why do the texts i typed in preview are lost when i re-open the edited file?

why do the texts i typed in preview are lost when i re-open the edited file, given i saved every time when i close it?

it is very annoying to browse all versions and look into the previous files to restore the old one. is there a bug? this happens all the time and i need a way out *cries

MacBook Pro 13”, macOS 10.13

Posted on Feb 15, 2020 4:21 AM

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Posted on Feb 15, 2020 7:03 AM

What is the file type you are referring to —


typically you think of Preview.app as opening:

Images

PDF documents


Textedit.app on the other hand opens"

.txt

.rtf

.rtfd



Preview User Guide for Mac - Apple Support

How to edit images and mark up PDFs with Preview on your Mac



TextEdit User Guide for Mac - Apple Support

Open documents in TextEdit on Mac - Apple Support

Change preferences in TextEdit on Mac - Apple Support



Have you tried rebooting?


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. Login and test. Reboot and test

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Feb 15, 2020 7:03 AM in response to whyisnt

What is the file type you are referring to —


typically you think of Preview.app as opening:

Images

PDF documents


Textedit.app on the other hand opens"

.txt

.rtf

.rtfd



Preview User Guide for Mac - Apple Support

How to edit images and mark up PDFs with Preview on your Mac



TextEdit User Guide for Mac - Apple Support

Open documents in TextEdit on Mac - Apple Support

Change preferences in TextEdit on Mac - Apple Support



Have you tried rebooting?


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. Login and test. Reboot and test

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