Pages 12 is unusable for me. If I open my previous files, and try to copy/edit the text, I get the spinning wheel. Only option is force quit. Anyone else have this problem? Doesn't matter if I created the file last week or last year, ALL of my Pages files are now unavailable/inaccessible to me. Switching to MS Word to meet my report deadlines...
MB Pro (2018), 256G SSD, 16G RAM
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.1
Update from macOS 12.1 to 12.3.1, and try Pages v12.0 again by initially launching it with the shift key pressed. That prevents it from loading its last saved execution state, and it may behave.
If that does not cure it, follow the instructions for booting into Safe Boot Mode, try Pages 12.0 again, reboot normally, and again try it as suggested in the first paragraph.
If two paragraphs have not been fixed yet, move Pages 12.0 to the Trash, and reinstall it from the Mac App Store. This is especially true if you had previously used any third-party so-called cleaning tool that may have removed parts of the Pages application itself.
Update from macOS 12.1 to 12.3.1, and try Pages v12.0 again by initially launching it with the shift key pressed. That prevents it from loading its last saved execution state, and it may behave.
If that does not cure it, follow the instructions for booting into Safe Boot Mode, try Pages 12.0 again, reboot normally, and again try it as suggested in the first paragraph.
If two paragraphs have not been fixed yet, move Pages 12.0 to the Trash, and reinstall it from the Mac App Store. This is especially true if you had previously used any third-party so-called cleaning tool that may have removed parts of the Pages application itself.
Thanks - have started with shift key as suggested. Holding off on upgrade to 12.3.1 as I have seen reports of problems for others.
Able to open the file I was unable to do so yesterday, so fingers crossed!
many thanks
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You are welcome. I have 12.3.1 installed on a 2020 iMac Core I7, and a 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Pro and have no issues with the operating system on either, any installed Apple, or third-party applications. There is my report… 😉
Pages 12 on Mac hangs, now unusable
