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I unfortunately have to use Adobe Reader X on my Mac.
In the past, I could set Preview as the default PDF viewer in Safari, but with Adobe Reader X, that option is disabled!
I already know that I can delete Adobe’s plug-in, but I’m pretty sure it will just come back the next time the damn thing auto-updates.
The “right” way is to change that setting, which (at least in previous versions) maintained the setting through updates. How do I do it?
grawityHow To Set Preference For Pdf Reader In Mac Sierra Os System
Nate3 Answers
It turns out this is a known issue. Adobe has a knowledge base article that says:
Known issues
Reader's Preferences > Internet > Display PDF in Browser is always dimmed
- To disable Safari integration, delete the AdobePDFViewer.plugin from /Library/Internet Plug-ins
- To reenable Safari integration, rerun the installer over the current installation. Start the Acrobat/Reader X installer from the original media, and then follow the onscreen prompts to complete the installation.
Hopefully the plug-in doesn’t come back the next time Reader updates.
NateNateAdobe Pdf Reader
What I did was install a later version to reset it using the following steps:
1) Remover Acrobat Reader X2) Delete plug (AdobePDFViewer.plugin) found at /Library/Internet Plug-ins3) Go to http://get.adobe.com/reader/4) Press 'Choose a different version' under 'Select your version of Mac OS:'5) Select your operating system & language6) Choose & download Reader 9.4 NOT Reader X 10.0.17) Install Reader 9.4 7.1) Say no to the extension for safari plug in 7.2) Say no to request to set as default8) Reboot your system & preview should return to the default
Optional 9) I removed Reader 9.4 using the unistaller found in utilities and then removed any remaining folders left in applications (there was one labelled Adobe)
Hope this helps
This question is already answered and a possible solution may be found in Adobe's knowledge base article as mentioned in @Nate's post.
However, a non-destructive method to disable Adobe Reader as PDF reader in Safari is to
- Create a new folder
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins (disabled)/ - Move the file
AdobePDFViewer.plugin-deactivatedfrom/Library/Internet Plug-Insto the newly created folder.
This way you don't have to reinstall Adobe Reader in case you change your mind later.