How to get all opened file paths at once?

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November 22, 2021
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I use Acrobat reader DC (version 2021.005.20058) on windows 10.
I usually open many pdf files on the software.
I would like to get all opened pdf file paths at once.

I know that I can get a file path in the document property window for a single file.
But what I would like to do is that to get opened pdf file paths by a single operation, some codes, or a plug-in, not to get the paths one by one.

Is there any way of this?
Thank you in advance.

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try67

Community Expert

In order to do it from Reader you have to run the code from a trusted context, such as a .js file installed in a specific folder on the local machine.

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aaa218757493tj5Author

Participant

Thank you for telling me the way.
Cloud you tell me where to get such codes?

try67

Community Expert

This is the basic code that does it:

for (var i in app.activeDocs) console.println(app.activeDocs[i].path);

EMJones

Inspiring

This can be done with Powershell.

Prerequisite (Only have to do this once): Open elevated Powershell (Run as Administrator), type OpenFile /local on

Reboot.

After reboot, re-launch Admin Powershell, and run OpenFiles /query /FO CSV | findstr /i ".pdf" > "C:\users\<username>\desktop\OpenFiles.csv"

This will give you a .csv file. You can adjust the path to your choosing.

Here's a cheat sheet if you want to change things up. https://ss64.com/nt/openfiles.html

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aaa218757493tj5Author

Participant

Thank you for telling me the way.
It works!
But I'm afraid Openfiles will slow down my system as Microsoft says.
I would like to know also other ways.

I tried a software named OpenFilesView, but I couldn't get all file paths I opened.
It seems that we can get file paths of only the file opened with the standard open dialog-box of windows.

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