Suddenly i'm having problems opening certain .pdf files. I get a msg that I don't have permission to open or save this file. Tells me to fix the permission on the file. Did that but it doesn't help. I'm using a Macbook Air 2020 running Sequoia 15.7.3.
The files include tax instructions downloaded from IRS website
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.7
"MacBook Air 2020: PDF permission error: Suddenly i'm having problems opening certain .pdf files. I get a msg that I don't have permission to open or save this file. Tells me to fix the permission on the file. Did that but it doesn't help. I'm using a Macbook Air 2020 running Sequoia 15.7.3. The files include tax instructions downloaded from IRS website"
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Thank you for the screenshot.
Not Having Permission for PDF:
How many users are there?
Upgrade your MacOS:
Time Machine Backup:
Important: Prior to performing any of this, Create a Time Machine Backup of your Mac, so that you can have something to restore your Mac from, should anything go wrong, doing the install.
I see you have macOS 15.7. So, for security purposes, upgrade to the most-recent compatible macOS: macOS Tahoe 26.2.
MacBook Air 2020: PDF permission error
