Windows 10: System has started saving pdf documents as 22 Files

All of a sudden all my pdf's are being saved as 22 Files and no one not even myself can open them. These files were not saved from a mobile device. I have Windows 11. I create pdf documents all day long so I need to get this fixed ASAP! All help appreciated.

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How to save a scanned document as PDF

Hi Chuck.

There are some options that you can do to save the scanned documents to PDF file. You may follow these steps:

• Copy the scanned document.
• Open Word, then paste it.
• Click File > Save As > Choose the location where you want to save it.
• On Save as type, choose PDF > Save.

Feel free to let us know if you need further assistance.

 

PDF

Hello,

Regarding your PDF documents, the location will be based on where you saved the files. For your second inquiry, your documents can be converted to a PDF. If the original file is from Office Word, we suggest that you follow the steps below:

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  In Word, select File > Save As.
  
• 
  Select where you want to save the file.
  
• 
  Type a new File name if you want.
  
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  For Save as type, select PDF.
  
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  For Optimize for, select an option: Standard or
  Minimum Size.
  
• 
  Select Open File After Publishing, if you want to open the file after you save it as a PDF. This is selected by default.
  
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  Select Save.
  

If the steps provided is not working, please get back to us with the exact version of your Office Word.

Let us know the result of the suggested steps.

Thank you.

 

Saving document I create as PDF offline

Hi Judith,

To get better clarity, please provide us with the below information:

• How did you create the pdf file? (Please specify the Application also)

In Windows 10, the default save location for documents and pictures is OneDrive. This means new files are saved to OneDrive unless you choose to save them somewhere else. To change your default save location

• Go to Start Menu, click on Settings.
• Select System, then click on Storage.
• Now, drop down the options under New Documents will save to, and select the location you want to save the documents as default.

For further reference refer the below article:

Files save to OneDrive in Windows 10.

Get back to us if you have further queries, we will be glad to help you.