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RayAM
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September 3, 2020
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In document properties, under Advanced, how can I delete the contents of the Location?

  • September 3, 2020
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I'm new to Adobe and I created a PDF. In Properties, Advanced, under Location I do not want to show the location of the file. How can I delete the location so the reader cannot see it?

 

Thank you.

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Correct answer Dov Isaacs

What you see in the Location field is the current location of the file you just opened, not where the file originated from. If you were to move the PDF file to a different directory and opened the file again, the location would reflect the new directory it is stored in.

 

No, there is no way to mask that field. It is not breaching any security by giving away any information as to source of the file.

 

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Bernd Alheit
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Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
Community Expert
September 3, 2020

This information is not saved in the PDF file.

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Anonymous
August 5, 2021

That is not true. I saved a PDF and the Properties Advanced section shows all of the info. And while Dov Issacs opines that it's not a problem, I think it is. It isn't necessary for recipients of a PDF I send to know this information. To eliminate it I have to save the file in Desktop and then move it where I want to rather than save it in the subfolder I'd like to which means my file structure is displayed in the Advanced section.

Bernd Alheit
Community Expert
Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
Community Expert
August 6, 2021

No, the Location is not saved in the PDF file!

Dov Isaacs
Dov IsaacsCorrect answer
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September 3, 2020

What you see in the Location field is the current location of the file you just opened, not where the file originated from. If you were to move the PDF file to a different directory and opened the file again, the location would reflect the new directory it is stored in.

 

No, there is no way to mask that field. It is not breaching any security by giving away any information as to source of the file.

 

- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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