Acrobat icons not displaying correctly in Finder on Mac Sequoia.

[revpdwilson]

Subject: Acrobat Icons Not Displaying Correctly in Finder on iMac

Hi everyone,

I'm running the latest version of macOS (Sequoia) on my M4 iMac and have been experiencing an issue with Adobe Acrobat icons not displaying correctly in Finder. Despite following the correct process to set Acrobat as the default PDF reader (via Get Info > Open With > Change to Acrobat > Apply to All), PDF files still show the Mac Preview/Viewer icons instead of Acrobat icons.

I've used Acrobat on Windows PCs for years and appreciate the easy recognition of the red Adobe icon when viewing files and documents. All Microsoft Office icons (Word, Excel, etc) are displaying correctly in Finder, it's just the PDFs which remain stubbornly fixed as the Mac Preview/Viewer icon. 

Is there an additional setting I need to adjust in either macOS or Acrobat to resolve this? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

[Eric Dumas]

Hi,

Can you confirm which application opens your pdf when you double click on a file?

Just to check if it is a display issue or a Association issue

[revpdwilson]

Thanks Eric,

Documents open in Adobe Acrobat when double clicking as that is how I've set the default PDF app. 

[revpdwilson]

Hi Eric,

Just to update you that the Adobe PDF icons appeared quite mysteriously in Finder today without me doing anything. It seems strange that it took so long, but at least they are now showing.
Many thanks. 
Paul. 

[AnandSri]

Hello,

I hope you're doing well, and we apologize for the delayed response and the trouble.

A new update is available 24.005.20xxx Optional update, Jan 30, 2025 for the Acrobat app. Check for any pending updates from the Menu > help > check for updates, install the updates, restart the app and the machine, and check.
For more information, see this: https://adobe.ly/4gtCeqi.

If you experience the same issue, please let us know.

Thanks,

Anand Sri.