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Anonymous
Aug 29, 2017 3:20 AM UTC
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how to open a PDF file received as a Binary.bin type file?

I have received a PDF attachment from a trusted source, however my Acrobat Reader has responded by saying that it is not a supported file type. I need a solution for this, please.

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      radzmar
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      Aug 4, 2024 4:47 PM UTC

      What makes you think a bin-file is a PDF? This is generally a total different thing and not human readable. When you already tried to open it with Reader and it said, it's not a PDF then because it isn't. Ask the sender for the real PDF. 

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      try67
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      Aug 29, 2017 9:55 AM UTC

      Open the file using a plain-text editor, like Notepad on Windows. What do you see in the first line of text?

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      Anonymous
      Aug 29, 2017 9:41 PM UTC

      Hi there,

      I tried your suggestion by attempting to open the bin type file via the MS One Note tool, it was without success.

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      try67
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      Aug 29, 2017 9:46 PM UTC

      That's not what I suggested. Use Notepad.

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      Ten A
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      Aug 29, 2017 3:24 AM UTC

      Moved it from The Lounge to Acrobat Reader.

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