File "Can't be Found" prompts after Ventura 13.1

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Press CMD+DOWN get error file not found. Enter to ok the message.

Press the keys your fingers are already on again, File opens.

What magical shortcut are you using to use less keystrokes?

I'm also having the exact same problem! I've been so confused why when I click on a file, it says not found and then I panic. I'm a teacher so I have created hundreds of files for my students and it's nerve wrecking when I click on something and it says not found. I have been just clicking ok and then click open the file again and it seems to work perfectly. Apple needs to fix this especially when we're paying over thousands of dollars for some of their products.

I get the exact same error. MacBook Air M2, did a clean install Venture 13.2.1, and the only non-Apple application is Microsoft Office. I get this error a LOT. Rebooting, safe booting, etc do not help. Never had this issue when running Monterey. SUPER annoying.

This happens a lot after moving files to a new location. It feels like an APFS issue but I don't know. Maybe it's a Finder issue. I can usually solve it by trying a few more times to open the file. Usually that solves it. Very odd bug for sure.

I've tried every tip here and I even made a USB installer, wiped the drive and clean installed only Mac OS and Office. No dice. Same issue. Apple needs to fix this. This is what I expect from Windows, not a Mac.

UGH! On Ventura 13.2.1. Just noticed this "Can't be Found" for the first time. Here's my "I sure hope Apple fixes this mess!" post. (I've been using computers for over 35 years, and wonder sometimes if we've made any progress. How can there be issues with opening files? It's one of the basic functions of an OS!)

As answer to the Apple Recommend Post from the first page from the frog. This does not work. No idea why this is recommended to do by Apple. Even with the latest update to 13.3 there is no improvement. I have already done this with a test account. Without icloud connection, everything offline, so without network and still it happens. So I guess it will stay broken like this. I will now turn to a few youtuber with range, so that this is fixed times if enough attention is on this bug.

There is no way from "this side" of things to tell what's needed to do a fix or how much work (if any) is going into it. Some fixes go into the "easy" bucket and get quickly addressed by the new kids on the staff. Other things are harder (or riskier) to address, they have to wait for somebody with more experience. Their schedule is always packed with projects.

That said, yes, the wait is very frustrating and some level of feedback / any feedback at all from Apple would be a good thing.

Preview crashing is something I have definitely noticed frequently since Ventura. In my work, I utilize preview all day long to break up and merge PDF files. What will typically occur when I get the file not found issue is I will have downloaded a large PDF have placed it inside of a folder, and then, when going to launch it, either, double clicking the file or using the cmd+o shortcut the result is the same.

Additionally, I have found that since 13.3 preview has caused a spinning rainbow very frequently when opening large numbers of PDF files. When I say large, I mean more than 50 at a time, which is very common for my normal workflow.

I would love to know more on your thoughts about why it could be a kernel issue and what specifically you are seeing in the air message from the kernel

I have a brand new Mac M2 running 13.2.1, with only a minimal programs installed and almost zero files on the computer as I did not migrate from an old system. I get this error as well!

Would be great if someone from apple could share a fix that did not involve users wasting so much of their time only for it to resolve nothing.

I second DerJung, I can't believe Apple isn't aware and of such an issue during beta testing and I pray they resolve is ASAP!

I have the "file not found" happen fairly frequently, though unpredictably. My data is on an external drive. I have been unable to get Spotlight to index three folders (out of about 13 folders) no matter what I try (see 254785526). Has anyone else with the "file not found" problem had issues with Spotlight indexing?

After moving some mp3s into a folder, Find Any File utility can find them and open them but MacOS Finder can't.Not sure exactly what that means.

This only started happening after updating to Ventura as others have also said.

Well, you may be on to something there, I imagine they could be waiting for a complete restructure of APFS or even a newer file system, Mach kernel will need to be reworked, weather this is a filesystem issue or not, it will have to be reworked, and that is not something a developer wouldn't try to procrastinate on, especially if they knew something else was already being worked on for future releases. As a side note, it's pretty sad that we are going from OS X to 12, 13, 14 and beyond, when the only major change was the removal of 32-bit. We are still using OS X, major version changes should not happen without a complete rework of the UI and kernel, like Steve Jobs said. New APIs do not make for a new major system release, the foundation is what makes it a new OS. Our foundation is still the mach kernel. I miss the good old days of apple, when nothing was released until it was perfected.

Same issue. Exactly as described. Persists. Does this often and is repeatable. First time I attempt to open the file only. All files open normally after the error the first time.

Model Name: MacBook Pro

Model Identifier: MacBookPro18,2

Model Number: MK233LL/A

Chip: Apple M1 Max

System Version: macOS 13.3.1 (22E261)

Kernel Version: Darwin 22.4.0

I don't have google drive installed and had it since week one of getting a new m2 Mac mini with Ventura.

It does go away quickly for me which is why I think its something to do with indexing.

To be honest not noticed it much since the first week when it was very annoying but my work flow rarely copes files to a new folder and uses them straight away.