I’ve been using DevonThink Pro for years on MacOS El Capitan and earlier OSX versions. I deferred upgrading past El Cap due to Sierra’s issues with ScanSnap scanners. However, I recently upgraded to High Sierra after a drive crash.
Prior to my upgrade I was using the old version (9) of Acrobat Pro that came with DevonThink to make simple modifications to pdf files. That version of Acrobat will not run on High Sierra.
I discovered that Apple’s Preview app can be used to edit Acrobat files, and is sufficient for the basic edits I need to make: annotate, add/delete pages from other pdf files.
Issue: When I view a pdf in DevonThink, then click the edit icon to open the file using Preview, and start to edit the file, Preview displays the following message:
“The original document can’t be changed, so a duplicate with your changes has been created”
At this point, I have a new physical file in the database, which is not visible through the DevonThink UI. I can save the file and re-import it to DevonThink so that it is indexed, but it’s not an acceptable way of doing things for daily use.
When I used Acrobat Pro for this, it simply updated the original file and asked me when I was closing the file whether I want to save–no issues.
Any suggestions?
I’m open to purchasing other pdf editing software. However, Preview should, in theory, meet my very basic requirements (although I don’t like the UI especially).
The latest version of Acrobat Pro far exceeds my needs and costs more than DevonThink itself. If I need to consider other pdf editing software, any recommendations? Nitro?
Thanks,
Stephan