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Edward38974993hzpw
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August 3, 2024
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Why does Acrobat ask be to save when I just opened the doc and made no change? Please fix this

  • August 3, 2024
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Hi I have acrobat on my macbook pro. I love the program, it great. BUT I open pdf files all the time, to check content. But when I want to close it, a "ask if I want to save"  button always pop up instead of just closing it.

 

WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO SAVE IF NO CHANGES HAS BEEN MADE! - Please can Abode fix this.

 

Its even worse for me as I work on dual screen. and the "ask if I want to save" pops up behind my open files on the opposite monitor, so I dont even see it. Very irritating.

 

Kind Regards

Edward

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retro_5401
New Participant
August 20, 2024

Hi, thank you. Yes I realise its probably my lack of knowledge of dual monitors and not an Adobe problem. Sorry about that. Ill try and sort out my monitors. Much appreciated.

creative explorer
creative explorer
Community Expert
August 21, 2024

@retro_5401  @Edward38974993hzpw  this would be under the System Preferences. Click on the Apple logo found at top-left-hand corner. System Preferences - Display - Arrangement. Sorry, I should have been more specific

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creative explorer
creative explorer
Community Expert
August 4, 2024

@Edward38974993hzpw I could have sworn there was a way to stop that...I know in the Acrobat Preferences, you can turn that off. To access Acrobat Preferences, keyboard shortcuts, Command K for the Mac, Control K fr the PC.

Was it Enhanced Security or was it Show Save As dialog when closing a document with unsaved changes?

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Edward38974993hzpwAuthor
New Participant
August 4, 2024
Hi, thank you, Ill have a look at that. Much appreciated.
try67
try67
Community Expert
August 3, 2024

This would happen if either the file is corrupt and the application repairs it when opening it, thereby modifying it, or if the file contains a script that modifies something in it when it is opened (for example, the value of a field). In both cases, the file is considered "dirty" (meaning, modified without saving), and the Save As dialog will appear when you close it.

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retro_5401
New Participant
August 17, 2024

Hi does it to every pdf. And it always opens behind open apps on the opposite monitor of my dual monitor macbook pro.

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