For some reason, whenever I try to open a file in preview (pdf, jpg, whatever), it says I don't have permission to view it. However, I am the owner of all these files (and I can open the files fine in other applications). Here is the screenshot of the error message:
I'm using Lion, version 10.7.3 (11D50b).
MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
It worked for me. I had the same problem (file from iCloud, macOS Sierra), so I closed the opened files on Preview and quit the Preview app, and when I tried to open the file (pdf and jpg), it worked well. Thanks for this.
It worked for me. I had the same problem (file from iCloud, macOS Sierra), so I closed the opened files on Preview and quit the Preview app, and when I tried to open the file (pdf and jpg), it worked well. Thanks for this.
I am a bit confused here, this bug has been going on for at least 5 years and through at least 6 different OS, and the only fix is to quit Preview and restart every time it happens? How does that make any sense? Why was this problem not fixed at the source? It is clearly a bug and it is clearly annoying. Mac people, please fix it.
I am sick of not being able to open my Jpeg files in Preview. When I go to get info on the file I am trying to open, make it read write all, it still will not open. This doesn't happen all the times, but most of the times it does.
You rock! That is the best solution. This issue plagued me for months (no permission to open file or photo) I force quit "Preview" and magically everything works
THANKS Fidlet and thanks to the Mac community
Choose color-chooser.jpg and "Get Ingo" Give us a screenshot of the info screen.
Actually, I just installed a software update and rebooted my computer. That seemed to solve the problem! (Though, for your info...I was the owner, and had read/write permissions on all of these files. It had issues with ALL of my files, for some reason).
I have the same issue... I attempted a screenshot of the info screen and it also won't open because "i don't have permission to view it" so I can't attach the image of the screenshot... any thoughts?
For me, what I determined was the culprit is Preview app. Quiting Preview app and then trying to open the file works--every time!
I believe it is a bug in the Preview app tyhat somehow it gets hung up and will not allow you to open any filetype associated with the Preview app, which in my case is *.png, *.jpg, *.pdf.
This is likely a problem with the system's sandboxing routines for Preview. Relaunching the program and/or restarting the system should fix it, but if not then go to the Go menu in the Finder, hold the Option key, and choose "Library." Then go to the Containers folder and remove the folder called "com.apple.Preview" and then try relaunching the program to see if this helps.
Workaraounds are all well and good but a genuine FIX would be better. No offense to you intended, Topher: you didn't create the problem.
(Or did you?) 😀
This problem is still here for me on Mavericks: I can't preview my own screen shots!
All of the remedies mentioned and all those mentioned in other places failed.
I hate to say that I'm looking for an other application to view my picture files.
;JOOP!
This problem are suddenly here from yesterday ! What's the cause?
This worked for me as well. I simply quit out of Preview and was able to open the file directly with ""Use Preview" and it opened perfectly.
Thank you !
Bill
I have the same issue. In El Capitan. Which states that this doesn't happen in El Capitan.
Same thing is happening to me in El Capitan. Get Info has nothing but misinfo in it. It says file suffix is hidden; it's not. It says I have read/write permission; I don't (but only in Preview; the preview in Finder columns view works perfectly, and the files open okay in all other apps).
preview says I don't have permission to open any of my files
