Adobe Acrobat: "Access denied"

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Hello everyone,
I want to resolve the "Access denied" error terrible experience. I get this message when opening my very important file documents after installing Adobe Acrobat DC(15.0)
Could anyone suggest me a proper way how to repair pdf file?
Thanks,
Jorge
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Hi Jorgeb62337206,
"Access denied" means that there could be possibly some sort of permission issues with the file, so i would suggest you to check the permissions of that file for your user id.
For the same please follow the steps below and see if it works:
- Right click on that file
- Go to "properties>security tab"
- Press "continue"
- In the "permissions for MyFile.pdf" dialog, press "Add"
- In the "Select Users or Groups" dialog, press "Advanced"
- The next dialog that pops up is also named "Select Users or Groups". Press "Find Now"
- Scroll down the list of search results until you find your username
- Double click on your username and press OK in the "Select Users or Groups" dialog
- Press OK in the "Permissions for MyFile.pdf dialog and hit ok
If the issue still persists, please cshare a screenshot of the error you get and also confirm if it happens with other files too.
Thanks,
Supriya

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Thanks for you help friend, but I still getting this error
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Jorgeb62337206,
Please share the screenshot of the exact error you get by the help of the link below :
FAQ: How do I capture and post a screen shot or video?
Also please check if you find this error on the other files too.
Thanks,
Supriya
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I tried but it does not work. My file is in server and I have admin authority but still does not allow me to do so.
I have been having this problem since coupple of years. I called Adobe support and they are unable to fix it.
Other files I can have access to those folder and certain files I can not. It shows locked file.
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Go to Edit>Preferences>Security (Enhanced) and uncheck Enable Protected Mode at startup (Preview).
It worked for me. Good luck.
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I tried this method and it still didn't fix my issue. I have several hundred files this occuring with.
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thanks, it helps me.

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Thanks for information and advice
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Hello, the file name might be too long. That was my issue. I also went to the "Details" page and clicked the blue "Remove Properties and Personal Information", which created a copy of the Adobe PDF and that fixed my problem.

