How to stop Adobe Acrobat from Automatically Opening Downloaded PDF Files?

[John37032664ppwp]

Hi Everyone,

I am currently Downloading PDF Files from my Gmail account to my Desktop.

Up until today, I was able to Download these files no problem.

Today however, everytime that a PDF Files completes downloading from Gmail to my Desktop, Adobe Acrobat Automatically Opens the file on my Computer.

This is Driving me MAD!

Is there any way to stop this from happening?

I've attached a file that I got from a Reddit post - where other people were having this issue.

It seems that in the past, that there was a check-box option in Acrobat Reader under Edit -> Preferences -> General  to turn off this annoying features. But this option is missing on my Acrobat Reader.

[iraesh_kumar_2206]

Hi, I found this to be the best the most effective thing to do (ecspecially when you have adobe app on desktop)

[prabhat_8597]

Thank you, it worked with mine.  

[min_5141]

This helped me so much! Thank you!

[glamorous_coconut5199]

Thank You so much for the help, among all the above option this is the one which helped for me.

Thanks

[Qui X]

Sorry for being late, you're welcome 🙂

[md_abdul_1439]

@Qui X, thank you. This is what I was searching for.

[spencer_1729]

I am doing this but my preferences arent saving. Any help on this?

[Mihai3702621838k4]

This is the solution !

[crystal_0387]

The only thing that has finally worked! Thank you so much for sharing. I have been going crazy for 3 days trying to solve this. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[Meenakshi Negi]

Hi All,

Thank you for your patience.

The issue has been resolved in the July update released today. Please try updating the application to the latest version. In Acrobat, go to Menu > Help > Check for updates.

For more information on the update, refer to the following page: https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/ReleaseNotesDC/continuous/dccontinuousjuly2024.ht....

Let us know how it goes.

Thanks,

Meenakshi

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[Patrix28427388vg9v]

Hey Meenakshi, 

The update has solved this issue completely. Thanks! 

Is there a setting that let users customize which pdf files get to be opened automatically? For example, files that begins with certain names get opened automatically while others don't. 

Best, 

Patrix

[Ajay32641618r4n3]

For users who use new Version of adobe (2024)
the feature is hidden in the Preferences tab in adobe
1.Select your profile on the right upper side 
2.select preferences
3.select General
4.uncheck the option Open PDFs Automatically when downloaded from chrome browser (something Like that)

and Done

[Ramon375608665p31]

Hallo,

Ik heb de optie "PDF's automatisch openen bij downloaden van de Chrome-browser" binnen adobe acrobat reader wel kunnen vinden, maar in de PRO versie kan ik deze niet vinden. Ik heb versie 2024.003.20054.

Kan iemand mij helpen deze optie te vinden in Adobe Acrobat PRO

[donald_1556]

The fix is in your Adobe settings.

Menu->Preferences>General

Untick the box below

[Rachlax24]

How do I do this in Safari?

[Shannon388710315usy]

I changed the settings directly from Chrome.

Open Chrome > select the 3 dots in the upper right hand corner

Settings

Privacy and Security

Site Settings

Additional Content Settings

PDF Documents

Then change the 'default behaviour'

[jessica_6177]

None of the soltutions are working for me. 

[julia_1496]

I am trying to change the setting so that my PDF's do not automatically open in adobe, can someone help????

[try67]

See: https://www.google.com/search?q=macos+change+default+file+type+handler

[spencer_1729]

I am unticking this box but whenever I hit OK at the bottom and exit and then go back in it is still ticked. Any help?

[s_6368]

me too.. Did you get any advice for this. I am ready to pull my hair out!

[Gast�n_Borba8462]

I have the same problem, can you fix that?

[spencer_1729]

No but i was able to get it fixed on my desktop. Still no luck fixing it on my laptop though.

[Ravi Gour]

Hi All,

This issue has been fixed in our latest release "25.001.20531". You can disable the auto open from preferences now.

Regards

Ravi

 

[pawe?_4494]

from my end it looks like that despite I have this not marked adobe is opening from default all downloaded pdf's
I hate Adobe more and more after recent changes - it's so aggresive in system and I am not able to change updates settings like pop-ups, display theme always coming back to light every morning and what is the most annoying - reminder to set adobe default, preferences window is not fitting the screen and there is no option to resize.

- "restore last view" does not work

- "disable new acrobat" does not work as well