Reader X : change 'Save As' default folder

Report · Feb 27, 2011

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,

Report · Oct 07, 2016

I am on Reader 2015 release.

And Adobe still is not capable of providing a default option of saving to the last folder used for saving. Like many others, I download, edit then save to my PC perhaps 50 pdfs a day. Having to find again and choose the same folder repeatedly is frustrating.

What sort of world do Adobe developers work in? Do they never work with pdf files? Perhaps the "user" is a foreign concept.

Report · Oct 25, 2016

Here 2016, still the same astonishing issue: Click on Save As, Acro Reader points to some bizarre directory

C:\Users\my_name\AppData\Local\Temp

and every each time user has to go to "desktop" and select (say) Libraries\Documents or any other directory of choice. The mystery is that on my home PC with the very same W7 Pro, Acro Reader offers some selection of directories to save, and remembers the last selection. On my business PS, for the love of god, I cannot convince the Reader to do so. It always goes to this "Appdata Local Temp" folder.

Great is inertia and arrogance of large corporations. Filing of a BBB complaint might help in some cases, in others not at all. They simply ignore it anyways. Since the program is free, monetized indirectly, they know that people do not have a real choice, and that they can ignore users with impunity. Funny and/or scary were the replies of the Adobe stuff, stating they would not understand the "gist" of the query. Its Geist rather, and if someone does not understand the spirit of this thread, please be so nice to change profession.

Report · Mar 16, 2017

This is ridiculous. It's more than 6 years after the original post, and this is still an issue. I've been researching this problem for hours. I am running Windows 10 and Adobe Reader XI. The following worked for me:

In Adobe Reader, go to Edit->Preferences and select Security (Enhanced) on the left side of the window
On the right side of the window, at the top, is Sandbox Protections.
Uncheck the box for Enable Protected Mode at startup.
A message box will pop up and ask if you want to continue.
Click Yes.
Check the option for Enable Enhanced Security. (It is probably already checked).
Exit out of all Adobe Reader windows and restart Adobe Reader.

Report · Jun 07, 2017

I think this will sort out the problem for any PDF.

1. Right click on any PDF you have already saved.

2. Select 'open with' and select 'choose default program'.

3. Select Adobe Reader (not the program that is causing the problem).

Report · Jun 26, 2017

Here's my version of an elegant workaround. (I use a Mac Workbook pro, so no right click...). When I'm working on a batch of docs going to the same folder, I move that folder to my desktop...so it is at the very top of the file hierarchy. Then when Adobe FAILS to list the folder I just used in the Recent Folders list, I only have one or two clicks to find that folder. When I'm done, I move that folder back into its nested location.

NOTE TO ADOBE STAFF: THIS SHOULD BE AN EASY FIX. ARE YOU TRYING TO ENCOURAGE OTHER DEVELOPERS TO REPLACE YOUR PRODUCT???