Reader X : change 'Save As' default folder

[Guest]

In Reader 9 after using CTRL+SHIFT+S to save a downloaded PDF all subsequent PDFs were saved went to the same folder of my choice till I changed where to save them.

In Reader X (version 10.0.1, downloaded Sunday 27 Feb) they are sent to UserName>AppData>Local>Microsoft>Windows>Temporary Internet Files>Low>Content.IE5>LE2HGZ7X - or another similar folder of Reader X's choice.

That's quite a distance in clicks from where I'd like to keep the file, which is in UserName>Documents>Cuttings.

Is there a way to make Reader X remember my preference for the latter folder, as it did in version 9, please?

Looking forward to any suggestions,

[janeaire]

I am not sure if someone posted this potential solution already:

1) Go to Start

2) Printers and Faxes

3) Right click on Adobe PDF

4) Printing Preferences

5) Adobe PDF Settings tab

6) Adobe PDF Output Folder

7) Click on Browse, and selecte the desire folder to save the PDF file.

[mrducati]

So has anybody figured this out yet?  I'm having the same issue where I would like to save a form to the same location but there seems to be no way to set a default folder.  I have staff using this form and they have to go through a pile of clicks just to save the form.  This is easily done with microsoft office software so it can't be rockete science to make the same idea work with PDF's?  It sure would be nice if the Adobe staff followed thier own threads...

[Guest]

Rather than saving, you could try printing as PDF, even though it's already a PDF.  Open the document, hit Print, select PDF, and then it'll bring you to the same folder you last printed to.  This doesn't solve the whole problem, I realize, but at least it avoids having to repetitively go through folders and subfolders when you're dealing with multiple documents. 

[Ron_Salmon]

Same problem here, with Outlook and Acrobat 9.5.1. I receive emailed forms for our non-conformance process. I open these in Acrobat (by double clicking the attachment in Outlook), enter relevant details into our register (excel), assign a reference number to the PDF and then need to save it to a directory where these are kept. As I often do these in batches, even using the 'recent places' option in the dialog box is frustrating. Obviously when a program remembers the last used location this can often be helpful, for example when I go back into Outlook to mail the PDF form I saved on to the actioning manager, and having the dialog box sort by 'last modified', it speeds the job up considerably, however in the case of Adobe saving 'by default' to the temp directory, instead of having the option to select a default directory, I end up accidentally saving to the temp location quite often, so when I go to Outlook to email it.. of course it isn't there! A simple problem, which surely has a simple solution. At the very least, a reply from Adobe Staff would be welcome.

[thebigredone]

What version should I fall back to? Adobe needs to step up to the plate on this one.

[need_attention_]

I chatted with one of their India support people today and they told me: This is an expected behavior of  the product

How Lame!

Here is the link to report this and request the feature to add this,,

https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

[PeterW3]

Thanks - I've just submitted a bug report using this link.

I'm still using version 9 - thankfully don't have to upgrade.

[thebigredone]

My workaround is to create a shortcut on my desktop that points to the location I want to save the PDF.  So when I perform the save as function in Adobe X, I choose "Desktop" from the choices on the left side which makes my shortcut available. So I choose the shortcut and then it opens and then i save. Creating a mapped drive to the location is another option, but the shortcut seems less extreme.  Again, this is a workaround...  Adobe needs to fix this....

[Debi372]

Same problem .... VERY frustrating!  Today I finally just un-installed Adobe and re-installed the Older 9.0 version ... problem solved!  I don't plan to upgrade again until they fix this issue.  Here is Adobe's link to previous versions:  http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/

[AnitaN4]

Debi,

This was the BEST solution I've found.

Love Reader 9 and it works just like it should.

Thanks, Anita

[Guest]

But by using earlier versions you are bypassing the later security updates that were made, and are making yourself vulnerable.  Your best bet is to move over the latest version of FoxIt, which is what I have done.

I still check here, hoping from a fix from Adobe, but FoxIt is fully capable (although I would otherwise prefer Adobe Reader in some minor ways, if this MAJOR problem were fixed).

[rdt0086]

Another work around that take a couple of clicks is:

Download "DoPdf"

It is a print to pdf software that you can use. Then instead of save as you click print and select dopdf as your printer, and go from there.

Once you have doPdf setup it takes 4 clicks: file, print, select printer, print, name file, ok

[gicronin]

I had this same problem with XI

I ended up changing the shortcuts on the left side of the Save As dialog. The Places bar has shortcuts like Recent places, desktop, my documents..

I used this websites instructions to modify the registry and replace 'Network Places' (Which people rarely use) to link to the commonly used folder for saving PDFs..

http://www.howtogeek.com/97824/how-to-customize-the-file-opensave-dialog-box-in-windows/

It will be fine if you have 1 folder you always use for saving but if you have a few different ones - not so good. If you do use this method, make sure to create all 5 entries (Place0, 1, 2, 3, 4) or you'll end up with just the 1 Place linked to you folder and the default ones will disappear.

It's very simple to follow on the page.

[Guest]

ADOBE FIX THIS!  I have the same issue - the new Adobe version does NOT maintain the saving file preferences.  This has resulted in a ridiculous rigamarole when I'm now trying to save numerous documents.  Which is a periodic large part of my job, and has turned a large current work project into a ridiculously time-consuming project.  This is highly inefficient move on your part - not sure why you changed something that worked in my old version (so old I was forced to update).

This shouldn't have to be something the users have to work around or deal with - this should be a FIX ON YOUR PART! 

I've never had this issue with Adobe before, and don't have this problem with any of the other programs I use.

[crcjetty]

the only solution i can think of is to install foxit reader [download link removed]

[Jon_chalk_administrator]

Solved it!

1-go to "edit", select Preferences.

2-select from the left pane: Security (enhanced)

3-click on "add folder path" button just below the big white box

4-pick a folder of your choice and click "ok". (your selected folder path will appear in that white box above the "add folder path" button in step 3)

5-if you want to add additional folders, just repeat steps 3 & 4

6-once you are done, click "ok" on the preferences screen and click "ok" again to accept the changes.

Yes, it seems illogical, but it worked.

I tested by closing the Reader (X), then surfed the web and did what Neher5 was explaining he/she wanted to do just after opening a pdf from a website and lo-and-behold,  it worked!. No more "save to temp folder" issues.

Hope this helps.

[Guest]

No joy here.  I tried it, but Reader still wants to save web pdfs in the temporary directory.

[pwillener]

Larry (Ak) wrote:

No joy here.  I tried it, but Reader still wants to save web pdfs in the temporary directory.

That may actually depend on the browser; any document I download from the web (Excel, Word, PDF, ...) by default go into my temp folder.

[jchorvath]

ELEGANT SOLUTION

I was having this same problem, getting extremely frustrated, and had already opened a new tab to do the registry edit when the simpler solution hit me: Find and open the temporary folder or whatever it is that you keep being directed to (see below if this is trouble), and create shortcuts from there to your most commonly used folders. If you name each shortcut with a leading underscore ("_"), they'll appear at the top of the window and you'll have just 1-click to get where you want to go.

If you have trouble getting to that folder: It could be somewhat challenging to get into this temporary files folder, as if your permissions are poor a search won't find it, and even following the breadcrumb can be tough if some of the folders are hidden (which they might be). If you are struggling, try the following:

1. Try to do a Save As, and you'll be looking at the offending folder.

2. Right-click any file in that folder, and create a short-cut to it.

3. The short-cut will appear at the bottom of the Save As window. Grab it and move it to your desktop.

4. Right-click that, and choose "Open File Location"

5. Now you finally have this stupid folder open, create shortcuts in this folder to the folders you actually want to save to.

[Jon_chalk_administrator]

Looks like  Pat is correct. It seems to have to do with the browser. I tried using various browsers and still get the same issue, but more hit and miss as it does not always go to the "temp folder" since I tried the method I discovered. I will however continue to find a way.

Maybe I can find a bowser that does not have this issue. What I did find was that if the PDF opens within the browser, then the "save As" method I used works every time. But on the same browsers that I changed the preferences to open PDFs directly with the Adobe Reader, then it wants to save into the Temp folder. I reversed the preferences back to opening PDFs within the browser and the "Save As" method I used worked again like a charm.

I have  tested the following browsers: Opera (latest), Firefox (latest), SRWare Iron (almost latest) and Safari (latest).

So for now, my conclusion is that the method I mentioned in the previous post will work, provided that the PDF opens within the browser window. Opera and Firefox allowed me to change the preference to open PDFs within Adobe Reader, whereas the SRWare Iron and Safari does not provide any ability to change their settings (that I can find) to open PDFs within Adobe Reader.

[Guest]

I am having the same problem. Here is a little more info that might help resolve the problem.

If the save window (where you select where to save) has;

Type: Adobe Acrobat Document

File Size" ####  KB

Modified:

on the right hand side then it will save it in the temp folder.

If the save window does not have any details about the file then it saves it in the location where the last pdf was saved.

[AnitaN4]

Looks like Reader 11 still has this same problem as 10. I found that uninstalling Reader 11 and reinstalling Reader 9 was best for me.  I couldn't take this problem for more than 10 mins since all day I need to save to certain folders.

[Hetman_ca]

What I noticed is that when I create a PDF document, open it and try to save it, it automatically tries to save in the temp folder and just like everyone else it takes many clicks to pick to correct folder.  But if I don't open it and pick "save as" instead, it will automatically try and save to the last location a file was saved to.

[Guest]

I just upgraded recently and was very happy to see this thread, but disappointed that Adobe hasn't managed to fix it.  So...What I did was create shortcuts in the default folder to the folder(s) I need to save to. 

I'm still using XP.

In explorer or directory view:

Left Click within the default directory.

Click "New"

Click Shortcut.

Browse to the directory you want the file to go to.

Finish

Now you've got a shortcut from the default directory to the directory you want to use.  You can create as many shortcuts as you wish, just don't forget they're there and delete them.

[VictorLe1121]

The solution for everyone is to create a shortcut of the folder (folder you want to always save to) inside that temp folder. It's only one more click but saves more time and headache than the other ways.