Question :
I am trying to open a JPG-picture in Preview.app, but I get this error : “the file couldn’t be opened because you don’t have permission to view it“
What can I do ?
Answer :
It isn’t clear why you get this error message, but the way to fix it is rather simple :
- first, Quit the Preview.app if it is open :
- press the [CMD]+[Q] key-combo on your keyboard
- then reopen the Preview.app
- then Force Quit the Preview.app :
- press the [CMD]+[ALT]+[ESC] key-combo on your keyboard
- when the new window opens, select Preview (the app) from the scroll-list
- then click on the Force Quit button (bottom-right)
- then reopen the Preview.app
- now, the JPG files should open in Preview.app without a problem
That’s it !
enjoy 😉