Keynote files not opening with double click or right click

[zcehreli]

Hi All,

This is an issue I have been struggling with for quite a time. I can only open a keynote file form the file>open recent menu. Double click, or right click>open with>Keynote options do not work. When I double click on a file, the typical pop-out animation starts suggesting the file is actually opening, but no further response therafter. I have observed the same problem on my late 2014 Imac and 2018 13" Macbook pro, both running Mojave. Any suggestions? Thanks!

 

[jamietshaw]

That’s very weird! When you go to Open With, what happens if you choose “Other…” and find Keynote in the Applications folder that way? Does that work? I wonder if the “Keynote” you are choosing is some old version that doesn’t exist anymore.

I seem to remember there is some database for keeping track of which applications to open which files in, so it might be worth researching what that is (Launch Services, I think?) and how to rebuild it.

 

[zcehreli]

That’s very weird! When you go to Open With, what happens if you choose “Other…” and find Keynote in the Applications folder that way? Does that work? I wonder if the “Keynote” you are choosing is some old version that doesn’t exist anymore.

I seem to remember there is some database for keeping track of which applications to open which files in, so it might be worth researching what that is (Launch Services, I think?) and how to rebuild it.

[doublepost=1564128406][/doublepost]Thanks for your reply. My keynote is version 9.1 and always updated. And yes, when you choose Keynote after “open with” the file does not open.