Differences in PDF's created on a Mac versus a PC (Windows)

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September 29, 2016
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What is the difference and WHY do PDF's behave this way if they are created on a Mac versus a Windows? Shouldn't they be the same?

I work on both a Mac and a virtual PC. I create files in InDesign and save to PDF. My client then uploads the PDF to the company server for company wise access.. My clients staff cannot find the PDF's when created on a PC when doing a search, but it shows up if it was created on the Mac side.

Shouldn't PDF's be the same regardless what platform you create the PDF on?

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Steve Cordero

Adobe Employee

What is the file system of your server?

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rainl92869403Author

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Don't know what the file system is on the server, web site is worksafebc.com

Can find CM047NV-WV-SunshineCoast, but not CM047AB or CM047ON. The client is saying it's because the AB and ON PDF's were created on a Windows platform and not a Mac. But the CM047NV-WV-SunshineCoast was created on a Windows machine.

Could it be a PDF creating issue? I don't remember creating it any differently...

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Steve Cordero

Adobe Employee

Hmmm... a web server should be pretty agnostic when it comes to files regardless of what platform they were created. That's the way the web was built to work. Do you have the same issue when you browse to the filea on your VM? If not, then it's probably something else.

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