im unable to open a PSD file which only includes a mockup

[Ellie-Jane]

hi im trying to open a PSD file, however its saying the file type is not supported, i have tried this with multiple PSD mockup files an none seem to be working.

._Bottle and Jar Mockup.psd

[Hangman]

Hi @Ellie-Jane and welcome to the forums,

The file doesn't appear to be a proper PSD file, it contains hardly any information... where did it come from originally?

[Old Bruce]

I seem to recall seeing something like this recently. It is some sort of Mac file that works with Photoshop and the Mac's file system. The clue is the period at the beginning of the file name.

[R C-R]

7 hours ago, Old Bruce said:

The clue is the period at the beginning of the file name.

And maybe the tiny file size, not even 300 bytes?

[markw]

That’s a bit weird, I thought all ._ files are generally supposed to be kept hidden by macOS?
They contain additional meta data relating to the original file that probably is or was on an external disc so the OS knows what it is.

[Old Bruce]

6 hours ago, markw said:

They contain additional meta data relating to the original file that probably is or was on an external disc so the OS knows what it is.

That sounds like what I remember from the earlier post.

[iBacio]

macOS creates files whose names start with a dot and underscore (. _) to store information about other files. These files with the prefix to their names are created only in some file systems developed not by Apple, including the FAT and exFAT