File icons on desktop sometimes vary appearance!!

I notice randomly that PDF files on my DT appear either as the std Adobe PDF graphic, but also as the preview of the PDF itself (which I'd have thought is how they're supposed to appear). It's not a great deal, but more concerning as to why it randomly does it! I don't like it when things like that happen, makes it feel a tad unstable!!
Thx 4 any help
Dean

my splitty is a 1962,
It has to do with what kind of PDF document it is. There is (Portable Document Format) & Adobe PDF you can verify this and fix it by "get info"ing your documents. aka  (Command) + i on one of the PDFs 'whichever one you want to conform to your will' and near the bottom you will see (Open with:) select the application you want, like (Preview) and then hit (Change All...). This should Fix this problem. Also note up in the (General:) part what (Kind) The PDF is.
Hope that helps,
Weston

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