pdf "saving change" takes forever

Hi,

I have macbook 2023 with sonoma OS. It seems the pdf automatically "saving change" and keep spinning forever. I can't disable/stop it nor knowing how to disable this auto saving feature. Please help.


Thanks

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 14.0

Posted on Dec 18, 2023 8:21 PM

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Dec 19, 2023 4:22 AM in response to whuang7777

whuang7777 wrote:

Hi,
I have macbook 2023 with sonoma OS. It seems the pdf automatically "saving change" and keep spinning forever. I can't disable/stop it nor knowing how to disable this auto saving feature. Please help.

Thanks


verify your software is up to date…

The current stable release of Sonoma including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 14.2

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support



Autosave may well be tied to local snapashots & the restore feature in Preview.app

About Time Machine local snapshots on Mac - Apple Support



I would compare your results using a true PDF editor, some examples:


Acrobat Reader / Adobe Acrobat DC

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


PDFpen / Nitro

https://pdfpen.com/pdfpen/


pdfExpert

https://pdfexpert.com/


Master PDF Editor

https://code-industry.net/masterpdfeditor/?-about&ver=5832


Foxit Reader / Editor

https://www.foxit.com/




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