Can't open some PDF files with Preview

Hi there,


I can't open some PDF files from Preview. This is the message I get "The file “VF 31 01 2019.pdf” could not be opened. It may be damaged or use a file format that Preview doesn’t recognize."


I opened another file without problem. Sent it to myself by mail. And now I can't open the same file anymore.


Thanks for your help


fab

Mac Pro

Posted on Jul 25, 2019 4:36 AM

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Posted on Jul 25, 2019 6:52 AM

Maybe the PDF has been corrupted during the e-mail transfer if not before during its creation.


If the problem arise through e-mail you can try to make a ZIP archive of the PDF file and then attach it to the e-mail message.

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