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I've just upgraded to Sonoma 14.7.1 and now, if I try to open a downloaded pdf from Safari's download icon, I get "Safari can’t open the file “<filename in here>” because no available application can open it. However, if I select Show in Finder I can open the file with Preview. Before the upgrade I could open a downloaded pdf from within Safari.
How do I teach Safari 18.1.1 that Preview can open pdfs?
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 14.7
Choose an app to open a file on Mac
Predicated on there Not being another application installed that can open, manipulate or otherwise view PDF and JPEG files
Set >> Preview << to Always Open these files
Safari >> Setting >> General
At the bottom there is a " Open Safe files "
Placing a check mark there, Safari will usually Auto Open PDF files
Not only Preview can open pdfs, Safari can too.
This is weird.
First, see if you have any Safari extensions that may be causing trouble.
Next, try testing in Safe Mode. If it works in Safe Mode but not when booted normally, there are third party software modifications involved - possibly an "antivirus" or "cleaner". Please run Etrecheck and post its full report here. Use the "additional text" button and paste the report into the text box.
Thanks for the reply. Preview is set as the default app to open pdfs in Finder, and double-clicking a pdf there opens it in Preview. Also, double-clicking a pdf attachment in Mail opens the file in Preview. It's only Safari that thinks there's no app capable of opening pdfs (and jpegs).
I'm only running a couple of extensions and it's the same with them disabled and the app restarted.
I tried to boot into Safe Mode and something weird is happening: it gets as far as the login screen then goes black again, then after a few seconds the login screen again, then black again etc. This is really bizarre because I booted into safe mode a couple of days ago diagnosing a different issue. I've rebuilt NVRAM and reset the SMC to no avail.
When I downloaded the latest version of Etrecheck and tried to open it from Safari I got the same error as above. I had to locate the file in Finder, where double-clocking opened it fine. Report attached.
wondering if you ever got this resolved? I'm having the same problem since updating to Sonoma. did the same thing in safe mode. Also Word is very slow to open/save, and Photos takes forever to open.
Sorry but on the 4 Machines I am using with Sequoia 15.1.1 and Safari 18.1.1
Can not reproduce this PDF / Safari issue
I see you have followed the good advise and ran Etrecheck application
Will it that to my follow colleague to analysis
I'm now reinstalling the OS. Support had me try a test user and that profile had none of the problems, which is really odd but the conclusion is there must be some error in the install only in my main profile. I'm curious if you have an M1? That's what I have.
I can add that it's not just pdfs. It can't open jpegs either.
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Unfortunately no, nothing's changed. And, like you, Photos takes an age to open. I don't have Word, but Pages is very slow to open a file (but saving is fine).
Not an M1. I have an Intel 2019 MacBook Pro.
1PRW wrote:
I'm now reinstalling the OS.
Did that make any difference?
Safari on Sonoma Can't Open PDFs
