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How do I set Preview as the PDF viewer in Safari, instead of Adobe Reader X?

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Mar 15, 202638049 views
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I unfortunately have to use Adobe Reader X on my Mac. In the past, I could set Preview as the default PDF viewer in Safari, but with Adobe Reader X, that option is disabled! I already know that I can delete Adobe’s plug-in, but I’m pretty sure it will just come back the next time the damn thing aut…

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Fix for: How do I set Preview as the PDF viewer in Safari, instead of Adobe Reader X?

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It turns out this is a known issue. Adobe has a knowledge base article that says: Known issues Reader's Preferences > Internet > Display PDF in Browser is always dimmed To disable Safari integration, delete the AdobePDFViewer.plugin from /Library/In…

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