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Preview not working at all. Keep getting message that “application quit unexpectedly “


Any help gratefully received

iMac with Retina 5K display, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jun 11, 2019 12:00 AM

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Posted on Jun 11, 2019 12:04 AM

Try launching Preview app by itself directly using Spotlight search (magnifying glass on the top-right corner of the screen) and see if that works. If so, quit Preview and then try using it normally (i.e. by clicking on whatever file you are trying to preview).


If launching Preview on its own still crashes restart in Safe Boot Mode and again, use Spotlight search to launch the Preview app on its own. Then see if it can open content normally. Restart your Mac normally. Did that work?

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Jun 11, 2019 12:04 AM in response to Guisachan

Try launching Preview app by itself directly using Spotlight search (magnifying glass on the top-right corner of the screen) and see if that works. If so, quit Preview and then try using it normally (i.e. by clicking on whatever file you are trying to preview).


If launching Preview on its own still crashes restart in Safe Boot Mode and again, use Spotlight search to launch the Preview app on its own. Then see if it can open content normally. Restart your Mac normally. Did that work?

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