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"The document could not be saved. A file error has occurred."

Forum|Forum|8 years ago
October 25, 2017
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For some reason certain files will not allow me to save.

I am putting comments and highlights onto a locked .pdf, not modifying the document, just adding to it.

On some days it will save with no problem, on other days I will get this message:

"The document could not be saved. The file may be read-only, or another user may have it open. Please save the document with a different name or in a different folder."

When I try to save it to a folder, I end up with this message:

"The document could not be saved. A file error has occurred."

Please help!

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Mike336918213zqa

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https://x.com/xPr0grammer/status/1725593758148825094?s=20

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John25522692fwkw

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I had this exact problem just now (Sep 2022) and solved it as follows:

1) I had downloaded document xyz to my Downloads folder.

2) With the doc open in Acrobat, I moved the doc to a Google Drive folder (via dragging the icon from Acrobat to a Finder folder)

3) I modified the document in Acrobat

4) I attempted to save the doc, which failed; I attempted Save As while also failed, as the OP describes.

The problem is that the doc had moved from its original location which is why Acrobat couldn't save it. This is extremely bad design (it should just save a copy) especially given that Save As also failed (why in the world??). The fix was to re-download the original doc back into the Downloads folder, which allowed me to save it.

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Kem2443278716bo

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How is it 2022 and this issue is still happening? I have seen posts on the same topic dating back to 2012.

I am using Acrobat Pro DC Version 2022.001.20112 and after making some comments on a PDF document am unable to save it. Same issue as the original poster:

The document could not be saved. The file may be read-only, or another user may have it open. Please save the document with a different name or in a different folder."

When I try to save it to a folder, I end up with this message:

"The document could not be saved. A file error has occurred."

Please provide some assistance on this decade old issue.

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fchpadvising

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YES PLEASE!! I have put in 6 hours total editing a document and while the first 4 hours of work saved, the 2 I did today did not, and now I have spent hours trying all the fixes with no success. I can't save anything and I do NOT want to lose my work. Adobe Pro DC 22.001.20112

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Amb24707154vcxj

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I too have been getting the same error. To fix my error I needed to remove the # from the file name. There must have been a recent update to Adobe, because I never had this issue in the past.

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arthurh48288256

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So does someone have an answer on this? I have the same issue.

Abambo

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Please state the Acrobat and version you are using!

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

antonyc-hW1SRw

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I have the same problem " "The document could not be saved. The file may be read-only, or another user may have it open. Please save the document with a different name or in a different folder."with Acrobat Reader DC version 2020.012.20043 on Windows 10, this error accurs randomly.

It's a fix or not?

AnandSri

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Hello davidw85530991

Sorry for the delay in response to your query and apologize for the inconvenience caused.

Adobe Reader is a free product for viewing, printing, signing, and annotating PDFs, you won't be able to save any PDF file using the Adobe Reader, to save or edit any PDF file you have to subscribe to Acrobat or any Document Cloud services. For more information, you can refer to Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.

If you are using the Acrobat Pro DC, you may try saving the files to another location with administrative privileges and then check.

Is Acrobat or the free desktop version of Adobe Reader is installed, to identify please refer to Identify the product and its version for Acrobat and Reader DC

Is it a Mac or Windows OS?

Is it happening with all the PDF files or with one specific PDF file?

Hope this helps and let us know how it goes.

Regards,

Anand Sri.

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Kaanapali

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VERY UNHELPFUL. I have Adobe full version 10.1.16. You didn't even read the question well enough to answer.

Very disappointing that you were so careless!!

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wdburgdorf

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Hi Kaanapali,

Are you sure that you are posting in the right thread, as your answer to Anand Sri's entry is not at all related to either the original problem nor to Anand's answer.

Please restrain accusations. If answer is not helpful, please state where it is not helpful.

Regards,

Abambo

Well, as I see it, it is actually the answers of AnandSri that are unrelated to to original issue, while the reply of Kaanapali is. The OP is obviously talking about Acrobat, not the reader. And trying to repair the installation will obvioulsly do nothing. Looks like a canned reply.

I have the same error with various Adobe products, and as far as I see it, it's always related to Google Drive. While GD synchronizes files, they seem to get locked. But I cannot remember that it ever happened to non-Adobe files. Could still be Google's fault, I don't know. But you Adobe guys, I'd hope that you'd be able to find out.

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