OS X Yosemite Preview search within PDF doesn't work

Hello guys, I'm currently having a big trouble with Preview application which seems to me, does not search through the PDF - it is just... not working.

Is there any way to reinstall Preview App?

Thanks in advance. 🙂

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Dec 20, 2014 8:14 AM

16 replies

Jan 22, 2016 4:45 PM in response to diverge

Thanks for this post. This helped me out. I did a command-s and then suddenly search works again.

I've always had search issues with Preview, though. It's pretty pitiful. It freaks when you put in some special characters, for one thing.

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