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I can't open web based PDF files - the page is just a black one - anyone?

Can anyone help me? I can't open PDF attachments - online the page opos up as blank and black, and with emails on gmail - the document just wont open. I have tried to reload my adobe reader to no avail.

Posted on Aug 30, 2013 7:55 AM

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Aug 30, 2013 8:49 AM in response to emzkig

Back up all data.


If Adobe Reader or Acrobat is installed, there should be a setting in its preferences such as Display PDF in Browser. I don't use those applications myself, so I can't be more precise. Deselect that setting, if it's selected. Otherwise do as follows.


Triple-click the line of text below on this page to select it, the copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C):

/Library/Internet Plug-ins


In the Finder, select

Go Go to Folder

from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-G. Paste into the text box that opens (command-V), then press return.

From the folder that opens, remove any items that have "Adobe" or “PDF” in the name. You may be prompted for your login password. Then quit and relaunch Safari, and test.

The "Silverlight" web plugin distributed by Microsoft can also interfere with PDF display in Safari, so you may need to remove it as well, if it's present. The same goes for a plugin called "iGetter," and perhaps others.

If you still have the issue, repeat with this line:

~/Library/Internet Plug-ins


If you don’t like the results of this procedure, restore the items from the backup you made before you started. Relaunch Safari again.

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