fakepath

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fakepath

I am working on a 2016 Macbook pro with osSierra version 10.12.6. When I try to upload a PDF or Word doc (both .doc and .docx) onto a number of career websites it attaches as "c:\fakepath\ " then the file name. When I look at the preview it shows nothing but if I download the file it opens as an untitled PDF. I did hours of research online and tried safari, firefox, and google chrome. I have the most up-to-date versions of each one. One of the career sites giving me problems says which browser versions support it best but they are all ones that are now outdated.

One person mentioned it could be an issue with java but I already found that the newest java isn't working on certain web programs that I need it for.

What should I do???? I need to apply to jobs! Please help me!!

Mac Pro, macOS Sierra (10.12.6)

Posted on Aug 11, 2017 12:05 AM

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Answer 1

ugo1089 Author

Level 1

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Aug 11, 2017 1:00 PM in response to Esquared

I took a look - That response said Firefox fixed the issue because they don't have a filter blocking the path but that was 5 years ago. I'm shocked no one else is having this issue with current browsers. On my last laptop it all worked fine. I wish I hadn't bought the new one.

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Esquared

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Aug 11, 2017 12:11 AM in response to ugo1089

It appears older versions of Firefox can circumvent this issue: Fakepath attachment

Get yourself a copy of Firefox 28.0 and give that a try: https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/28.0/mac/en-US/

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Esquared

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Aug 11, 2017 1:19 AM in response to ugo1089

It seems to be a problem with specific sites. You don't have to use the browser for anything else.

If you want, you can refer the management of the sites to the explanation written bij Travis Napolean Smith gives: Re: Fakepath attachment

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ugo1089 Author

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Aug 11, 2017 12:22 AM in response to Esquared

I have been hesitant to download something that old because it poses a serious security risk. I was hoping there would be another solution. Pretty ridiculous that people have to use a browser almost 30 versions old in order to use the internet now.

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