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Does copying a PDF file preserve the notes and highlights?

April 26, 2017file highlights notes PDF preserve

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Does copying a PDF file preserve the notes and highlights?

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That depends how you copy and where you’re copying to. The first requirement is that the file system you’re copying to and from support EAs. This is true for HFS+ (used in Mac OSX). A second requirement is that the copying mechanism preserves the EAs. Copying through drag & drop in the Finder and using the command line ‘cp’ tool preserves EAs.