Blank placeholders in iMessage attachments

After upgrading to Yosemite my iMessage doesn't show the attachments just blank placeholders.

/See previous thread here:No pictures are shown in Message om Mac/

I tried to reinstall the OS, no success. Then I tried to rename the Messages folder in ~/Library, restarted the Mac and iMessage app, this created a new Messages folder for iMessage, the problem persists for new messages, too.

May it be some issue with iMessage or perhaps with Preview?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Oct 24, 2014 9:20 AM

18 replies

gadgetmania Author

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8 points

Nov 4, 2014 2:38 PM in response to Ralph-Johns-UK

The final solution was to create a new user account on the Mac, and new messages work as expected in this new account.

I have all of the attachments and transcripts available outside the messages app, in folders, I can search and read them, and display the attachments - unfortunately not in line.

Huge-huge thank you to you, Ralph for your help, your ideas led me to the solution. The result is not the best output, 'cause I don't have my message history in the app, but the new messages work fine at least.

Thank you.

gadgetmania Author

Level 1

8 points

Oct 24, 2014 1:20 PM in response to Ralph-Johns-UK

Hi Ralph,

Thanks for coming back with an answer. Yes, I have these folders, and I can open and display their contents, the pictures or documents (pdf, pages,etc.) as well.

gadgetmania Author

Level 1

8 points

Oct 24, 2014 1:45 PM in response to Ralph-Johns-UK

Hi,

The File Transfer window is totally empty, I checked it even receiving a new picture in iMessage just now. Nothing is shown there.😕

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Blank placeholders in iMessage attachments