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Reader X : change 'Save As' default folder

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February 27, 2011
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In Reader 9 after using CTRL+SHIFT+S to save a downloaded PDF all subsequent PDFs were saved went to the same folder of my choice till I changed where to save them.

In Reader X (version 10.0.1, downloaded Sunday 27 Feb) they are sent to UserName>AppData>Local>Microsoft>Windows>Temporary Internet Files>Low>Content.IE5>LE2HGZ7X - or another similar folder of Reader X's choice.

That's quite a distance in clicks from where I'd like to keep the file, which is in UserName>Documents>Cuttings.

Is there a way to make Reader X remember my preference for the latter folder, as it did in version 9, please?

Looking forward to any suggestions,

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Anonymous

Reader 10.1.3, haven't found the solution to this either.

To Adobe staff: the issue here is that "Save As -> PDF" in ReaderX uses by defaul the same folder, that the document was opened from. So, if I open it from Outlook E-mail, for example, save dialog will show me Outlook temp files folder and I will have to go all the way up to the folder, that holds all my pdf documents, every time I open up PDF file and want to save it for later.

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Williams_Schlegler

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Hey people! I had the same problem and I noticed on this forum that no one had an answer!

I don't know if Adobe is supposed to answer these questions/problems? You would think they cared but . . . So here goes with what my techie side found . . . And please note that I don't know if this will help others, but here goes:

1) On the webpage I selected on a Save Results under a toolbar to "Save As": .pdf

2) Webpage Dialog box appears with: Select Report Format = pdf

3) Checkbox is already checked for: Save in Local

4) Everything is fine so, click 'OK'

5) Down at the bottom of the screen appears to be an Adobe message box: "Do you want to open or save "reportname.pdf (3kb) from "website.org"?" Buttons available: "open" , "save " (dropdown arrow) , "cancel"

6) Click on Save V's dropdown to show: "Save" , "Save As"

7) Click "Save As"

8) Screen advances to the previous "Save As" Location that I wanted, NOT Temporary Files!

Obviously Adobe had changed something in the newest update to alter the "Save As" location.

Neither the "Save" button nor the disk icon to "Save" are available now. It may be possible that the browser (Windows explorer 9) has been told to save all data from the web to the 'Temporary File' folders. But again I did not make any changes that I recall and Adobe pdf is the only one that appears to be affected (saving to Windows Office files works fine). So play with the options you have on the web end and hopefully you can find something that works like I did! Good luck!

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donb1965

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I had the same issue, a user that was getting emails with attatchments in outlook 2007, particuarly PDF files, and when he doubleclicked on the pdf attatchment in the email Adobe Reader X would come up. After editing the file he'd do a File-->SaveAs and it would default to the outlook temp folder default folder of c:\documents and settings\userlogin\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.outlook\7CG123ABC (or whatever folder name), and he wanted it to be a different directory. The workaround I eventually used that didn't appear to have much side effects that I can see is to update his profile in the registry with the new folder name.

HKEY_USERS\......\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Security\OutlookSecureTempFolder.

It appears to cause any attatchment that you open from outlook to change the save as directory from what I can tell. Hope this helps.

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Anonymous

Hi Don,

Thanks. That may work for one limited situation (using Outlok), but is there a similar way to change the profile for Reader itself in the registry? That would be a uniiveral fix.

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TonyHeslington

Participating Frequently

Same problem here. Save a copy would return the last save location. Save as does not. Feature downgrade!

Adobe - FAIL!

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PeterW3

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I found this problem when I first upgraded to X as soon as it came out. At that time there were no discussions about it so I gave up and reverted back to v9. I'm still using v9 happily and checked on Google to see if this problem had been fixed. I really assumed it would have been addressed by now. Hard to believe they haven't! Come on Adobe, get this sorted. I won't be moving off v9 until you do.

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mc3012

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I have a similar problem. When I try to save as, it defaults to a temporary folder. Then, in Win 7, I click libraries, documents and then instead of showing the folders in documents it shows all the pdfs in documents. Then I have to go to the c drive, desktop wherever and then navigate to the folder. This is very ANNOYING! I don't think this is a setting in Win 7 and btw, I too am viewing a file that I opened from the web in adobe pro X.

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Excelguru7

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"Recent Places" helps!

After reading everyone's frustration that mirrored mine, I discovered a short cut that has saved me many clicks as sometime I have to save up to 30 files a day from Outlook. On the first file, I have to start at the beginning, at the tempory file and create my path. On the second file, when I select save file > PDF, When the next window pops up, I select "Recent Places" on the upper left of that window and that takes me to the folder that I saved the prior file in. Sometimes I do have to click on the date to make sure the most recent is the top line. Hope this helps everyone.

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00bernstein

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Wow, just found this thread, and I feel better that I'm not the only one tearing out there hair every time i have to save lots of PDF files. I have to say, the recent places is the best solution so far, but Adobe, you are dropping the ball. If only Apple had a reader program, the war could continue!

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woodyxpd

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HEEEEELLLPPPP !!!

ANSWER THE QUESTION ADOBE!

Ive got a customer asking, he saves several pdf's from emails every day and has to change the patch each time, a verrrry old version of adobe reader on another computer keeps the path the same as the last last saved but the newer one doesnt, typing or clicking to a destination is a pain in the rear end especially when its something like 40 files

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woodyxpd

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I wouldnt mind as much if adobe would reply and say they wont be fixing this, rather than just ignore us

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Anonymous

Why have no employees from Adobe come back and acknowledged this issue? I always assumed Adobe customer support was helpful, but they come and ask for more information and then completely bounce?

Please come back and help us figure out a fix for this. It's completely unacceptable that this issue has been ignored for so long without even a response as to why this is unable to work for us, or that it'll be fixed on the next update, nothing. Nothing at all.

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Anonymous

Bump...... I'm getting complaints here at work about this same issue, they're opening pdf's from outlook and having same issue as lockshot's.... Please fix! its driving everybody nuts

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jcavalear

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I think I just found a workaround for one of the problems here. When trying to save a PDF attachment in Outlook you always get prompted to save to the Outlook temporary folder time after time. If you display the message in the reading pane of Outlook by clicking on it once you can then go to the File/SaveAs/Save Attachments option in Outlook and that will bring you back the the previous place you saved your last item to. Not a perfect fix but saved me a bunch of time, hope it helps.

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DMLinHouston

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If you are downloading a pdf from the Internet, go to the preferences for the server application. For Firefox, click on Firefox in the menu bar, scroll down to Preferences, and a window will pop up. You will see the word Downloads. Click SAVE files to and browse until you find the folder you want all the pdfs to go to. That folder will automatically open up when you go to save a pdf that you have opened. BTW: I have been choosing the OPEN option on the pdfs rather than the Download option.

I am guessing the routine is similar for Safari.

Good luck.

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Anonymous

I think I understand what you are doing, but that would only work if you are view the pdf inside the browser. When I click a pdf in a web site I have it load in Adobe Reader directly. That is why the problem occurs. Viewing pdfs in a browser drives me even more nuts than the problem discussed here (which didn't occur in earlier versions of Reader).

Thanks for you help, though. Truly appreciated.

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cr00zng

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There isn't much to say on this subject, but this...

I'd like to pay a visit to the developers' house who developed the Reader X program and rearrange their kitchen. Move the coffee machine under the sink, the coffee cups in the oven, the silverware to the bottom draw, etc. The changes would be permanent and the residents cannot relocate these items for security reasons. Every year or so revisit the place and play musical chairs with these items without the possibility that the residents being able to modify the settings. And for good measure, do the same with the closets as well...

At least the developers would know how the end users feel...