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How to make preview default app again?

Acrobat has taken over as default document reader. How do I get Preview to be default again?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 14, 2020 12:01 PM

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Posted on Aug 14, 2020 12:10 PM

Single-click any PDF document in the Finder. Press option+command+i to show its information panel. Find the Open with: section, and change that from Acrobat to Preview. Then click through the entire Change All… button to make Preview the default PDF opening application. Close the Show Info panel.

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Aug 14, 2020 12:10 PM in response to candyce145

Single-click any PDF document in the Finder. Press option+command+i to show its information panel. Find the Open with: section, and change that from Acrobat to Preview. Then click through the entire Change All… button to make Preview the default PDF opening application. Close the Show Info panel.

How to make preview default app again?

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