open webloc files on mac

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open webloc files on mac

I abandoned a website years ago because I could not longer open its song files. YouTube has been a very good substitute, but the abandoned website arrangement has certain advantages that make it easier and faster to use--when it works. I went back there today. Ths time I used Right-Click>Get Info and found that it was a webloc file. Incidentally, I also tried to open it with Right-Click>Open With>Safari 5.17, as per the instructions given. It didn't open the file, so I'm now asking how I should go about opening webloc files.

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Posted on Nov 2, 2012 8:39 PM

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Answer 1

Niel

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Nov 2, 2012 8:42 PM in response to Niku

Drag it into a browser's open window, or set the computer's default web browser to the one you want to open it in. The Open With setting is ignored for Internet location files.

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Niku Author

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Nov 2, 2012 9:10 PM in response to Niel

Niel wrote:

Drag it into a browser's open window, or set the computer's default web browser to the one you want to open it in. The Open With setting is ignored for Internet location files.

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That didn't work. While waiting for someone in the Apple Support Communityto respond, I did some Internet browsing. I was told that Safari would open the file. It didn't. When I tried, the following message appeared:

404--File or Directory not found

The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.

I also read that Opera could open .webloc files, so I installed it. The result was the same.

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Answer 3

Niel

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Nov 2, 2012 9:13 PM in response to Niku

Either the webloc somehow got damaged, or the site was changed so that the bookmark no longer works.

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Answer 4

Niku Author

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Nov 8, 2012 6:24 AM in response to Niel

Niel wrote:

Either the webloc somehow got damaged, or the site was changed so that the bookmark no longer works.

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You're probably right. In any case, I've abandoned my atttempt to "crack-this-nut"--for now.

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