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Save All PDFs on Quit

Community Beginner ,
Jan 28, 2025 Jan 28, 2025

When I quit Acrobat Pro it asks me if I want to save open PDFs. The answer is always yes, for all PDFs, but every time I quit I must confirm that I want to save each. Individual. Document. Separately. Over. And. Over. Again. This is annoying and time-consuming, especially when many PDFs are open. Is there a way to simply "quit and save all open PDFs" in one or two steps?

 

I searched a bit (not a lot) online and found some people suggesting rewriting the software code to allow this. I don't feel able to do this, nor do I feel I should have to for what seems like a basic function. 

 

Any help appreciated!

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Community Expert ,
Jan 28, 2025 Jan 28, 2025

You can't rewrite the software code.

However, it is possible to write a script that will add a new menu item that will close and save all current files when you click it. I don't think it can actually close the application itself, though. You will need to do that manually.

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Community Beginner ,
Jan 28, 2025 Jan 28, 2025

I think it reveals something about my coding skills (or lack of them) that this seems like the same thing to me! Regardless, this seems like an unreasonable demand on the user. Most programs I use simply have a 'Save All' button, why can't Adobe just do that too? I sometimes wonder why I'm paying an overpriced subscription when so few features are included, it's like buying an expensive coat and then being told that you need to learn to sew if you want sleeves.

In any case, can I confirm that this is the only solution, rather than one possible solution? If so, how would I write the script? 

Thanks in advance and please don't take my grumbles with Adobe as lack of appreciation for your answer. Assuming that is that you are not the product lead for Acrobat. 

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Community Expert ,
Jan 28, 2025 Jan 28, 2025

I actually created a tool that does it a while ago, and it's available for free here:

https://try67.blogspot.com/2012/07/acrobatreader-close-all-files.html

 

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Adobe Employee ,
Feb 26, 2025 Feb 26, 2025
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Hi @Jnnnn ,

Thank you for bringing this request to our attention. We have escalated it to our engineering team, and there is a possibility that this feature will be included in a future release.

 

Thanks,

Deepa Chaudhary

Adobe Acrobat Team

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