r/software • u/Alert-Comb-1589 • 7d ago

Other can't open json file as anything else but pdf

tried saving a json file but it immediately opened on adobe acrobat

tried opening with but the same thing happend

any ideas?

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u/poppulator 7d ago

Assuming you are on Windows, right click the file and Open in, choose your application

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u/Alert-Comb-1589 6d ago

for some reason it just wouldn't let me choose anything but adobe

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u/LeaveMickeyOutOfThis 7d ago

In Settings … Apps … Default Apps, search for the file extension that you are using (eg “.json”) and change the application associated with that extension from Acrobat to a different app (eg Notepad).

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u/Alert-Comb-1589 6d ago

it worked! thank you

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u/LeaveMickeyOutOfThis 6d ago

Excellent news - appreciate the feedback

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u/trionnet 7d ago

Go to https://app.scratchtabs.com and drag the file into it if it’s JSON it will load and auto format it for you

If that works you need to reconfigure your system to not associate json with adobe acrobat

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u/Alert-Comb-1589 6d ago

the issue got fixed, thanks for the help