Gianni Becattini Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 I have more often this problem. In finder I double click a file (or right click/open) and nothing happens. The file does not open anymore. If I duplicate the file, the duplicated file opens normally, without any problem. Thanks Quote More than 30 Macs, from 1984 Mac 512K Plus to 2020 iMac 27" i9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 34 minutes ago, Gianni Becattini said: In finder I double click a file (or right click/open) and nothing happens. What kind of file? Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 26 minutes ago, R C-R said: What kind of file? See the thread title! Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 4 minutes ago, v_kyr said: See the thread title! I saw that but I am just looking for confirmation from the OP that the files actually have the .afpub extension. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianni Becattini Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 Sorry for having not been clear. It is an afpub file, part of a book, that I have been using normally until shortly before, than it no longer opens (I tried also CMD/O with the same effect). I tried either from inside the book, either from finder. I get no error message; simply nothing happens. The workaround is to copy it, to remove the old file, and rename the copy. I supposed that some hidden file could be present in the folder, but it isn't. I tried also to move the file in another folder, with no effect. I am using the latest version of APab, with updated version of Sonoma, on a MacBookPro M2 with 16G RAM. Thanks R C-R 1 Quote More than 30 Macs, from 1984 Mac 512K Plus to 2020 iMac 27" i9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTO Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 The next time it happens, before you do anything else, restart macOS and see if that resolves it. If it does, that might be a clue. Good luck. Quote Download a free manual for Publisher 2.4 from this forum - expanded 300-page PDF My system: Affinity 2.4.2 for macOS Sonoma 14.4.1, MacBook Pro 14" (M1 Pro) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianni Becattini Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 No, rebooting does not change. In addition, the file behavior is the same also on different computers synced via iCloud. The original does not open, the copy works perfectly. Quote More than 30 Macs, from 1984 Mac 512K Plus to 2020 iMac 27" i9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Lee_T Posted December 18, 2023 Staff Share Posted December 18, 2023 Hi Gianni Becattini, If you open Publisher first and then try to load the file from file > open, does this work? Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianni Becattini Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 Yes, something changes: it appears the following question. Note that: the original name of the file was "V2_CH2_500-Series.afpub" when it no longer opened I made a copy of it (which works) named "V2_CH2_500-Series copia.afpub" and renamed the original file (that which doesn't open) in "V2_CH2_500-Series non si apre.afpub" ("non si apre" = "does not open" in Italian) currently, there is not a file named "V2_CH2_500-Series.afpub", so Apub stored this name somewhere else no hidden file is present in the folder Tnx Quote More than 30 Macs, from 1984 Mac 512K Plus to 2020 iMac 27" i9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Lee_T Posted December 18, 2023 Staff Share Posted December 18, 2023 Which Application is showing you this dialogue? (this should be visible if you click that window and look at the top left corner of your screen). Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianni Becattini Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 Affinity Publisher when I do File/Open as you suggested Quote More than 30 Macs, from 1984 Mac 512K Plus to 2020 iMac 27" i9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianni Becattini Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 I don't know why, but the problem is happening more often. It is not terrible, because I can duplicate the locked file, but it is a little annoying. I am not sure the problem is new, but certainly, in my case, it seems more frequent since the latest Apub update. Quote More than 30 Macs, from 1984 Mac 512K Plus to 2020 iMac 27" i9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianni Becattini Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 I discovered something new. If I move the file to a non-iCloud folder and then move it back in its original folder, the problem disappears. But there is an extra problem. After that (of file copy), cross-references are lost and must be re-created. Very *****.... Quote More than 30 Macs, from 1984 Mac 512K Plus to 2020 iMac 27" i9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianni Becattini Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 To be honest, I am not absolutely sure that the problems are related... I don't want to give misleading information.. so consider this just a rumour. If I have more news I will post them Quote More than 30 Macs, from 1984 Mac 512K Plus to 2020 iMac 27" i9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 4 hours ago, Lee_T said: Which Application is showing you this dialogue? (this should be visible if you click that window and look at the top left corner of your screen). 4 hours ago, Gianni Becattini said: Affinity Publisher when I do File/Open as you suggested It might be triggered, created and displayed by macOS and iCloud as a message window without a corresponding foreground app. Compare this discussions for "Modifications aren't in sync. Choose which versions to keep.": 2021 Aug: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253021530? 2023 Nov, Sonoma 14.0: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255257623? Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 10 minutes ago, thomaso said: It might be triggered, created and displayed by macOS and iCloud as a message window without a corresponding foreground app. IOW, it isn't a message from Affinity Publisher, right? Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianni Becattini Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 I understand and agree. iCloud is very often the culprit, maybe also in this case. Clearly files are identified with a reference independent from the name. Probably references are not related to this, I will open another thread. It convinces me... thanks, friends. Quote More than 30 Macs, from 1984 Mac 512K Plus to 2020 iMac 27" i9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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