Edge pdf opens multiple tabs

[faqqeu]

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%...

but in the browser it opens as:

Does anyone know why it does this and how I can fix it?

[#2]

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.

[#3]

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

[#4]

@juanpatelleria 

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@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

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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.

[#5]

@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.

[#6]

@Techeac Can confirm this solved the issue for me! 

[#7]

@faqqeu  and @HotCakeX  I have that issue too.

[#8]

@Kam 

@faqqeu 

what issue? nobody even answered when i asked how you even put forward or backward slashes in file names.

[#9]

@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.

[#10]

Well that's good but the OP had problem with file name. your PDF not working (which i don't know what it exactly means) could have had a different reason

[#11]

@HotCakeX Did you ask ""what issue?" The title says it!

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[#12]

@Kam 

What ?

[#13]

Sorry I went exercising. Did you just ask what? Here it is: Edge PDF opens multiple tabs.

[#14]

@HotCakeX 

It wasn't really about the file name but edge opening multiple tabs for the pdf.

This could be because something about the name was off but I doubt it because after a reset it fixed it self with the file and location unchanged.

[#15]

But also I just now created a Word doc and exported it as a pdf and the issue is still not gone.

[#16]

@Kam 

What is the file location and what tabs are opened?
Maybe we can figure out more if we look at that.

[#17]

The file location? Here is a screenshot below.

[#18]

@Kam 

If you right click the file you can copy the file location.

From there we can maybe see if a certain character makes it so this happens

[#19]

@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.

[#20]

It worked for me. Thanks!!