How to Fix “File not found” when viewing as PDF?

PDF file abbreviated as Portable Document Format is a kind of file which is widely used among users from different fields. This file format is developed by Adobe and this format is generally used to share large documents over internet. PDF files helps in compressing file size without changing, hampering and formatting the data. So, this files is considered to be the best file format when it comes to send heavy documents via emails. However sometimes you may get different kind of error while using this file format. As for example yesterday my friend asked me for a help to fix PDF file. He stated the error he was getting as:

“At the moment I’m having a problem when trying to view my PDF file I was getting an error “File not found”. I do not have any idea why I am getting this error. Can you please help me to fix this error because I need that PDF file, it was very important for me to get that file back at any cost? Any help will be appreciated!”

Well, if you are getting such kind of error then it is very important to fix this error. This error can be fixed easily using the below-mentioned steps:

Manual Method:

• From the Windows Explorer, choose Tools -> Folder Options -> File Types tab.

• Locate the PDF extension.

• Click Advanced, then select an action (like Open) and choose Edit. The string that performs the action should look similar to the following. The path to the Acrobat executable may be different, and, if you’re fixing this for Reader, the executable file name may be different, but the point is that you may be missing the %1 or some quotes:

           “C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat 5.0AcrobatAcrobat.exe” “%1”

• Now Fix it, save it and see whether it works.

Alternative Solution:

Using these steps, you can easily fix this error or you can also use another way by using repair tool. In this case, you can also try PDF File Repair Tool. This tool is capable of fixing any kind of error related to your PDF file. The steps involved in repairing the file are so easy that anyone can sue it at home. It works on the read-only application always. This tool is able to fix all possible corruption issues in PDF file effectively. It efficiently recovers and restores the footers, charts, headers, tables, shapes etc. It is an effective tool supporting all PDF file versions and even helps in removing restrictions applied on the PDF file. It is safe and easy to use tool. It provides user friendly interface which is beneficial for both technical as well as non-technical users.

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Step 1:Download PDF Repair Tool to recover PDF files.
Note: before recovering corrupted or damaged files with the help of this repair tool close Acrobat Reader or any other program that can access the file.

Step 2:Choose the corrupted or damaged file to repair. You can easily input the file name or just click on the button to browse and choose the file. You can also click on search button to find the file that you want to repair.

Step 3: This repair tool will by default save the fixed PDF file name xxxx_fixed.pdf, where xxxx is the source name of the file. For example source PDF file Damaged.pdf, the default fixed file name will be Damaged_fixed.pdf. If you desire to use another name for your file then you can select or set it. You can input the file name or just click on browse button to choose the fixed file name.

Step 4: Now click on Start button and PDF Repair Tool will start scanning and repairing the source of PDF file. The progress bar will show you the repairing process. After the repair process finishes you will see a message as shown below.

Step 5: You can open the fixed PDF file with Acrobat Reader or any other programs that is compatible. The demo version will show you the message box from where you can click on Show Recovered Document button to see the preview of recovered document.

Step 6: With this demo version you can make out whether this software can recover your document successfully or not. Though the demo version will save the recovered file you need to download this software to get your file recovered.

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