PDFs on Mac host won't open in Preview

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by JulsS, Dec 7, 2016.

  1. JulsS

    JulsS Member

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    I am using Parallels 12.1.1, macOS 10.12.1 and my Mac no longer will open PDFs in Preview when I double-click the file. When I double-click on the PDF on the Mac, it will launch a Windows 10 VM and open the PDF inside the VM. This behavior started when I right clicked on a PDF on the Mac and opened it with FoxIt on the Windows 10 VM. A small dialog asked me if I always wanted to open these document types using FoxIt. I thought it was a Windows dialog and I clicked "yes." I now realize that it was a Parallels dialog. How do I undo this behavior so that .PDFs on the Mac open in Preview?

    I've tried the following but there are still some PDFs that are not working correctly:
    1) Right clicked PDF file, select Other, then select Preview and check "always open"
    2) Rebuilt the launch database

    juls
     
  2. Guna@Parallels

    Guna@Parallels Parallels Support

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    Hi JulsS,
    Please try the below steps & keep us posted
    1. Right click on the PDF file and choose "Get info"
    2. In "open with" section, choose " Preview.app" (Use this application to open all documents like this one & click on change all"
     
  3. JulsS

    JulsS Member

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    Thank you Guna! That fixed the problem.
     
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  4. Raj@Parallels

    Raj@Parallels Guest

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    Great! Please feel free to reach us anytime for support.
     

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