PDF files

Question

Level 1

19 points

PDF files

For some reason I can't open any PDF files with Adobe Reader. Every file says "The file is damaged and could not be repaired." Since it's not possible that every file is damaged, then something's going wrong in the Adobe-Apple interaction. I trashed the application, then downloaded the newest version of Adobe Reader, but there's no change.

Adobe says to do this:

I followed this but of course, there is no "Open With" selection. What am I missing?

Brian

iPad 2, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Sep 9, 2013 4:05 PM

Reply

Answer 1

Sep 9, 2013 4:40 PM in response to azartguy

Open a Finder window then from the menu bar click Go > Go to Folder

Type or copy paste the following:

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins

Click Go.

If you see the: AdobePDFViewer plugin in the Internet Plug-Ins folder, move it to the trash.

Restart your Mac and try opening a PDF file.

Reply

Answer 2

Sep 9, 2013 7:25 PM in response to azartguy

azartguy wrote:

...I followed this but of course, there is no "Open With" selection. What am I missing?

Brian

Are you doing Get Info on Adobe Reader or a PDF file? The instructions are to use Get Info on a PDF file and then you should have the "Open with" choice. BTW, the default choice for opening PDF's is Apple's Preview application. Can you open those PDF's with Preview?

Reply

Answer 3

azartguy Author

Level 1

19 points

Sep 9, 2013 8:58 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

FatMac,

Well, using Get Info let's me see the "Open With" line, and it's set to the Adobe Reader default, but it still doesn't work. And no, it won't open with Preview either.

Brian

Reply

Answer 4

azartguy Author

Level 1

19 points

Sep 9, 2013 9:11 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

Carolyn,

I have two. I trashed the first one and left this one AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin . Does this get trashed as well? I hope so, otherwise this didn't work either.
Brian