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ESTER1587
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January 12, 2021
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How to Open Portfolio Files?

Now that flash is no longer available, how do I open my files saved as portfolios?

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    jeromiec83223024
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    Inspiring
    January 12, 2021

    Update to a current version of Acrobat or Reader.  They did work to keep Portfolios working after Flash EOL.

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    Susan5C7D
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    January 22, 2021

    I have the most current version of Adobe Pro XI and the portfolios still only open the most recent file. Do you have any other suggestions. I too have many Portfolios I created from emails because of the ability to open the attachments from the .pdf and the ability to have multiple emails with multiple attachments in one package.

     

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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    January 22, 2021

    Upgrade to the latest release versions of Acrobat in which Flash dependencies were removed.  However, that probably won't help with older documents created with older versions of Acrobat. 

     

    FREE Acrobat Reader -- view, comment, print & sign PDF.
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    Paid Acrobat Pro DC -- the complete solution for creating and saving PDF.
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    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Cliff0D44
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    June 7, 2022

    Hi Nancy, my portfolio files open and are accessible to view/edit etc on the laptop but not iPad. Since the original version of my portfolio was created in 2020 and systematically updated with new content and renamed since, does your comment above mean that I will never be able to view the files embedded in my portfolio folders??

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    jeromiec83223024
    jeromiec83223024Correct answer
    Inspiring
    January 12, 2021

    Update to a current version of Acrobat or Reader.  They did work to keep Portfolios working after Flash EOL.

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    Sarah5E72
    Participant
    January 12, 2021

    I'm having the same issue. We use Adobe version 10.1.16 and all the (thousands) of Porfolios we've created over the past few years aren't opening properly. The file opens but only shows the most recent file, and the navigator doesn't load so I can't access any of the other files in the Portfolio. I tried downloading free Adobe Reader DC and it lets me create new Portfolios but that won't let me view the thousands of existing Portfolios I made. How can I view those? Would be devastaing to lose them all.

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    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 12, 2021

    Latest FREE Acrobat Reader DC -- allows you to view, comment, print & sign PDF.
    https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/acrobat/pdf-reader.html

    Paid Acrobat Pro DC -- the complete solution for creating and saving PDF.
    https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/acrobat/acrobat-pro.html

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    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    fpbh5DB8
    Participant
    January 12, 2021

    Similar problem, I have to work with documents which include digital signatures...................................

    Please give us a solution

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