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User profile for user: armydad101
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User level: Level 1
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Set Preview as default PDF application

I recently made Adobe Reader my default PDF reader by accident and want to restore Preview as the default as it was originally.

Mac mini (Late 2012), Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Mar 6, 2017 12:17 PM

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User profile for user: To_Mi
To_Mi
User level: Level 4
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Posted on Mar 6, 2017 1:24 PM

To change the default app for PDF,

  1. In Finder, select one of PDF files.
  2. Right-click on it and select Get Info in the pop-up, or type command-I, or choose Get Info on the File menu.
  3. Click Open With if the section isn't already expanded.
  4. Click the dropdown list of applications and choose Preview.
  5. Click Change All...
  6. Click Continue on the dialog for confirmation.
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User profile for user: To_Mi
To_Mi
User level: Level 4
1,202 points

Mar 6, 2017 1:24 PM in response to armydad101

To change the default app for PDF,

  1. In Finder, select one of PDF files.
  2. Right-click on it and select Get Info in the pop-up, or type command-I, or choose Get Info on the File menu.
  3. Click Open With if the section isn't already expanded.
  4. Click the dropdown list of applications and choose Preview.
  5. Click Change All...
  6. Click Continue on the dialog for confirmation.
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Set Preview as default PDF application

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