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Preview won't open any files

Hey, preview on my mac (Macbook pro 2019, macOS Catalina 10.15.1) recently decides to not open any files (pdfs, pngs...). Also I have problems with opening Microsoft Word files and have no idea why is this happening. Any clues?

Thank you.

Posted on Dec 4, 2019 8:09 AM

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Posted on Dec 4, 2019 9:03 AM

Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode?


Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.


For the Microsoft Word files, Look into the Free LibreOffice, it handles MS Office files…


https://www.libreoffice.org/


There's always Acrobat DC for PDF files until we fix your problems...


https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/get-started.html

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Dec 4, 2019 9:03 AM in response to Adam_Soch

Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode?


Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.


For the Microsoft Word files, Look into the Free LibreOffice, it handles MS Office files…


https://www.libreoffice.org/


There's always Acrobat DC for PDF files until we fix your problems...


https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/get-started.html

Preview won't open any files

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