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Jason Sheldon
Explorer | Level 3
5 years ago

No longer able to use PDF shortcuts on Mac OS?

Hi,   For years, I've been able to use the Mac OS 'PDF' shortcuts from the print dialogue to save a PDF of a web page and save it straight into a Dropbox folder, for it to be picked up by a third p...
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Jason Sheldon's avatar
Jason Sheldon
Explorer | Level 3
5 years ago

Can anyone please test this and confirm if it's affecting ALL users?  I'm running Mac OS 11.5.2 on two different machines - I've reinstalled Mac OS, still can't use shortcuts to save a PDF to local dropbox folders... I've also created a new user account, installed Dropbox app on that, and it still doesn't work....

Thanks.

 

J.

  • Mark's avatar
    Mark
    Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II
    5 years ago

    Hi Jason Sheldon 

     

    I can save directly in to Dropbox without issue - I do it all the time. 

     

     

    • Jason Sheldon's avatar
      Jason Sheldon
      Explorer | Level 3
      5 years ago

      Hi Mark,

       

      If I choose "Save As PDF" from the PDF drop down in the print dialogue, then yes - it will save to the dropbox folder and the PDF file appears..  But what happens if you create a shortcut to a folder (Click 'Edit Menu' and add a PDF Destination)..
      The shortcuts don't work any more into a Dropbox folder..  ANY other folder, yes..  but not Dropbox..  I used this all the time but it's recently stopped working..  I think it's a bug with the latest Mac OS...

      • cbucks's avatar
        cbucks
        New member | Level 2
        3 years ago

        I'm having the same problem were you able to find a fix to this

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