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Jamieb
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October 26, 2019
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Adobe PDF Output Folder Changing

  • October 26, 2019
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I have an issue where I have set me PDF Output Folder to a specific directory, in the PDF printer settings,  as it always saves a copy of the file automatically but for some reason every once in a while it reverts to the Documents(My Documents) folder and I don't wan't it to save them there. 

 

 

I have it set to D:\Scans which is the same folder that my document scanner is set to save PDF files so I can keep them all in one place and purge the usless files every couple of days.

 

I am not sure why but is there a way to force it to keep those settings. I am not sure what causes it but every month or so I open My Documents folder and see all kinds of pdf files that should not be there. I should not have to keep changing it once it is set. 

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    ls_rbls
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    ls_rblsCommunity Expert
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    October 26, 2019

    It is probably reverting to the documents folder because maybe the scan folder is acting as a temporary files folder.

     

    Make sure that in Windows you also set the printing output folder to where you want all pdf documents to be saved.

     

    And dont forget to update your Acrobat.

     

    In anycase, it is worth asking, if this started happening after an upgrade to your OS, or Acrobat, or both

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    JamiebAuthor
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    October 31, 2019

    The scan folder is one I set up where all my document scans go and ends up being where I want my PDF outputs to go in general.

     

    I am wondering if it resets when Acrobat gets any kind of update but it seesm to just happen out of the blue whenever it wants. 

     

    There have been no upgrades to the OS or Acrobat. The only way I can really think to keep it from happening is locking down the registry key but I should not have to do that. 

     

     

    ls_rbls
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    ls_rblsCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 31, 2019

    You mentioned that ther have been no updates to the OS and Acrobat.

     

    Did you tried updating to the current versions? 

     

    Also I was thinking if both of the scanner software, your scanner driver settings and Adobe Acrobat output folder are matching each other's configuration.

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