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jingggg103 Author

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Safari on MacOS (Mojave) can't open newly created files

Assume I first open Safari, go to gmai.coml to check my emails.

Then I creat a local file using any app such as TextEdit.

Then I try to use Safari to open that file (to use the file as an attachmen to an email),

but the newly created file is not visible!

If I directly open Finder, the new file is there and can be opened with any apps.

But Safari just couldn't see the newly created file.

I know if I quit Safari, then restart it, that file is visible now. But that is inconvenient sometime.

This is clearly a bug inside Safari.

Other web browsers, such as Firefox, doesn't have this problem.

Posted on Sep 26, 2019 10:44 AM

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Eric Root

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Posted on Sep 26, 2019 11:20 AM

Are you running any anti - virus programs? Using a VPN?

Try setting up another admin user account in System Preferences/Users & Groups to see if the same problem continues. Please post back on whether or not this worked. Also try the Safe Mode. Please post back on whether or not this worked.

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