Numbers File Won't Open

I've got two numbers documents that won't open unless I right click and hit open with then choose its default app (which would be numbers). There are other files on my system that do open normally meaning when I double click on it. Also regarding the files that I can't open, I cannot rename them either. It's this familiar to anybody?

Mac mini

Posted on Jan 29, 2025 6:40 AM

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