"This file does not look like a PDF."

What you are seeing

"This file does not look like a PDF."


#Why it happens

The address returned something that is not a PDF (an HTML login or error page is the usual culprit), or an attachment was selected whose contents are not really a PDF.


#What to do

Open the address directly and confirm it downloads a PDF rather than a web page. If it is an attachment, re-upload the correct file. Note the attachment picker also lists files with a generic or missing type, so a mis-typed non-PDF can be selected by mistake.



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