Enable access to files in long folder paths (longer than 255 characters)
AR is unable to open files where the file and folder path exceeds 255 characters. To accommodate this we have had to replace it with a competitor's software.
Adrian Mast
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David, T.
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With Acrobat Reader version: 2023.003.20201 64-bit, I still encounter an error attempting to open pdf files with long path: "There was an error while opening the document. The path does not exist. ".
Other viewers, such as those built in browsers (Chrome, Edge) open the pdf file with a long path without any difficulties.
The path length limitation of 260 characters was removed from Windows starting W10 version 1607. Refer also to: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation?tabs=registry#enable-long-paths-in-windows-10-version-1607-and-later
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Shreya Bhattacharya
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Hi
Adobe Acrobat and Reader official update (21.001.20135) containing the fix for this issue is now available.This update will be automatically pushed to all existing installations of Acrobat and Reader. You may also manually trigger the update early by opening the application and going to Help > Check for Updates.
More information about this release is here: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/release-note/release-notes-acrobat-reader.html
Please try it out and let us know your feedback!Thanks!