Unable to print Adobe pdf files in Safari

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Unable to print Adobe pdf files in Safari

When an Adobe Reader pdf file comes up in Safari & I select Print, will see a blank item to print in the print window. In Firefox & Chrome I have no problem printing pdf files. Currently my iMac is running High Sierra & I have the most recent version of the free Adobe Reader (build 17.12.20098.240878) for the Mac. Thought that maybe with High Sierra & the newest version of Adobe Reader the problem might have been solved. Not the case. This has been an issue with me for several years now. I have searched this question and found the problem mentioned a few years back but the solutions offered did not correct my situation. Would like to avoid having to launch Firefox just to be able to print a single pdf file so any help with this issue would be appreciated.

iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017), macOS High Sierra (10.13)

Posted on Oct 10, 2017 1:23 PM

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Ozzie_412 Author

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Oct 10, 2017 3:49 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Thanks, fixed my issue. I deleted three adobe plugins (Adobe workgroup Plugin, AdobePDFViewer.plugin & AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin) from /library/Internet Plugins/. Can now print the pdf files from Safari. Probably just deleting the AdobePDFView plugin would have done the trick.

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Oct 10, 2017 3:03 PM in response to Ozzie_412

Not sure if it is the cause but Safari can open pdf just fine without the need for adobe software. You may want to try disabling the adobe reader plugin and try with Safari proper.

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Oct 11, 2017 6:06 AM in response to VikingOSX

Thanks for reminding me about those Adobe plug-ins being replaced whenever the Reader is updated, which is quite frequently. To avoid that, I just went ahead and deleted Adobe Reader altogether so long as Safari will bring up & print online PDF files alone. For the rare occasion I may need Adobe Reader for some other reason I'll just reinstall it as needed.

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VikingOSX

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Oct 10, 2017 5:04 PM in response to Ozzie_412

Using the print button on the Adobe PDF plug-in would have done the trick too without having to remove any software. The next update of Adobe Acrobat that you install will replace the deleted Internet Plug-ins.

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