Make Adobe PDF (Print) the default choice

Just recently the default setting when exporting a .pdf from InDesign has switched from Adobe PDF (Print) to Adobe PDF (Interactive). Is there any way to switch the default to be Adobe PDF (Print)? This is a very annoying default if you frequently create .pdfs from books.

Other than the inconvenience of having to reset things (and losing custom presets, if you have any), it won't hurt to try trashing the prefs and rebuilding them. See Replace Your Preferences which includes how to back up those custom presets for easy loading later.

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