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Can't save file after making edits

kdsprocket
Registered: Dec 15 2011
Posts: 3

I Just installed Acrobat X I can no longer save pdf files after I have added any comments etc. I have to save the pdf to a new file. This is really annoying. In version 8 I did not have to save to a new file. Is there a setting to allow this?
 
I this message
This Document can not be saved.
This file may be read-only, or another user may have it open.
Please save the document with a different name or in a different folder.
 
It appears it wants to save it to a temp folder which I think is the reason I am getting the read only message
How do I fix this

Sprocket

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 10.0, Windows
mgorty
Registered: Dec 18 2011
Posts: 2
I have this identical problem. It happens with files created directly from Word and with files scanned with SnapScan.

mgorty
gkaiseril
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Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4307
You may have to enable your rights to temporary folders for a user or login as an administrator. There are also restriction to only allow saving to safe paths. The root directory is not considered a safe path. I would stick to "My Documents" for the logged in user.

George Kaiser

kdsprocket
Registered: Dec 15 2011
Posts: 3
gkaiseril wrote:
You may have to enable your rights to temporary folders for a user or login as an administrator. There are also restriction to only allow saving to safe paths. The root directory is not considered a safe path. I would stick to "My Documents" for the logged in user.
1st I have adim rights
2nd what is a safe path? Version 8 I didn't have this problem. I saved the pdf to any folder and could edit that file a save it again and again.
So far version X pro seems like a downgrade from version 8 pro




Sprocket

try67
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Registered: Oct 30 2008
Posts: 2398
gkaiseril wrote:
There are also restriction to only allow saving to safe paths. The root directory is not considered a safe path. I would stick to "My Documents" for the logged in user.
This restriction only applies when saving the file using a script. When you save it yourself you should be able to save it anywhere you want.

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kdsprocket
Registered: Dec 15 2011
Posts: 3
try67 wrote:
gkaiseril wrote:
There are also restriction to only allow saving to safe paths. The root directory is not considered a safe path. I would stick to "My Documents" for the logged in user.
This restriction only applies when saving the file using a script. When you save it yourself you should be able to save it anywhere you want.
Thats the problem I have I can not save it to the folder that it was originally saved. As far as I'm concerned this is a bug and needs to be fixed

Sprocket

try67
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Registered: Oct 30 2008
Posts: 2398
I've heard other reports of Acrobat X locking a file, which prevents it from being saved using the same name or even deleted after it's no longer open in Acrobat. You should report it here: https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

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mgorty
Registered: Dec 18 2011
Posts: 2
gkaiseril wrote:
You may have to enable your rights to temporary folders for a user or login as an administrator. There are also restriction to only allow saving to safe paths. The root directory is not considered a safe path. I would stick to "My Documents" for the logged in user.
I am the administrator on this machine. The files are stored on both DropBox and on my hard drive.

I am forced to use Save As for every document that I change, whether it was scanned or created by Adobe from a Word or Excel file.

This is a new Windows 7 machine. On my previouse installation (Windows 7 running in Parallels on a MacBook Pro), I had the same problem. I was able to get a support call, and they fixed the problem by making changes to register, among other things.

mgorty
radzmar
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Registered: Nov 3 2008
Posts: 1202
If you use the file preview of the Windows 7 Explorer, the write access to the file is blocked as long it's selected in the explorer.
Deactivating the preview bar (symbol in the upper right corner) in the Explorer generally fixes the problem.

radzmar
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