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When I select Mail > File > Export to PDF it shows the box to enter the file name to save to, but when I do so, suddenly it pops me over to the Print dialog box. When I select Cancel to cancel printing, it puts me back at the beginning with no exported file.

I did not know that. I've had Macs since 2005 though I've never really learned much about the opersating system enviroment itself. Such knowledge I'm sure would help me out if I took the time.
Regarding all those things you suggested, haha, I was already just doing all that, likely while you were typing that out. I tried a new folder in finder, tried moving the files to it. I could move the files but would stilll get the print dialog box when trying to save to PDF.
Okay, so here's another development. I've tried adding another new folder and it also will not let me save as PDF, going to the Print Dialog box.
The Path is myusername > Documents > Business > Receipts > Meetup > filename.ext
I've tried to add new folders to the Documents menu, so
myusername > Documents > Testing out PDFs > filename.ext
and it's not working for that one either.
Just a reminder that I added the "Business" folder recently, like a few weeks ago. I have a few receipts saved under Meetup already further along that path, but I'm unable to save new PDFs anywhere under the Business heading. I also can't save them to Testing Out PDFs folder as I've said. However I can save them to the Documents > root folder.
I just checked and I am able to Export as PDF from Safari to the Business folder, so it looks like it's specifically an issue between Mail and that Documents folder and subfolders.
Ooh, even more information.
Okay I've tried saving to other subfolders under Documents, but when I do that I get the following error message:
Could not save to path /Users/myusername/~/~/Documents/Family Info/Bridal Shoot 2014-06-15.txt. Choose a different path.
The weird thing is that I wasn't even trying to save them into my Documents > Family Info subfolder, I was trying to save it into my Documents > Models subfolder.

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