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Preview program hangs on share/email command

The problem is consistent. Tried all the obvious (kill preview with force quit, restart Mac, verified latest version, etc.)

If I load Mac Mail before I do the share command in Preview, it will work ok about half the times I try. If I don’t start Mail first, Preview will hang 100% of the time.


Any ideas?

Many thanks


MacBook Pro

Posted on Nov 22, 2022 6:18 AM

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Posted on Nov 22, 2022 7:13 AM

FWIW, here if Mail isn't running it's Beachball forever, but if Mail is running then it always works.


Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode?


Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.


If you have no POP accounts & they’re all IMAP accounts then in Mail’s Mailbox menu choose Rebuild.

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Nov 22, 2022 7:13 AM in response to virtual.jerry

FWIW, here if Mail isn't running it's Beachball forever, but if Mail is running then it always works.


Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode?


Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.


If you have no POP accounts & they’re all IMAP accounts then in Mail’s Mailbox menu choose Rebuild.

Preview program hangs on share/email command

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