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Greyed out PDF Files on Icloud

I am trying to upload PDF files from my ICloud and they are showing up as light grey and I cannot access them. How do I fix this?



Posted on Aug 18, 2019 9:54 AM

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Posted on Oct 1, 2019 6:05 AM

Hm... the operative words to your question is "light grey" and "cannot access them".


Doesn't seem to have been addressed.

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Aug 18, 2019 10:41 AM in response to Zimnicki

As per this article https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT203052

When changes to your files upload to iCloud

The amount of time it takes for your changes to upload to iCloud depends on the app you're using. Pages, Numbers, and Keynote regularly upload files to iCloud so you don’t lose any changes. Other apps upload your files to iCloud only after you save them to the iCloud Drive folder. To see your saved files on a Mac, go to Finder > iCloud Drive. On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to the Files app. On a PC with iCloud for Windows, go to File Explorer > iCloud Drive.

If you still don't see the latest changes or you see an "in-progress change" icon or the iCloud icon  in the notification area (system tray), try to save a new document to the iCloud Drive folder. Then check the iCloud Drive folder to see if the changes appear.

The app to save pdf files will be third party apps see this article https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202945

* If the "Page from File" selection is dimmed, make sure that the file you have open is a PDF. Some encrypted PDF documents can't be merged. To check the permissions of a PDF, choose Tools > Show Inspector, then click the lock .

To upload the files see this article https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/preview/prvw35875/mac

Tip: To lock or unlock a file in the Finder, select the file, choose File > Get Info, then select or deselect the Locked tickbox.

Greyed out PDF Files on Icloud

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