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Textedit does not open text files.

Hello,

me textedit can't open .txt files. I get this error message in log files:

Couldn't read values in CFPrefsPlistSource<0x6140000e3480> (Domain: com.apple.PowerManagement, User: kCFPreferencesAnyUser, ByHost: Yes, Container: (null), Contents Need Refresh: Yes): accessing preferences outside an application's container requires user-preference-read or file-read-data sandbox access, detaching from cfprefsd

LSExceptions shared instance invalidated for timeout.

Mac Pro

Posted on Jul 23, 2019 6:45 AM

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leroydouglas

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Posted on Jul 23, 2019 9:21 AM

Boot into Recovery (Command R) and from the dropdown menu: Utilities> Disk Utility> run the First Aid on your Macintosh HD. If errors are found and repaired, run again until no errors reported.

macOS Recovery:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904

To trouble shoot further you can:

Try a SafeBoot https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262

Takes noticeable longer to get to the login screen, does a 5-15 minute disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc.

This test will tell you if third party interference; extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.

Test issue in another user (or guest user) account https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204443

This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account.

There is no standalone TextEdit.app you can refresh Mojave (and associated apps ie Textedit) from Recovery—

How to reinstall macOS from Recovery as well.

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redwhale Author

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Jul 24, 2019 8:15 PM in response to BDAqua

If I try to uncheck ownership, I get error code -8076

redwhale Author

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Jul 24, 2019 9:04 PM in response to BDAqua

Thanks BDAqua,

I recently had to replace my internal drive, and I copied my previous drive onto it with Carbon Copy Cloner.

I'll try to find the guide to fix it and see if it helps.

BDAqua

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Jul 24, 2019 9:10 PM in response to redwhale

OK, good luck. :)

BDAqua

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Jul 24, 2019 8:44 PM in response to redwhale

AHA, are you running in a Parental control or other nob admin account?

Error code 8076 on Mac is an issue with permissions which prevents you from renaming files, folders, documents and other content on your computer. It might appear once you try to organize Photos or clean your Mac from unnecessary files that are taking up your free space.

Usually, an unexpected error 8076 might appear once you try to move files to other directories without having authorized permission. Likewise, people are unable to arrange data and documents in a way they like on their Mac systems. Luckily, there is a guide how you can fix this issue with merely a few clicks.

Although, it is essential to determine the cause of error code 8076 on Mac which can be one of the following:

You might have accidentally deleted essential system files from your computer;
Read/Write operations might be interrupted midway leaving the system unresponsive;
Improper installation of a program which interferes with other software;
Malware attack
Hardware problems.
Anti-Virus Apps can cause this

redwhale Author

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Jul 24, 2019 12:04 PM in response to redwhale

I think it appears to be an external drive issue, when I copy the text file from my external drive to my desktop, I can open it... It is an Mac OS Extended (Journaled) drive.

redwhale Author

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Jul 24, 2019 1:01 PM in response to BDAqua

No, i know fo sure it is hard drive related. If I copy any of the files to my internal drive, I can open them, I cant open them from my external drive

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