I am unable to open my own pdfs in Photoshop

I am unable to open my own pdfs in my Photoshop (ones that I have created in same Photoshop). Can anyone advise?
I get the message "This is not a valid Portable Document File (PDF) document. It cannot be opened."
I have to keep recreating the art...ugh!! Is there a way to pull up history to replicate my artwork until I get this resolved??

History (as indicated in the History Panel) is deleted when closing a file.
Photoshop > Preferences > General > History Log could be used to get a list of performed steps, but this is not directly executable.
ScriptingListener.plugin can be used to record operations, but not everything in Photoshop is recordable thusly.
As for the issue with the pdfs:
Which settings do you use exactly when saving pdfs?
Is there a chance the drive you save to is faulty?
Boilerplate-text:
Are Photoshop and OS fully updated and have you performed the usual trouble-shooting routines (trashing prefs by keeping command-alt-shift/ctrl-alt-shift pressed while starting Photoshop after making sure all customized presets like Actions, Patterns, Brushes etc. have been saved and making a note of the Preferences you’ve changed, 3rd party plug-ins deactivation, system maintenance, cleaning caches, font validation, etc.)?

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