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PDF won't open
I have tried EVERYTHING to get PDFs to open in firefox on my mac. They worked about 6 months ago, but then stopped. I have tried changing the application they open in Preferences, applications, I have tried adjusting add-ons, I have tried to enable the pdf viewer. I am using Firefox 41.0.1. I also run Adobe Acrobat Pro XI, version 11.0.12. HELP! I had to start using safari, but now that is making my battery burn up on my mac so I'd like to go back to firefox but can't if I can't get the PDFs to open.
Réiteach roghnaithe
What is the setting for Portable Document Format (PDF) in "Firefox > Preferences > Applications"?
Is the built-in PDF Viewer enabled or an application like Preview?
See also:
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/view-pdf-files-firefox-without-downloading-them
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/disable-built-pdf-viewer-and-use-another-viewer
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Please check if all your plugins are up-to-date. To do this, go to the Plugin Check site.
Once you're there, the site will check if all your plugins have the latest versions. If you see plugins in the list that have a yellow Update button or a red Update now button, please update these immediately.
To do so, please click each yellow or red button. Then you should see a site that allows you to download the latest version. Double-click the downloaded file to start the installation and follow the steps mentioned in the installation procedure.
This didn't help at all. All pdf plug ins are updated.
Réiteach Roghnaithe
What is the setting for Portable Document Format (PDF) in "Firefox > Preferences > Applications"?
Is the built-in PDF Viewer enabled or an application like Preview?
See also:
So, I went to the Adobe site and downloaded the latest version of reader, which I wasn't using since I have acrobat pro. Then I changed the application to reader and it all works again! Yay!