Ever edit a PDF in MacOS Preview and have it mysteriously go password protected, effectively locking you out?
It's been a bug for at least two years, and the workaround I've found is to edit the PDF in Chrome instead – which you can still do even after the MacOS password has been inflicted on it. Which I have many questions about.
PDF is the gift that keeps on giving.
https://www.reddit.com/r/mac/comments/10fxqr0/mac_set_password_on_my_pdf_file_without_my/
Dave 🇨🇦 /
npub1fm…aur89
2024-09-27 17:26:40
Author Public Key
npub1fmyfyl0tmm7dxw5l4z7t049yk2el7fxslh2rmvvlqkzun8qy2klslaur89Published at
2024-09-27 17:26:40Event JSON
{
"id": "750efa9a5475debee8db5f8b0e6d7be9f21b1a6b46fc99a3a4f3f24dd583f43c",
"pubkey": "4ec8927debdefcd33a9fa8bcb7d4a4b2b3ff24d0fdd43db19f0585c99c0455bf",
"created_at": 1727458000,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"proxy",
"https://cosocial.ca/users/daveshea/statuses/113210687535079427",
"activitypub"
]
],
"content": "Ever edit a PDF in MacOS Preview and have it mysteriously go password protected, effectively locking you out?\n\nIt's been a bug for at least two years, and the workaround I've found is to edit the PDF in Chrome instead – which you can still do even after the MacOS password has been inflicted on it. Which I have many questions about.\n\nPDF is the gift that keeps on giving.\n\nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/mac/comments/10fxqr0/mac_set_password_on_my_pdf_file_without_my/",
"sig": "5460c62f19ddd2cb1cbe6c09229ac9b0ebd5abd308d77dcae2bd635942d4e45bb75619cde123217a1d76baeb82c958258ee94eeed6ded66a7aae76a2dcbd3078"
}