Convert Portfolio to Single PDF *HAS SECURITY FEATURES**

[pinksylk]

Hello,

Ive searched all over the community and none of the responses work.  I am using Adobe Acrobat DC and was forced to combine PDF's (with electronic signatures) to a portfolio vs single PDF file due to the security features.  So now, I want to be able to print to PDF, all of the files within the portfolio.  It is not allowing me to do this as it prompts me to save each portfolio individually, then I have to go back and combine them again in to a regular PDF in order to email it to someone as one file.

Surely, there is a solution to this time-consuming task...

[AkanchhaS]

Hey there,

While combining PDF files using Combine Files feature, as mentioned you were forced to create the PDF protfolio rather than a combined file.

Did you try to change the Option from following settings: Acrobat DC>Tools>Combine Files>Options>uncheck Save as PDF Portfolio

Also, why would you like to Print to PDF when its already a PDF file? If solution provided above doesn't work, then send us a few sample PDF if possible.

Thanks,

Akanchha 

[pinksylk]

• Security PDF Files
• Combined. Not allowed to to combine as single PDF due to security features.
• Forced to combine as portfolio.
• Chose to print to single PDF but it made print and name every single file to save--there are like 86 files.
• So I did that and then had to go back and combine to single PDF in order to print to ONE pdf file.

[JR Boulay]

1. Extract all files contained in the PDF portfolio in a folder.

2. Use Acrobat Pro to combine all extracted files in a single PDF file.

It should take less than two minutes, counting wide.

😉

[Bernd Alheit]

In Acrobat DC Pro use File > Create > Combine Files into a Single PDF...
Then add the portfolio and combine the files.

[try67]

I've developed a (paid-for) tool that allows you to do that with a single click, but it will only work if the files are not secured and can be merged as a single PDF. You can find it here: http://try67.blogspot.com/2018/05/convert-portfolio-pdf-to-normal-pdf.html

[Paul Schratz]

Expensive, but I can't find any other way of doing it.

[pinksylk]

No, none of the above works cause no one is understanding what Im trying to say.

I did all of that. Because of the SECURITY FEATURES, it automatically makes you do what I said above.

[try67]

You can't have it both ways. Either the files are not secured and can be merged, or they are secured and can't be merged as a single PDF.

You can remove the security, merge them and then apply a security policy to the merged file, though.

[pinksylk]

Extract how?

[Amal.]

Hi there 

We are sorry for the delay in response. I hope you would be able to fix it by now. 

If the issue still persists, please try the steps provided in the help article (https://helpx.adobe.com/in/acrobat/using/manipulating-deleting-renumbering-pdf-pages.html#extract_pa...) to extract the pages from the PDF file. 

Let us know if you need more help

Regards

Amal

[epberry]

There is a way to do this which I am not sure is easier or not. I opened all of my secured/digitally signed files in the Chrome browser and clicked the print button on each of them. Instead of printing, I saved them as PDFs and then combined them. 

[BarlaeDC]

HI,

@epberry - which is the equivalent of removing the security.

Regards

Malcolm

[Ramprasad5C25]

This was the only solution that worked! Painful but works. Thans epberry. 

[Star D.]

Thank you @epberry, this worked perfectly.  Definetly cumbersome but I only had 3 docs thank God.

[Paul Schratz]

It didn't work for me. The downloaded pdfs still had security settings!

[Elvis22388088bvrd]

Thank you so much @epberry Adobe please do better than to make an update that is not necessary. Absolutely did not need this feature. Make it optional when choosing to combine files, not a message that pops up saying how to do Portfolio when it only causes issues. Or maybe add the reason that the file is embedded with Security therefore you will not be able to add files with the same name. Be a bit more helpful with your help messages.

[Pati5D2D]

I have the exact same problem.  We don't care about the security, we want to remove it but it was done by an employee who is no longer at our company so we have no clue what the password is.  Did you find a solution that worked?  HELP!

[Test Screen Name]

Adobe don't have a master key or back door to password protected files.

[JR Boulay]

Pati5D2D, you will find what you are looking for on this (Swiss made) site: smallPDF.com

[30827292fbyg]

This is honestly the most annoying feature thats not very well explained. The workaround I discovered is to Print to PDF that has a security certificate related to a signature. This makes it a single PDF instead and then you can combine to a binder. Perhaps Adobe could offer a setting for organizations that want electronic signatures but they don't need the security cert. 

[Iain388216201v9u]

I've just came across this same headache and I know more people are going to be looking for the same answer. So I totally understand your problem. The simplest option here, security features or not is to:

-  physically print each document individually

- then scan each physically printed document 

- but scan them all back as 1 file

- do not save them individually

- share it to your Drive or whatever

- download the file / save as pdf

- then upload it or do as you will

Good luck to the people trying this nowadays! Spread some love

[JasonGGorman]

Thanks so much, that worked!