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Adobe Acrobat: "Access denied"

Guest
Nov 07, 2016 Nov 07, 2016

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Hello everyone,

I want to resolve the "Access denied"  error terrible experience. I get this message when opening my very important file documents after installing Adobe Acrobat DC(15.0)

Could anyone suggest me a proper way how to repair pdf file?

Thanks,

Jorge

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Adobe Employee ,
Nov 08, 2016 Nov 08, 2016

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Hi Jorgeb62337206,

"Access denied" means that there could be possibly some sort of permission issues with the file, so i would suggest you to check the permissions of that file for your user id.

For the same please follow the steps below and see if it works:

  • Right click on that file
  • Go to "properties>security tab"
  • Press "continue"
  • In the "permissions for MyFile.pdf" dialog, press "Add"
  • In the "Select Users or Groups" dialog, press "Advanced"
  • The next dialog that pops up is also named "Select Users or Groups". Press "Find Now"
  • Scroll down the list of search results until you find your username
  • Double click on your username and press OK in the "Select Users or Groups" dialog
  • Press OK in the "Permissions for MyFile.pdf dialog and hit ok

If the issue still persists, please cshare a screenshot of the error you get and also confirm if it happens with other files too.

Thanks,

Supriya

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Nov 08, 2016 Nov 08, 2016

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Thanks for you help friend, but I still getting this error

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Adobe Employee ,
Nov 08, 2016 Nov 08, 2016

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Jorgeb62337206,

Please share the screenshot of the exact error you get by the help of the link below :

FAQ: How do I capture and post a screen shot or video?

Also please check if you find this error on the other files too.

Thanks,

Supriya

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Dec 25, 2021 Dec 25, 2021

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I tried but it does not work. My file is in server and I have admin authority but still does not allow me to do so. 

I have been having this problem since coupple of years. I called Adobe support and they are unable to fix it. 

Other files I can have access to those folder and certain files I can not. It shows locked file. 

 

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Jan 12, 2022 Jan 12, 2022

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Go to Edit>Preferences>Security (Enhanced) and uncheck Enable Protected Mode at startup (Preview).

 

It worked for me. Good luck.

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Oct 12, 2022 Oct 12, 2022

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I tried this method and it still didn't fix my issue. I have several hundred files this occuring with. 

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Apr 26, 2023 Apr 26, 2023

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thanks, it helps me.

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Nov 25, 2016 Nov 25, 2016

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Thanks for information and advice

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