| Can't open files from search results [message #1842] |
Wed, 28 August 2024 20:24  |
John Askins
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Registered: July 2017
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Using 8.0.3 FTP. When I right-click a file in search results, the options "Open with external application" and "Open with" don't work. I have to hunt the file down using the path statement in order to open it. Need a fix if anybody has one.
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| Re: Can't open files from search results [message #1843 is a reply to message #1842] |
Tue, 10 September 2024 11:35  |
FoxTrot Engineering
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Registered: April 2020
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Does the "reveal in finder" command work? Maybe some folder in the path have been renamed or moved? Or, if the file is on an external drive or network volume, maybe it has been mounted to a different filesystem path (this sometimes happen and although the Finder shows the normal volume name, the actual filesystem path is something like "VolumeName-2"
Jérôme - FoxTrot Engineering
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| Re: Can't open files from search results [message #1844 is a reply to message #1843] |
Tue, 10 September 2024 19:04 |
John Askins
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The "reveal in finder" command does not work either. Shows the file name grayed out. I have updated the index, so any file path should be correct, shouldn't it? Plus I follow the file path when I manually access the file and it is accurate.
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| Re: Can't open files from search results [message #1845 is a reply to message #1844] |
Wed, 11 September 2024 08:44 |
FoxTrot Engineering
Messages: 406
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Drag the file from FoxTrot's results to a plain text TextEdit window; do the same from the Finder. Are the paths identical? Do they contain some non-ascii characters (this should be OK, but if the files are stored on a non-APFS nor HFS+ drive, maybe there are some situations where some special characters could cause some problems)
Quote:I have updated the index, so any file path should be correct
If the files are on an external or network drive, and this drive has been unmounted and remounted since the last indexation, it is technically possible that mounting path has changed.
Jérôme - FoxTrot Engineering
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