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johnd38964981
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June 6, 2016
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Forced to save edits as a new document

  • June 6, 2016
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HI all,

I receive the following message after editing an existing PDF.

The document could not be saved.  The file may be read only, or another user may have it open.  Please save the document with a different name or in a different folder.

This occurs whenever any edit is made and the document is definitely not being used by anyone else and I do not want to create a new document.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

John

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Correct answer Karl Heinz Kremer

Take a look at this: Who is Hogging My File? - KHKonsulting LLC

Your problem is very likely related to the preview pane. If this does not resolve your problems, please provide more information about what Acrobat version and operating system you are using.

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robert b54365878
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June 30, 2017

Karl, what do you mean by preview pane? Change preview pane settings?

Karl Heinz Kremer
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Karl Heinz KremerCommunity Expert
Community Expert
June 30, 2017

Did you look at the article? It's the Windows Explorer preview pane. You need to turn off the preview feature.

Karl Heinz Kremer
Community Expert
Karl Heinz KremerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
June 7, 2016

Take a look at this: Who is Hogging My File? - KHKonsulting LLC

Your problem is very likely related to the preview pane. If this does not resolve your problems, please provide more information about what Acrobat version and operating system you are using.

johnd38964981
johnd38964981Author
Participant
June 7, 2016

Thanks very much Karl

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