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Correct answer JR Boulay

When a document is redacted, by default Acrobat will prompt you to save a copy with the "redacted" suffix.

Which is a rather good idea because, as try67 says, it's not reversible.

 

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JR Boulay
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October 10, 2025

Yes, you must use Acrobat Pro

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October 10, 2025

Thank you. Any advice before I try doing it for the first time?

try67
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October 10, 2025

Make sure you have a backup copy of the file, as it can't be reversed. Beside that, just go for it...

try67
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October 10, 2025

In principle yes, but deleting a part of an image might cause all of it to disappear. Just try it and see how it goes...