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Mac OS Ventura - Safari 16 - No Longer Auto Opening PDF Files

Hi,


we have been using Safari to open .pdf invoices and DHL labels automatically after downloading them. We would download the file using "command + click" and the .pdf would simply auto open like a pop up using "preview". It was really quick and handy.


Now all of the sudden, Apple decided to remove this PDF option in settings:


Ventura: Open "safe" files after downloading . "Safe" files include movies, pictures, sounds, text documents and archives


Montery: Open "safe" files after downloading . "Safe" files include movies, pictures, sounds, PDFs, text documents and archives


Not sure why they would remove PDFs, it was so quick and useful...?


Does anybody know another way or solution to open the PDFs quickly again?


Thanks


iMac

Posted on Dec 24, 2022 12:48 PM

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Posted on Dec 24, 2022 1:22 PM

marquie wrote:

…Now all of the sudden, Apple decided to remove this PDF option in settings:

Ventura: Open "safe" files after downloading . "Safe" files include movies, pictures, sounds, text documents and archives

Montery: Open "safe" files after downloading . "Safe" files include movies, pictures, sounds, PDFs, text documents and archives

Not sure why they would remove PDFs, it was so quick and useful...?


This from Adobe: https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/resources/can-pdfs-contain-viruses.html


Basically, folks were (are) getting breached via fake invoices.


There are alternative PDF readers which may or will work here, if Safari and Preview aren’t doing what you want.


“Safe” open is not.

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Dec 24, 2022 1:22 PM in response to marquie

marquie wrote:

…Now all of the sudden, Apple decided to remove this PDF option in settings:

Ventura: Open "safe" files after downloading . "Safe" files include movies, pictures, sounds, text documents and archives

Montery: Open "safe" files after downloading . "Safe" files include movies, pictures, sounds, PDFs, text documents and archives

Not sure why they would remove PDFs, it was so quick and useful...?


This from Adobe: https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/resources/can-pdfs-contain-viruses.html


Basically, folks were (are) getting breached via fake invoices.


There are alternative PDF readers which may or will work here, if Safari and Preview aren’t doing what you want.


“Safe” open is not.

Mac OS Ventura - Safari 16 - No Longer Auto Opening PDF Files

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