how to see a pdf file that was password protected after i saved it on my iMac

mianina144 wrote:

how do i see a pdf file after saving to my computer and it's password protected now

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enter your password...(?)

Password-protect a PDF in Preview on Mac - Apple Support

When you apply a password to a document in macOS, that dialog also offers a checkbox adjacent to the words, "Remember this password in my keychain." If selected, then you do not need to remember the password when opening the document (in your account) as Apple's keychain steps in and provides the password, automatically opening the document. Otherwise, it is about your memory capacity and nothing else will open that document.

You will need to use a 3rd party PDF viewer for this file. Apple's built-in Preview app has a serious bug that will cause it to refuse to open certain PDF files if you have made any changes.