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

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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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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • avila
    avila almost 2 years

    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.

    • profmom
      profmom about 6 years
      Updating to v.1.19.1 also worked for me. I noticed that mostly my articles in Spanish were the ones that couldn't be opened.
  • avila
    avila about 6 years
    thanks! If, for any reason, the user is not able to update Mendeley, one can remove unicode characters from the pdf filename (through the file manager and not within Mendeley).
  • Asking Questions
    Asking Questions about 6 years
    thanks, going up to v1.9.1 of Mendeley indeed solved the problem

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