preview duplicate not working - iMac

Does anyone know how to get Preview application to duplicate a PDF document? I used to be able to do this in Mojave then upgraded to Catalina and I can no longer do this?

Open Preview>>File>>Duplicate


Error I get is The file couldn’t be saved.



Posted on Jan 21, 2020 7:33 AM

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Posted on Jan 21, 2020 8:28 AM

The PDF is encrypted / locked / otherwise unalterable / you don't have correct permissions, or the folder containing it doesn't have the correct permissions.


Change permissions for files, folders, or disks on Mac ...

Resolve issues caused by changing the permissions of items in ...


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Jan 21, 2020 8:28 AM in response to nickyvey

The PDF is encrypted / locked / otherwise unalterable / you don't have correct permissions, or the folder containing it doesn't have the correct permissions.


Change permissions for files, folders, or disks on Mac ...

Resolve issues caused by changing the permissions of items in ...


Still not working?



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