Problem reading pdf files, they are incomplete, garbled

I cannot read or download correctly pdf files. They appear garbled, illegible and incomplete both on screen and when trying to print them.

I have found a somewhat lengthy solution:
First open the problem pdf file with Foxit.
Then save it as the same name file in the same place, overwriting the original file.
Now open the new file with Adobe Reader and the problem has gone.
The problem of missing letters when copying text has gone too.
I have no idea why this works.
I would still like to learn of a better solution.

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