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JIPNET
Inspiring
May 24, 2020
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New message: "There are unapplied redactions in this file" (either continue or "Apply"

  • May 24, 2020
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I am guessing this file contains unsaved redactions after Acrobatc crashed recently (not sure). i don't want to lose my redactions. If I continue to edit, the message persists. Is there a way to make it go away (turn it off)? Or just "apply"? (I did that, and I lost only two redactions, so pehraps all is well.)

 

Never had this occur before. 

 

Tx

Correct answer CharuKarwa

Hi,

Thanks for your feedback here.

This message is shown when you have redaction marks in your file which are not applied yet,once you apply, then redactions are created and message goes away. 

You can read more about this here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat/what-s-new-in-the-redaction-tool-with-the-latest-acrobat-update/td-p/11133274?page=1

Do let me know if you need help here.

Thanks,

Charu Karwa

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Tom22796050scrh
Participant
January 23, 2022

How do I find "unapplied redactions"?

 

The Apply button never prompted me to press it (never became active) after I selected the text with the redaction tool.  Nevertheless, despite the message that I had "unapplied redactions", the selected text was redacted, as I verified by reopening the file after closing it.

 

I want to eliminate the "unapplied redactions" message, but don't know how to find these "unapplied redactions".  I also don't know why the Apply button remains inactive ...

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Nate5C80
Participant
October 6, 2020

Charu,

I just opened a very large pdf file I was redacting yesterday.  I have the "unnapplied redactions" blue ribbon at the top.  I've clicked Appy, and have saved it, but the message is still there.  The last several redactions I did have the border around them, as if they haven't been applied.   Please advise.

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Adobe Employee
CharuKarwa
Adobe Employee
October 7, 2020

Hi,

Yes you are correct, there must be few unapplied redaction in your file which is leading to this message being shown. 

I hope you followed the steps to apply and saved the file successfully? Even after doing so if you face issue, then can you please share one such test file where you see this happening (if its not confidential). Also share your app version and OS details.

Thanks,

Charu Karwa

 

 

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Arthi5F8B
Participant
February 5, 2021

hi Charu,

 

could you please let me know how to disable the new ribbon with Apply button for Redaction in Adobe 2020

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Adobe Employee
CharuKarwaCorrect answer
Adobe Employee
May 26, 2020

Hi,

Thanks for your feedback here.

This message is shown when you have redaction marks in your file which are not applied yet,once you apply, then redactions are created and message goes away. 

You can read more about this here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat/what-s-new-in-the-redaction-tool-with-the-latest-acrobat-update/td-p/11133274?page=1

Do let me know if you need help here.

Thanks,

Charu Karwa

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JIPNETAuthor
Inspiring
May 26, 2020

Ah, that explains why I never saw it before. Thanks very much.

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Test Screen Name
Legend
May 24, 2020

If you get the message, they aren’t redactions, and aren’t safe...

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JIPNETAuthor
Inspiring
May 24, 2020

Hard to imagine. It's a scan of a chapter that I made myself, have been using for a few years, annotating myself, not shared. The behavior is unique to this file.

 

The file did give me a strange error in the past that may be related: it reminded me that if I made an annotation and then searched for a word, I was asked if I wanted to save the change before searching since the search might not show the full results (minus the changes, I guess). No other file of mine did that.

 

Granted, nothing is impossible. But I don't think this is infected.

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