Hi, When i try and open a pdf with edge it opens multiple tabs.it looks like it opens a tab every time a spacebar should have been there so for example one of my pdf locations is:file:///C:/User/Onedrive/Arteficial%20intelligence/Lecture5%20Assignment/6.%20Supervised%20Learning%20Exercises.pdf but in the browser it opens as: Does anyone know why it does this and how I can fix it?

faqqeu HotCakeX juanpatelleria easyhoon Kam Looks like the team opened and resolved this bug over the past week! It seems to have primarily affected older builds. If you're still seeing it, can you please comment below with the version number (from edge://settings/help) and submit feedback through the browser? (Shift+Alt+I) Fawkes (they/them)Program Manager & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge

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Oct 14, 2020
faqqeu HotCakeX juanpatelleria easyhoon Kam

Looks like the team opened and resolved this bug over the past week! It seems to have primarily affected older builds. If you're still seeing it, can you please comment below with the version number (from edge://settings/help) and submit feedback through the browser? (Shift+Alt+I)

Fawkes (they/them)
Program Manager & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge
- Kam
  Silver Contributor
  Oct 14, 2020
  Deleted It's officially resolved! I just now updated the browser.
- Kam
  Silver Contributor
  Oct 14, 2020
  faqqeu You should mark this as best answer. Thanks,
  Kam
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  - Polo123
    Copper Contributor
    May 29, 2021
    roblem is still there. 😞
    Kam
Techeac
Copper Contributor
Oct 12, 2020
faqqeu

I had a few users report issues and opted to
-change the default pdf app to chrome
-restart the computer
-change the default app back to edge

This stopped the multiple tab thing from happening on two devices.
Both computers had a high uptime.
- CrSyl
  Copper Contributor
  Oct 12, 2020
  Techeac Can confirm this solved the issue for me!
- juanpatelleria
  Copper Contributor
  Oct 13, 2020
  It worked for me. Thanks!!
HotCakeX
MVP
Oct 10, 2020
Why is the location C:/users/onedrive ?
is "onedrive" name of your user? normally it is "C:\users\USERNAME\OneDrive"

I also have PDF files on my OneDrive, I can open them in Edge without problem.
as an example, this is one of their locations:
"file:///C:/Users/MyUserName/OneDrive/Compliance%20Framework_customer%20guidance.pdf"

I know where your problem stems from though.

you mentioned:
"file:///C:/User/Onedrive/Arteficial%20intelligence/Lecture5%20Assignment/6.%20Supervised%20Learning%..."

which is incomplete but I see forward slash in your PDF file name that shouldn't be possible in Windows. forward slash ("/") or back slash ("\") means different directory.

so i think you're either doing something wrong or you need to reword your post.
juanpatelleria
Copper Contributor
Oct 12, 2020
I have the same issue. I also think the issue ir regarding the back (or forward) slash. The thing is it was working perfectly fine until yesterday
- HotCakeX
  MVP
  Oct 12, 2020
  juanpatelleria
  juanpatelleria wrote:
  I have the same issue. I also think the issue ir regarding the back (or forward) slash. The thing is it was working perfectly fine until yesterday
  what is your PDF file's name exactly?
  you do you even put forward or backward slashes in your file names? Windows doesn't allow it.
Kam
Silver Contributor
Oct 12, 2020
faqqeu and HotCakeX I have that issue too.
- HotCakeX
  MVP
  Oct 13, 2020
  Kam
  faqqeu
  what issue? nobody even answered when i asked how you even put forward or backward slashes in file names.
  - faqqeu
    Copper Contributor
    Oct 13, 2020
    HotCakeX
    The thing was that all of the sudden it didn't work anymore without me changing anything.
    When I restarted my pc a day later it worked again so I still have no clue why it even happened.
    So at the moment it seems to work again without changing anything.
easyhoon
Copper Contributor
Oct 13, 2020
faqqeu The bug happens when either the folder or the file name contains a space. Another workaround is to replace spaces in folders/file names for a "-* until its fixed.
- HotCakeX
  MVP
  Oct 14, 2020
  easyhoon wrote:
  faqqeu The bug happens when either the folder or the file name contains a space. Another workaround is to replace spaces in folders/file names for a "-* until its fixed.
  easyhoon
  but I can't reproduce this problem that you are talking about.
  my PDF file has space in its name, when i open it in Edge stable and dev, i don't get multiple tabs. any other criteria you can think of to be related?
  
  Version 87.0.658.0 (Official build) dev (64-bit)
  Version 86.0.622.38 (Official build) (64-bit)
andyofne
Copper Contributor
Jul 21, 2021
faqqeu

I am having this issue with one user in both Chrome and Edge. IE works fine.
It splits the tab every time a %20 is present in the URL embedded in the document.
The file works fine for other users, including myself.
Chrome and Edge are up to date, have bee removed and reinstalled repeatedly.
A new profile was built on the computer to rule out profile issues; however, the issue remains.
I have logged into the computer with my own account and the link works normally when I click on it.
I'm vexed!!!!

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