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PDF file saving as Chrome HTML Document

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Feb 13, 2017 Feb 13, 2017

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Does anyone know why my Adobe suddenly started saving all my "PDF's" as Chrome HTML Documents?  How can I fix this?!>!

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New Here , Jun 13, 2017 Jun 13, 2017

Hi, I faced the same problem: Here is how I got on top of it:

1. On Windows 10: Click on MS icon on left corner of the task bar (4 rectangles or windows sign)

2. Right click > Control panel > Control Panel\Programs\Default Programs\Set Associations

3. Sort by Description (Other available options are Name, Current Default)

4. You will notice that the (Adobe Acrobat Document) PDF files have been associated with Chrome html or other similar file types like firefox etc

5. Click any one file name which is

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Adobe Employee ,
Feb 13, 2017 Feb 13, 2017

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Hi Larryh69182467,

It could be a possibility that the default app for pdf file has been changed.

Right Click on any pdf in your computer > Open With> Choose Another App> Select Adobe Reader (Select Check box "Always Use this App to open .pdf files)

Check the pdf's again .

Let us know if that doesn't help.

Regards,

Akanchha

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Community Beginner ,
Jul 26, 2018 Jul 26, 2018

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Remove the Adobe Reader Extension from Chrome if you have it. It has a setting that converts PDF files to HTML on download.

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Community Expert ,
Jul 26, 2018 Jul 26, 2018

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Where can you see a Adobe Reader Extension for Chrome?

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Community Beginner ,
Jul 27, 2018 Jul 27, 2018

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Type chrome://extensions/ on the address bar and it will take you to the Extensions menu, if you see the Adobe Reader Extension there just click remove

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Community Expert ,
Jul 27, 2018 Jul 27, 2018

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There is no Adobe Reader extension.

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Community Beginner ,
Jul 27, 2018 Jul 27, 2018

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then you have a different problem, sorry 😕

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Community Expert ,
Jul 27, 2018 Jul 27, 2018

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I have no problems. There doesn't exists a Adobe Reader extension for Google Chrome.

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New Here ,
Jan 30, 2020 Jan 30, 2020

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worked perfectly thanks

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New Here ,
Oct 08, 2020 Oct 08, 2020

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Yes. It helped a lot. Thanks. Got back as pdf files.

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New Here ,
Aug 02, 2021 Aug 02, 2021

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Akancha,

Brilliant.

You are the best troubleshooter.

Thanks a million.

Raj

 

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New Here ,
Oct 02, 2021 Oct 02, 2021

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This was super helpful, thank you!!

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New Here ,
Nov 15, 2021 Nov 15, 2021

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OMG it worked!!Thanks

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New Here ,
Jan 14, 2022 Jan 14, 2022

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Thank you so much!!  I have been trying to fix this forever!! 

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New Here ,
Feb 12, 2022 Feb 12, 2022

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Just tried this answer, it was so helpful thank you. 💕

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New Here ,
Mar 01, 2023 Mar 01, 2023

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This was the best answer for me. It worked.

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New Here ,
Apr 06, 2017 Apr 06, 2017

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It did not help.

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LEGEND ,
Apr 06, 2017 Apr 06, 2017

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What are you saving them from? Are these files that you are opening in Adobe Reader and saving or are they documents online that you are opening in Chrome and saving?

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New Here ,
Jun 04, 2017 Jun 04, 2017

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I am UNABLE to change Chromes protocols. It saves every document be it a .pdf or a .doc as a chrome page. Do I need to use a different web browser to stop this from happening? Figures Google would F-Up a good thing by acting like a religious cult and crap UGH!! 

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LEGEND ,
Jun 04, 2017 Jun 04, 2017

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There is really no such thing as a Chrome PDF. Or an Adobe PDF. The key thing to realise is that Windows  looks at the file name to see what it ends with and decides what kind of file it is. So every file whose name ends .pdf is always described the same and opens the same App. So this isn't happening when a PDF is saved, it already happened. Changing the default app, as the first app describes, should fix it unless Chrome changes it right back, which is possible. Or, you didn't check the right "always use this app" box.

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New Here ,
Jun 07, 2017 Jun 07, 2017

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search for defaults in the windows search  and open DEFAULT APP SETTING and there in the end u can see the CHOOSE DEFAULT APPS BY THE FILE TYPE click on that ...... and wait for 10-15 sec for the results of all extentions ... after that search for the .pdf file type and there u can choose the default app as adobe reader... done thats all!!!! i hope this helps...

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New Here ,
Aug 16, 2018 Aug 16, 2018

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Boom.  Thanks so much for this!

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New Here ,
Sep 15, 2019 Sep 15, 2019

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Thank you @shubhampotter! This worked to fix it!

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New Here ,
Apr 06, 2020 Apr 06, 2020

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great answer! thank you.

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New Here ,
Aug 02, 2020 Aug 02, 2020

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Hello, I tried this, and downloaded a free adobe to my computer. chose it as my default for pdf downloads on chrome. unforturnately it didn't work, and document appears as "invalid document" when i try to save it. so I switched back to save as chrome html, and now I can't save anything! not sure what went wrong. but now i'm worse off. 

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