Why can't i 301 redirect a file to a url?

[Mica1234]

Why can't i 301 redirect a pdf file to a URL.

Example

I want to 301 redirect www.mysite.com/uploads.pdf to www.mysite.com

Do you know the reason why it wont work?

[Whitemonkey1]

@Mica1234   you can only set up a re direct from a page that no longer exists (ie, u deleted it) to a page that exists.