"filename" is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the Trash.
I recently moved my files to a new installation on an older (2014 MacBook Pro) and updated to MacOs 11.2.1. When I double click on a .jpg or .pdf file on my desktop the first time, it opens right up in Preview. When I click on it again, I get:" 'filename.jpeg' is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the Trash. Preview created this file yesterday at 8:30 PM."
- The time mentioned above is the time that I opened the file the first time when it opened ok.
- If I open Preview and then navigate to the same file from within Preview, it will open the file.
- If I right click on the file and select "Open With" and select Chrome, I get the same message.
- If I open Chrome and then click File, Open I can navigate to the file and it will open.
- If I right click on a "damaged" file and select "Quick View", it opens without a problem.
- Starting up in Safe Mode does not change the behavior.
- If I go into time machine and restore the file back to the time just after the update, it will open normally, then it will go back to the same behavior.
- I did a restore of MacOS 11.2.1. No change.
- I attempted to do a fresh install of Chrome. When I downloaded the dmg file and tried to open it from the downloads folder, it causes the same message. "googlechrome.dmg is damaged . . ." Now I can't run Chrome.
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.2
