diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/PDFSupport/PDFViewer.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/PDFSupport/PDFViewer.swift
index c1ef3e84a..d6217081c 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/PDFSupport/PDFViewer.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/PDFSupport/PDFViewer.swift
@@ -141,12 +141,13 @@ import Utils
           .task {
             // NOTE: the issue here is the PDF is downloaded, but saved to a URL we don't know about
             // because it is changed.
-            if let pdfURL = await viewModel.downloadPDF(dataService: dataService) {
+            let pdfURL = await viewModel.downloadPDF(dataService: dataService)
+            if let pdfURL = pdfURL {
               let document = HighlightedDocument(url: pdfURL, viewModel: viewModel)
               pdfStateObject.document = document
               pdfStateObject.coordinator = PDFViewCoordinator(document: document, viewModel: viewModel)
             } else {
-              errorMessage = "Unable to download PDF."
+              errorMessage = "Unable to download PDF: \(pdfURL)"
             }
           }
       }
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Models/PageScrapePayload.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Models/PageScrapePayload.swift
index 1b997e82f..106d425b4 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Models/PageScrapePayload.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Models/PageScrapePayload.swift
@@ -256,7 +256,20 @@ private extension PageScrapePayload {
         let localFile = UUID().uuidString.lowercased() + ".pdf"
         dest.appendPathComponent(localFile)
         do {
+          print("EXISTING PDF URL", url)
+          let attr = try? FileManager.default.attributesOfItem(atPath: url.path)
+          if let attr = attr {
+            print("EXISTING FILE SIZE", attr[.size])
+          }
+
           try FileManager.default.copyItem(at: url, to: dest)
+          print("COPIED TO URL", dest)
+
+          let attr2 = try? FileManager.default.attributesOfItem(atPath: dest.path)
+          if let attr2 = attr2 {
+            print("COPIED FILE SIZE", attr2[.size])
+          }
+
           return PageScrapePayload(url: url.absoluteString, localUrl: dest)
         } catch {
           print("error copying file locally", error)
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/DataService.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/DataService.swift
index 0d3ef1d42..eb464759c 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/DataService.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/DataService.swift
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ public final class DataService: ObservableObject {
       case let .pdf(localUrl):
         linkedItem.contentReader = "PDF"
         linkedItem.title = PDFUtils.titleFromPdfFile(pageScrape.url)
-        linkedItem.localPDF = try PDFUtils.moveToLocal(url: localUrl)
+        print("PERSISTING PDF", localUrl)
+        linkedItem.localPDF = try PDFUtils.copyToLocal(url: localUrl)
       case let .html(html: html, title: title, iconURL: iconURL):
         linkedItem.contentReader = "WEB"
         linkedItem.originalHtml = html
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/SavePDF.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/SavePDF.swift
index dd62e5639..c0e9e186e 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/SavePDF.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/Mutations/SavePDF.swift
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public extension DataService {
     let input = InputObjects.UploadFileRequestInput(
       clientRequestId: OptionalArgument(id),
       contentType: "application/pdf",
-      createPageEntry: OptionalArgument(false),
+      createPageEntry: OptionalArgument(true),
       url: url
     )
 
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ public extension DataService {
     request.httpMethod = "PUT"
     request.addValue("application/pdf", forHTTPHeaderField: "content-type")
 
+    print("UPLOADING PDF", localPdfURL)
+    let attr = try? FileManager.default.attributesOfItem(atPath: localPdfURL.path)
+    if let attr = attr {
+      print("UPLOADING ATTR", attr[.size])
+    }
+
     return try await withCheckedThrowingContinuation { continuation in
       let task = networker.urlSession.uploadTask(with: request, fromFile: localPdfURL) { _, response, _ in
         if let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse, 200 ... 299 ~= httpResponse.statusCode {
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/OfflineSync.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/OfflineSync.swift
index 840622f67..c5c5e2777 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/OfflineSync.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Services/DataService/OfflineSync.swift
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ public extension DataService {
 
       let uploadRequest = try await uploadFileRequest(id: id, url: url)
       if let urlString = uploadRequest.urlString, let uploadUrl = URL(string: urlString) {
+        let attr = try? FileManager.default.attributesOfItem(atPath: localPdfURL.path)
+        if let attr = attr {
+          print("ATTR", attr[.size])
+        }
+
         try await uploadFile(id: id, localPdfURL: localPdfURL, url: uploadUrl)
       } else {
         throw SaveArticleError.badData
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Utils/PDFUtils.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Utils/PDFUtils.swift
index 5989b57e4..0d4a4c19c 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Utils/PDFUtils.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/Utils/PDFUtils.swift
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ import QuickLookThumbnailing
 import UIKit
 
 public enum PDFUtils {
+  public static func copyToLocal(url: URL) throws -> String {
+    let subPath = UUID().uuidString + ".pdf"
+    let dest = FileManager.default
+      .urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask)[0]
+      .appendingPathComponent(subPath)
+
+    try FileManager.default.copyItem(at: url, to: dest)
+    return subPath
+  }
+
   public static func moveToLocal(url: URL) throws -> String {
     let subPath = UUID().uuidString + ".pdf"
     let dest = FileManager.default