Error: "Error attempting to write to file. This may be due to insufficient disk space" when converting a PDF to PNG format in Adobe Acrobat


Symptoms

You receive the error message below when attempting to convert a PDF file to PNG format:

Acrobat could not save a page in this document because of the following error:

Error attempting to write to file. This may be due to insufficient disk space (Page 1)

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Cause

Unknown

Resolution

Click Settings and turn off RGB Color Management.

1) From the "Save as" screen, click the Settings button beneath the "Save as type" section of the window.

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2) Under the "Color Management" section, change the RGB setting to "Off". Then, click OK.

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3) Click the Save button to save your PDF file as a PNG.


OUTCOME

You can save your PDF document as a PNG image, as well as any future PDF documents.