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Can't open PDF files anymore

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5hhhhh

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Apr 29, 2011
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It just happened that I can't open some pdf files anymore (preview, acrobat, whatever....)

"file may be corrupt or can't recognize..." (preview)

"damaged and could not be repaired" (acrobat)


i guess that happens to files i want to "save to .pdf" after clicking "print"....

(the other way round, to save a file to safari, open that, print and save to pdf, works...)


hope you can help!!!!!
 
5

5hhhhh

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Apr 29, 2011
3
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ps. it will only occur with firefox...

safari, obviously, manages to save the pdf files properly.....


why?!??!?

(firefox is updated...)
 
r0k

r0k

macrumors 68040
Mar 3, 2008
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Could you provide a little more detail of your situation? Which program(s) create corrupted PDF files? Is it only Firefox? Which version of OS X are you running? SL? 10.6.7? When was the most recent time you were able to create a PDF that was not corrupt? Yesterday? Weeks ago?

I just created a PDF from FF 4.0 on 10.6.7 and it worked just fine. I went to about firefox so I could figure out what version of FF I had and it downloaded and installed an update (4.0.1). I'll "print" again just to test...

You mention Acrobat. That really is not needed on OS X. I used it briefly when a certain prof was sending out indecipherable PDF files but I never allowed it to become any kind of default and I haven't run it in close to a year. BTW, printing to PDF worked for me again on 4.0.1. You should be able to use Preview and Quick View on any PDF you have created on your machine.
 
5

5hhhhh

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Apr 29, 2011
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Mac OS X 10.5.8.

firefox 3.6.17

just happened, that i could save to pdf, or better "create pdf files" two days ago.. with just this configuration (no updates since...)

and since yesterday i cannot open the firefox-creeated pdfs anymore...
 
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