Save As and Combining Files not working.

Question

I have read previous posts about the Save As function not working when trying to save a combined file. I have deselected both "Save As optimized for Fast Web View" and "Show online storage when opening files" in the preferences screen, as past posts indicate this would fix the issue.

When I attempt to save the new combined file on either a cloud server or my local device I am unable to save the new combined file unless I print to PDF, which causes the file to be unreasonably large or crashes my adobe. Further if I attempt to compress the printed file, I run into the same issue of it not being able to save a new instance.

I have checked for updates and ran any updates. I have performed a repair install and the issues remain. What is mind blowing to me is that this seems to be a known bug for nearly 8 years and it is not resolved. Anyone know how to fix this or where I may have gone wrong?

creative explorer · Accepted Answer

​@loyal_photographere514I combine my files a little differently than most people, and I use the ‘Organize Pages’ tool instead as I want to ‘insert’ the PDF after a certain page. When done, click on close, then use the ‘Save As’ so that I can rename the file something totally different to my computer, and then sync it the back-ups on the cloud.

Randy Hagan · Answer

Hmmmm. That makes things harder to sleuth.

Does it matter if, say, you only have two files you combine? How about if you only add a page or two from another document, then try File>Save As functions? If you can add, say, three pages to the document and the Save as functions work, how does it work if you simply add all the pages from another document, then try to save a single file with File>Save As?

If you can add pages, and not documents, maybe the solution could be to add pages to a single PDF and then use the Save As function.

I know I’m not solving your problem here, but if we can find a workaround that gets you what you want, maybe that can work for you in a pinch. Right now I’m just trying to figure out something that will get you past the problem. I think I’d try to see if adding pages, rather than adding documents to combine multiple documents, could work for you.

Randy

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