Why won't PDF files open anymore?

Dear Linc,

Many thanks for your advice re pdf files and the appropriate plug in. You arvice worked like a beautiful dream following what was a nightmare,,,,,

Best wishes🙂

I had been struggling with this issue as well and had spent quite a bit of time on the phone with the e*trade help desk because I couldn't download my pdf statements in Safari or Firfox. They helped me with a workaround (right click on the link and then select download as pdf) but on another website this didn't work. The solution provided by Linc worked. Thanks!!

Me too. It's been several months (would you believe) that I've been unable to open PDF files from Safari. I was able to download files forwarded to me however. Linc's advice solved the problem for me too

Me too - removing those Adobe PDF plugins from root lib worked beautifully. Just quit Safari, restarted Safari (not computer) and wallah! Could see those elusive in-browser PDFs all over again. Thank you, Linc Davis.

Deleting PDF plugins with "adobePDF" from the root library worked great for me too with firefox browser.

Thanks Linc. (my wife and kids think I'm a genius now)

Since I purchased my new MacBook Pro, I couldn't figure out why this was happening. It was maddening. I can't thank you enough Linc! After months of dealing with this stupid little problem it is now solved! 🙂 I am now doing the happy dance at my desk! Happy Friday!!

Dear Linc Davis,

Your suggestion solved my problem!!!!! I am so happy!!! i thought all the PDF fiiles I opened were corrupted because only a black screen would show. Now I can finally do my work!!!

thank you so much!!!

🙂 you're wonderful!

Just started having the same problems with PDF's. Went first to Finder > Go > Library > Internet Plugins and there was nothing in the folder. How do I get to main Root folder > library > Internet Plugins. Any help would be appreciated. This problem occurs on both my MacBook pro running OS10.6.8 and my Imac with Mountain Lion, but not on my old MacBook Pro running 10.4.11.

Totally worked for me! Many, many thanks helping me overcome a very frustrating problem!

If you are using 10.7.5, or as a matter of fact most of all X's you do NOT need Adobe to open PDF's. Preview will do the job. If you are using Safari it will use Preview automatically. If you are using Firefox you will need to go to Preferences> Applications> and choose Preview as the means of opening PDF files. I trashed Adobe 9 and Adobe 11 because they had Plug-ins that worked and then didn't work. My frustration is over thanks to a buddy at our Mac club.

I must be doing something wrong. I get get "Folder Not Found" when typing in

/Library/Internet Plug-ins in " in Go To Folder?

Pdf files display fine in Chrome and in Firefox. I did have to change preferences in Firefox to make it work.

No go with Safari.

I, too, was having problems opening PDF files. It always defaulted to Preview, which I didn't want. A call to Apple cleared it up for me. Here's what we did.

1) Highlight a PDF file you want, but do not open.

2)From the drop-down menu under Finder>File, click Get Info, or use the keyboard shortcut Command-G.

3)Go to dropdown menu under Open With. You should see the Adobe Reader icon. Highlight that.

4)Once done, click "change all" then close the Get info.

5)Now Adobe Reader should be the defualt app for your PDF files.

Worked for me. I did, however, check through other folders to make sure all preview docs had made the switch. There were a couple stragglers I had to redo.

Hope this helps your printing problem, too.

Joanne

Thank you so much Linc! After much frustration, this helped out a lot. :O)

This worked!

You rock!

Thanks so much!

Thank you so much. So simple and so very effective. A long standing problem solved