Adobe acrobat error with combining files - urgent

edata

What is edata?

Adobe

Which Adobe product and what version of it?

Electronic data
Version adobe acrobat 7
Reader 11 dc

Electronic data

Do you mean PDF files or something else?

Version adobe acrobat 7

Acrobat 7 was released in January, 2005 — more than 13 years ago. Since this is urgent and needs to be addressed ASAP, I suggest going to the Acrobat website and signing up for the latest Acrobat Pro DC version for 15 bucks per month. That will likely solve the problem.

Reader 11 dc

Reader does not support combining files.

Sorry , typo, it's acrobat 17

Adobe acrobat 2017 pro

Which reader will support combining files with acrobat 17

As I said in an earlier post, no version of Reader can combine files...not even the latest Reader DC.

Should I remove reader DC 11?

Yes do not keep both because default associations will go wrong with two versions of Adobe

Since you have Acrobat Pro 2017, you certainly don't need Reader. I would remove it, but it doesn't hurt to leave it. Btw, there's no such thing as "reader DC 11". There's a Reader 11 (officially, Adobe Reader XI) and a Reader DC (officially, Adobe Acrobat Reader DC). Regards, Joe

Correct, adobe acrobat DC

default associations will go wrong with two versions of Adobe

I have both Acrobat and Reader on the same system (along with a gazillion other PDF products). Acrobat is my default and I've never had associations go wrong between Acrobat and Reader.

I have seen it go wrong so I do no recommend two versions for most persons.

Then what could be the issue. If everything is correct

If you want both try it but I never saw any need

adobe acrobat DC

There's no such DC product. Here are the DC products:

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
Adobe Acrobat Standard DC
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC

Please tell us which of those products you have.

I have seen it go wrong so I do no recommend two versions for most persons.

We've had different experiences. I've never seen it go wrong. I've had Acrobat X Standard and Acrobat XI Pro for many years on several different systems, but wanted to have the latest Reader DC, too, which has co-existed perfectly with X Std and XI Pro. Regards, Joe

Can we combine image or s an documents?

Scan

@abcd ab01  - Do you have what you need now to move on?  All later versions of Acrobat Standard or Pro can do whatever Acrobat Standard or Pro version 7 did.

I am using Acrobat Standard V2017 (DC 2017) and it works fine.

My first thought on this one was to suggest deletion, since the asker never came back to tell us what worked or didn't work, or even answer our most recent clarification questions. But then I decided that combining files with Adobe Acrobat Pro 2017, which the asker said he has, is a correct answer. I've done this hundreds, if not thousands, of times, and apparently John has, too. The most likely reason, imo, for Adobe Acrobat Pro 2017 not being able to combine them is if the files are corrupted/damaged. So, I believe that comments recommending Adobe Acrobat Pro 2017 to combine them and comments of possible corruption with the PDF files are worthy as solutions. Also, there was a follow-up question about scanning, which was answered, so that is also worthy as a solution. There is no "Best" answer in this case, so I selected the first relevant post as the Accepted Solution and all the others as Assisted Solutions, but I split the points evenly between the two participating experts. Regards, Joe