Preview hanging when I try to combine PDFs
Hi, I am trying to combine PDFs using Preview as described here:
Use Preview to combine PDFs on your Mac - Apple Support
Sometimes it works, but other times the program just hangs.
I am wondering if it has to do with file size (the files are a few MB each and it is adding up), but they are the files I have to combine!
I see this problem discussed here:
Preview freezes when trying to merge PDF … - Apple Community
I have tried the idea of re-reading and writing the files out again. It seems to help somewhat, but I am still having problems, so I am reaching out for ideas.
I am using Preview 11.0 with Monterey 12.6.1.
The files were originally created with MS Word, although I also tried reexporting them with Preview.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.14