Finder is opening .pdf files with Adobe Acrobat Pro when the default app is set to PDF Expert

I have set the default app for .pdf file to PDF Expert, but lately Finder has been opening these files with Adobe Acrobat Pro. I have double checked to make sure that the default has not changed. Does anybody have any idea why this is happening. I am using macOS Ventura 13.1 on a Mac mini, M1 2020

Posted on Dec 17, 2022 9:12 PM

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Owl-53

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Dec 18, 2022 2:38 AM in response to Daler6

When changing from Acrobat to PDF Expert make sure the " Change ALL " has been applied

In my case it Greyed out, as I have only Preview installed

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