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  Acrobat DC export error "Save As failed to process. " Community Beginner ,
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  I am trying to export a pdf to both/either a Word format or a Powerpoint presentation. I have been able to do this in the past, but whenever I attempt to now, I get an error message that says: Save As failed to process this document. No file was created.
  
  I've googled and tried all suggested options already out there, nothing seems to work.
  
  I am running on Mac Yosemite and do have the Acrobat DC PRO version.
  
  I have save my pdfs in various ways, I have cleared preferences, I have unistalled and reinstalled and still getting the same error.
  
  Any idea what's going on?
  
  Thanks in advance for any and all help!
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  Same here - I think this started after the latest update. I also tried all the things you've indicated, and nothing so far has helped. There is an older post that recommends saving the file as a PDF/X file first and then exporting the file (How to fix save as failed to process this document. no file was created (Export PDF) ) But that also does not work for me. This means that it's not just your computer. You may want to file a bug report: Feature Request/Bug Report Form
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  Thanks, I too have tried the instructions at the link you provided, and still no luck. Thanks for the suggestion. I did just submit a bug report. Hopefully this gets resolved. In the meantime, I'm still looking for a solution. I will post back if I find one.
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  If you have a subscription to Acrobat DC, you can use the online ExportPDF service to export to Excel and Word:
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  /t5/acrobat-sdk-discussions/acrobat-dc-export-error-quot-save-as-failed-to-process-quot/m-p/8438934#M28960 Jun 14, 2016 Jun 14, 2016
  
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  Sorry for the inconvenience.
  
  Open your document in Acrobat. Click on Edit menu > Preferences > Categories > Documents.
  
  Uncheck "Save As optimizes for Fast Web View"
  
  Close Acrobat and then try again. If this doesn't help, would you please share the document with us using either Google drive or Adobe Send https://cloud.acrobat.com/send
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  I just tried this again and still no luck. This is occurring with each and every single pdf I try to convert. But I did upload a short test version for you to see. Link: Shared Files - Acrobat.com
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  This is very strange. I am able to export to word and powerpoint without any issue.
  
  Please check if you have any updates pending. Click on Help Menu > Check for updates. Also, launch Adobe Distiller wait for a minute and check if you will be prompted for login. If you be prompted for login, login with your adobe id and password then restart the machine. Launch Distiller again wait for some time if the prompt doesn't appear again they try to reproduce.
  
  Also, you may try reproducing the issue using new user profile (just for testing purpose).
  
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  Thanks for the suggestions, Tariq.
  
  I tried all you suggested, and the only thing that worked was a new user account. I created a new user account and did NOT sign in to the Cloud, just ran Acrobat and it allowed me to export to Powerpoint and Work with no problem.
  
  So I'm not sure if there's a conflict with my current user account OR if this is a Cloud issue, since with my current user account, I AM signed in to the Creative Suite Cloud.
  
  For now, it seems I have a workaround. I'll continue to work in my current user account, then switch over to the new one to convert the files. I just don't have the time right this moment to reset all my preferences/etc in the new account. I will report back after doing so, and see if that then changes my ability to convert in the new account. If it does, then I'd say somewhere, there's a preference problem, but if I am able to do that without losing the ability to convert, then I'd say perhaps my current user account is just jacked.
  
  Again, I'll report back either way—for all future generations that stumble upon this issue.