Reopen PDFs from last session - how to enable ?

[longhorn steer]

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reader just updated, i rebooted, after screencapping window list of docs.

want to reload "from last session" but no go.

old user, slow learner, cranky but friendly - will pull up the hard way,

but would MUCH prefer being able to Reopen last session docs.

fairly knowledgeable wrt OPs and programs etc.

tell me a joke, too. thanks for your help!

[Bhawna29481033c2ab]

Hi @JIMOH32901955l00z

You can open Preferences from Cmd+K which will open Preferences Pane, then select General > Check, Open PDF from the last session on Acrobat launch> click Ok.

Relaunch Acrobat and changes would be reflected on Macbook.

Also, @Jeff32215096kt82 we have taken you feedback to make this Preference On by default.

-Bhawna (Adobe)

[Ragged369648300rrb]

I am trying to activate this setting in Acrobat X Pro, but my Preferences screen is different from the one shown by Amal in the example, above.  I have no box (clickable or otherwise) or option for “Open PDFs from last session on Acrobat launch” at all.   >confused<  This is a partial screenshot from my Preferences :

As you can see, my Preferences > General has far less available options.  This might be a version issue as my software is over ten years old.  If anyone can tell me how, on the version of Acrobat I have, to set it to re-open all the PDFs I had opened the last time I was using the program, I’d really appreciate it.  Thanks in advance.

[try67]

This option did not exist in Acrobat X.

However, you can save and load sessions (although not automatically) using a script, like this (paid-for) tool I've developed: https://www.try67.com/tool/acrobat-reader-save-and-load-sessions

[SleepyBarazz]

I found one way that works for me. So i did as the pinned answer said. Didn't work.

It works when i also ticked this.  Preference>Documents> Restore last view setting... 

as shown in the screenshot here. 

I didn't bother trying without the recommendation first. If it works it works

I hope this helps