Reader X : change 'Save As' default folder

In Firefox you have an option in the General tab to choose what to do with a downloads; "open" or "save" File.

I choose to open it, using AdobeReader. Adobe Reader automatically places the document in a Temp folder so you can receive the download. If you choose to "Save" it, you can choose your PDF folder and none of this matters.

But to view It, Adobe must put somewhere on your hard drive.

The fastest way to save your open file from the Temp Folder is to click on your Windows Start button-

open: My Computer

find and open the temp folder. (C:\users\you\AppData\Local\Temp

Right Click under the file list and select NEW> Shortcut

Use the popup window and locate the folder where you save PDFs, mine is simply "PDF".

The shortcut will look like a folder in this window. Verify it is in the Temp folder. Close the window.

Now download a new PDF from the internet and view it

To save it to your PDF folder: click File> Save as..

In the window that pops up use the search box and type your foldername: PDF

Click on the shortcut folder Icon named PDF and then save it. No more searching for where you save PDFs

If you save first the file instead of viewing it, then the last location will be the folder that pops up the next time.

EVEN MORE ELEGANT WORKAROUND

(so, not a solution, but it will save you from a lot of extra clicking!)

Make use of "Favorite Folders" in Windows 7, Server 2008, (Vista too?)

1. Open Windows Explorer
2. Go to the folder that you want to use as default
3. Go up one level
4. Drag the folder that you want to set as default to your Favorites. This is located on the left hand side of your windows explorer.
5. 
6. Next time when you do Save As, you'll be quickly able to select this favorite folder.
7. 

No. I have not figured it out yet. Here’s my (hopefully) simple work around if you have a document open on your computer, not in a browser. Hopefully, someone hasn’t already posted this solution.

1. Open Windows Explorer
2. Locate the folder where you want to save Adobe Acrobat documents (PDF)
3. Right Click on the folder and select “Copy”
4. Open a PDF
5. Click File>Save As>PDF (or Ctrl+Shift+S). The File Save dialog box will open
6. Right Click in the white space where document are normally listed and select “Paste Shortcut”
7. Now each time you save a PDF, you can double click the Shortcut and it will take you to your preferred folder

For the problem of saving Outlook attachments, after trying several of these solutions, I found #62 titled, "ELEGANT SOLUTION" to be the best. It is easy, low risk and reduces all the added clicks needed to reach my desired folder to just one.  I placed a shortcut to my desired folder(s) in temp. folder that Outlook always want to save in.

I have wrestled with this issue on Adobe XI as well and don't have a solution to CHANGE the default. But, I do have a solution to allow the LAST file folder to which file was saved to become the default the next time. In Firefox I had the same problem as you. Using IE I did not; it always returned to last folder I saved to. So if you are having the Firefox problem, try this: Tools, Options, Applications. Scroll down to PDF and via the selection box select "Use Adobe Acrobat in Firefox (In Firefox)" rather than "Adobe Reader (Default)". To clarify what is installed on my system: Windows 7, Firefox 23.0.1, Adobe Reader XI(11.0.0.3), Firefox Adobe Acrobat 11.0.3.37 Plugin enabled, IE 10).

NOTE SECURITY EXPOSURE: If your PDF was saving to the c:Users/(you)/Appdata/Local/TEMP folder by default the .PDF files will remain there until deleted. I personally encrypt my files in the folder of my choice, but have inadvertently ended up saving a few into this temp folder! Thus, after making the changes as directed above, ensure the TEMP folder is cleaned on unwanted files.If you are using CCleaner, it requires an INCLUDE under options to ensure this TEMP folder is cleaned of files.

Message was edited by: tpanc13 to note possible Security Exposure

I have been able to customize the "Save As" locations in Acrobat 8 Standard.  Maybe this will work in Reader.

When I am looking at a .pdf online and click to download, it asks "open with Acrobat 8" and I click "yes."

Then I click "Save As" and it opens a box.  At the bottom, a button toggles for "Use Adobe Dialog" or "Use OS Dialog."

If I click "Use Adobe Dialog" then it loads the temporary location.

If I click "Use OS Dialog" it loads my Firefox location; this is the ticket for me.

Firefox permits you to alter the Places.  I have my most used folders there.  So I can immediately load the downloaded .pdf to my favorite folders.

How to create custom places in Firefox?  There are many web entries about this.  Me, I use Tweak.

Hope this works for some of you.

Party on.

The solution for everyone is to create a shortcut of the folder (folder you want to always save to) inside that temp folder. It's only one more click but saves more time and headache than the other ways.

I just upgraded recently and was very happy to see this thread, but disappointed that Adobe hasn't managed to fix it.  So...What I did was create shortcuts in the default folder to the folder(s) I need to save to. 

I'm still using XP.

In explorer or directory view:

Left Click within the default directory.

Click "New"

Click Shortcut.

Browse to the directory you want the file to go to.

Finish

Now you've got a shortcut from the default directory to the directory you want to use.  You can create as many shortcuts as you wish, just don't forget they're there and delete them.

Looks like Reader 11 still has this same problem as 10. I found that uninstalling Reader 11 and reinstalling Reader 9 was best for me.  I couldn't take this problem for more than 10 mins since all day I need to save to certain folders.

Solved it!

1-go to "edit", select Preferences.

2-select from the left pane: Security (enhanced)

3-click on "add folder path" button just below the big white box

4-pick a folder of your choice and click "ok". (your selected folder path will appear in that white box above the "add folder path" button in step 3)

5-if you want to add additional folders, just repeat steps 3 & 4

6-once you are done, click "ok" on the preferences screen and click "ok" again to accept the changes.

Yes, it seems illogical, but it worked.

I tested by closing the Reader (X), then surfed the web and did what Neher5 was explaining he/she wanted to do just after opening a pdf from a website and lo-and-behold,  it worked!. No more "save to temp folder" issues.

Hope this helps.