I am using os 10.7.3 and a couple of weeks ago I found I can no longer download pdf files. Instead nothing happens or it try so open in a document viewer, for example: http://wi-burnettcounty.civicplus.com/DocumentView.aspx?DID=341.What do I do? I have not made any changes except update os 10.7 and adobe reader. Other computers using snowlepoard down load just fine!
intel, G4 G$
Using my cloned backup as a strartup disc everythink works as before. One correction, Safari opens the file but the pdf is not downloaded using the internal drive. So it seems like problem with Lion not firefox or safari! RDC
So you load the PDF in Safari, then select File > Save As... from the menu bar. What happens then?
I get the following message!
The document “Inmate%20Roster%204-18-12.PDF” could not be exported as “Inmate%20Roster%204-18-12”.
RDC
Quit Safari.
Open the Library folder in your home folder as follows:
☞ If running Mac OS X 10.7 or later, hold down the option key and select Go ▹ Library from the Finder menu bar.
☞ If running an older version of Mac OS X, select Go ▹ Go to Folder… from the Finder menu bar and enter “~/Library” (without the quotes) in the text box that opens.
Delete the following items from the Library folder:
Caches/com.apple.Safari/Cache.db
Preferences/com.apple.quicktime.plugin.preferences.plist
Preferences/QuickTime Preferences
Relaunch Safari and test.
Thanks for your help! Howerver, the problem persists.
Select Help ▹ Installed Plug-ins from the Safari menu bar. Besides the following, what plugins are listed?
iPhotoPhotocast
Java Applet Plug-in
QuickTime Plug-in
Shockwave Flash
WebKit built-in PDF
Adobe Acrobat NPAPI Plug-in, Version 10.1.3
Flip4Mac Windows Media Plugin
Google Earth Plug-in
RealPlayer Plugin.plugin
SharePoint Browser Plug-in
Silverlight Plug-In
Yahoo! Installer Plug-in (3)
In the Finder, select Go ▹ Go to Folder... from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-G. Copy the line of text below into the box that opens, and press return:
/Library/Internet Plug-ins
From the folder that opens, delete any items that have a name beginning with “AdobePDF”. Then quit and relaunch Safari.
Another piece of information. If I copy the http address of the pdf file from Firefox into spotlight it says under webpages "This preview cannot be safetly displayed in Quick look" However when I click on it the file is displayed in Safari. It opens in Safari but I cannot "Save as" but I can save it by clicking on the floppy dick icon!!! So with a lot of fiddling I can get the file, this is a bit strange! Anymore ideas?
pasting this in Go to folder
/Library/Internet Plug-ins
It says the file cannot be found!
Ok I found the file and deleted Adobe files. This seem to allow me to "Save as" However the file does not download as it does from the cloned system 10.7.3! But now Firefox downloads the file!
Thanks I think you fixed it!
Can no longer dounload pdf file in safari or firefox. What is the problem?
