How to fix : There was an error processing a page. There was a problem reading this document (135).

Report · Dec 12, 2015

How to fix :There was an error processing a page. There was a problem reading this document (135).

Report · Aug 09, 2016

Hi amya61582079,

The issue is probably because there are special characters hidden in the file. That said, it is still the issue with Adobe Reader/Acrobat, as the two failed to ignore the small errors, while other software, such as Foxit, does not have trouble opening files of the sort.

The good news is that you do not have to install Foxit, or any other PDF viewers. There is a simple solution if you have Acrobat and Google Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome;

2. Drag the PDF file into the Chrome window. By doing so, the PDF file can be viewed in Chrome;

3. Right click on the opened PDF file, and click 'Print';

4. In the pop-up window, select 'Save as PDF' for the Destination, and click Save;

5. When prompted, choose the target folder, input the name of the new file, and save it.

As such you will have a new PDF file, which is error-free and can be opened by Adobe Reader/Acrobat without error messages. However, the bookmarks created in the original file will have to be re-established.

Cheers.

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Report · Jul 22, 2024

A variation of this method can be used that will preserve comments--don't close the document (obvs), just go to edit -> combine files -> add open files -> combine -> save. I just did it on a file with a ton of comments from the previous user and my replies and it worked.

Report · Jul 20, 2024

If the "There was an error processing a page. There was a problem reading this document (135)" erors appears during the following:

1. When merging/joining pdfs, use Sheel Khana 2006, "PDF tools," to merge the documents in a folder with a short name, e.g. d:\merged files. Alternatively, use an online pdf website like ilovepdf.com to merge the files.

2. When saving a file that you are editing, go to pdfresizer.com or ilovepdf.com to repair the file. Alternatively, use the Sheel Khana 2006, "PDF tools," to rearrange a pdf to reverse the pages and then use the same program to put the pages back into the correct order. This technique frequently repairs files with some embedded security feature preventing you from editing and saving the document.

Adobe, your indifference to the condition of your investors, worsened by poor products is disappointing.

Report · Nov 08, 2024

"An error was encountered while processing the file. Some features might not work." This solution, and all others, does not work since the file will not even download. So there is nothing to "edit" nor "combine".

Report · Jul 22, 2024

Right! I have an actual solution to this "cannot save, error 135" problem that will preserve all your comments and edits that you made on the original PDF before you discovered you couldn't save it.

1. Go to the Edit tab, then choose "Combine files".

2. In that workspace choose "add open files" (eg the document you cannot save, that is giving you the 135 error).

3. Click "combine". Yes, you are not really combining files, because you haven't added anything beyond the open 135 pdf. It's okay. We're in Adobeland, logic has no place here.

4. You will get a friendly neighborhood Binder1.pdf which now MAGICALLY can save. Save it. Relax. Congratulations, you didn't lose all your work. Cheers!

5. Why does this work? *shrug emoji* but I had a 266-page PDF with a ton of markup and comments that went 135 on me and this got me a clean saveable version with all my work preserved.

Report · Nov 08, 2024

"An error was encountered while processing the file. Some features might not work." This solution, and all others, does not work since the file will not even download. So there is nothing to "edit" nor "combine".

How to fix : There was an error processing a page. There was a problem reading this document (135).

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