and save to desktop, it doesn't work. Do I need to update AR? How do I do that if I cannot open the application? Any help is welcome. I am on Mac.

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    Tommy Avlastenok
    Tommy Avlastenok
    Participant
    January 27, 2025

    I ended up uninstalling Adobe Acrobat and installing PDF Gear instead.

    Tommy Avlastenok
    Tommy Avlastenok
    Participant
    January 27, 2025

    I'm having the same problem. I cannot open any pdfs by double-clicking them. If I open the Adobe Acrobat Reader blank and then try to double-click a pdf, it opens in the app. But it's very annoying I cannot just double-clik to open a pdf; I have set Adobe Acrobat to be my default app for .pdf files. I am thinking of removing Adobe Acrobat and installing Foxit PDF Reader, but it seems stupid when I am subscribing to "Adobe All Apps".

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    jonathan_8040
    Participant
    January 27, 2025

    I'm having the sameproblem. All of a sudden.

     

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