I am wondering if there is anyone who could help me, I am having troubles with mail, I am not able to view/open any pdf or jpg with preview, I am getting error " The file “dfvde PL227416.pdf” couldn’t be opened because you don’t have permission to view it. "
The only way to open attachments is to save the attachment and then open it with Preview.
Any ideas how to fix it?
Hi. I had the same issue and was able to fix it by giving Preview full disk access in Apple Menu -> System Preferences -> Security and Privacy -> Privacy tab -> Full Disk Access then add Preview with the plus button after unlocking the padlock.
Hope this helps you,
dave
I am now seeing this in Apple Mail after applying the most recent Big Sur updates. Mail indicated it does not have the permission to view the PDF attachment. So far, only issue with PDFs.
Thanks. That simple fix suggested by Dave did the trick. Thanks much. Bill L
Thanks for the work-around! This is a very frustrating change :(
11.6.6 - I'll try that - thanks
On Mac, cannot open email attachments from the Internet or sign up for my book club. Chrome wants me to update, but I don't want to . Each of the last updates have f___d me up. Fed up.
I tried this but to no effect I still have the problem. I hope the next update resolves the problem.
Dave, you legend.
This has been so annoying for months and now it's fixed 10 seconds.
Thanks.
Marcus
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