Wait for a few seconds, and take another crack.

If the issue persists, follow the troubleshooting steps below to solve the problem.

For example,you’ve got the option to use your internet tool.

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Both Chrome and Edge support this functionality.

Of course, the PDF viewer available on your web client doesnt support advanced features.

Go to the next solution to fix the problematic file.

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Most likely, your PDF file got corrupted.

Hold down theCtrlkey and press theOKbutton in the error window to get a more technical explanation of this issue.

Go to theToolsmenu, and selectOrganize Pages.

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Then, click onExtract Pages, and snag the pages you want to extract to create a new document.

Click onSave Asand test whether youre still getting the same glitch notice.

If extracting your files fails to solve the problem, try printing to PDF.

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To do that, choose theFilemenu, and selectPrint.

Then, select thePrint to PDFoption and look to see if you’re free to save the document.

Export to PostScript

Try exporting the problematic file to PostScript.

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Click onTools, and selectExport PDF.

opt for problematic file, tick thePostScript optionin the right-hand pane, and hit theExportbutton.

Create a New Document

PressCtrlandAto select all the text in the document.

Then, open a new file and pressCtrlandPto paste the text into the new document.

PressCtrlandS, and see if you’re able to save the new file.

Conclusion

If Adobe Acrobat Reader cannot read a document, use an alternative PDF viewer.

To fix the problematic file, extract its pages to a new document.

Alternatively, you’re free to simply copy the text from the problematic document into a new file.