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have Ventura 13.2.1 on my iMac. The Preview App would suddenly get stuck while I was reading a pdf file. Then tells me I don't have enough memory. Then the ball just keeps spinning. HELP! I read a lot of pdf magazines and books. If will not open any of them.

iMac 27″ 5K, 13.2

Posted on Mar 18, 2023 1:46 PM

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leroydouglas

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Mar 18, 2023 1:55 PM in response to alr1

alr1 wrote:

have Ventura 13.2.1 on my iMac. The Preview App would suddenly get stuck while I was reading a pdf file. Then tells me I don't have enough memory. Then the ball just keeps spinning. HELP! I read a lot of pdf magazines and books. If will not open any of them.

Try a different PDF reader and compare your results..

Acrobat Reader /

https://get.adobe.com/reader/

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