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avila
Asked: 2018-06-09 07:15:55 +0800 CST

Unable to open several (but not all) pdf files within mendeley desktop (Ubuntu 18.04)

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as the title says, Mendeley Desktop says "Unable to open PDF - It may be damaged" but I am able to open with external viewer by Right click > Open File Externally.

Edit: The same file opens in Mendeley's web version.

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  1. Best Answer

    I have the same problem with the Mendeley Desktop v1.19 on Ubuntu 18.04. Try update your Mendeley Desktop Version to v1.19.1. See Release notes.

    Fix: PDFs not to open when the file name contained certain Unicode characters

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