Remove background (quick actions) not working

Hey, I'm trying to use the quick actions function to remove the background. Everything is working fine except for removing the background (which worked a few months ago).

Posted on Mar 21, 2024 6:51 AM

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Posted on Mar 21, 2024 9:05 AM

davy12 wrote:

Hey, I'm trying to use the quick actions function to remove the background. Everything is working fine except for removing the background (which worked a few months ago).


see if there is anyhing here—

Extract an image or remove a background in Preview on Mac - Apple Support


To trouble shoot further you can:


—A SafeBoot Use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support will sort many anomalies


Does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled.

Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.


This test will tell you if third party interference; most extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.



—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account Change Users & Groups settings on Mac - Apple Support

This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account. 



unplug all non-essential peripherals when testing


Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus

all known to cause issues on the macOS



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Mar 21, 2024 9:05 AM in response to davy12

davy12 wrote:

Hey, I'm trying to use the quick actions function to remove the background. Everything is working fine except for removing the background (which worked a few months ago).


see if there is anyhing here—

Extract an image or remove a background in Preview on Mac - Apple Support


To trouble shoot further you can:


—A SafeBoot Use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support will sort many anomalies


Does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled.

Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.


This test will tell you if third party interference; most extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.



—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account Change Users & Groups settings on Mac - Apple Support

This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account. 



unplug all non-essential peripherals when testing


Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus

all known to cause issues on the macOS



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