I cant delete PDF pages in Preview in Mac. I want to modify a PDF file but apparently I cant perform any activity on that. That is why I am unable to delete pages from it. Plz, tell me why it is happening, and what can be the solution for it?
If you are unable to delete or remove pages from a PDF file that is because your PDF is restricted. This means your PDF file has editing restrictions. Because of this, you are unable to perform any activity on your PDF.
This is called Owner-level protection. Here, the owner of the PDF uses a permission password to set restrictions on the PDF.
You can get rid of the editing permission by using Acrobat Pro. But for this, you must know the permission password. Then only you will be able to get rid of PDF restrictions.
But what if you dont have the permission password?
Well, luckily I know an amazing tool that can remove Owner-level restrictions without needing a permission password. SysTools PDF Unlocker for Mac allows to unlock secured PDF file.
In the upcoming section, I will tell you how to convert your restricted PDF into an editable document using this tool. This tool is the best because it keeps all the formatting attributes intact.
Cant Delete PDF Pages in Preview Solved
You can download this tool for free that will process 5 PDF files. You can use this tool on any version of Mac OS [10.8 and above]. It can easily run on iMac, MacBook Pro & MacBook Air.
Note: Make sure you have JDK & JRE 8 installed in your system. If not, download it from HERE.
Now, perform the following steps to remove restrictions from your PDF on Mac:
1. Click on the Add File[s] or Add Folder[s] option to insert restricted PDF files or folders.
2. By click on the Change button, you can give the location to save your PDF files.
3. Lastly, click the Unlock button to initialize the process of removing PDF restrictions.
Removes All PDF Restrictions On Mac OS
This tool can get rid of any type of restrictions or permissions from the PDF document. Lets have a look at what kinds of restrictions it can eliminate:
- Printing
- Editing
- Copying
- Extracting pages
- Commenting
- Signing
- Document Assembly
- Creation of Templates
All PDF attachments and the quality of the images will be preserved. PDF attachments can be of any file type or it can be another PDF document. Likewise, this tool will take care of the text so you dont have to worry about data integrity issues.
All formatting attributes will be taken care of. You dont have to worry about layout issues, page breaks, and margin problems.
This tool can remove user-password from the PDF. This is called your opening password. For example if you have multiple bank statements PDFs. You can use this tool to remove the opening password from them at once. [You have to provide the password to remove it]
Removes permissions from [Advanced Encryption Standard] AES & RC4 128 & 192 bit encrypted PDF documents. The tool has an advanced technology that is ready encounter any type of encryption.
Conclusion
Cant delete PDF pages in Preview The problem has been resolved. If you already have adobe applications like Acrobat Pro, you can also use that. But remember you will need a permission password for it. But, if you dont have it you can go above-mentioned tool. This tool is quite affordable as compared to Adobe application due to the fact that this tool is only designed to unlock PDFs, unlike Acrobat.