Reading list not available offline/won't save

[Proplus24]

Hi,

I'm having an issue with reading lists in safari. I have ticked the preferences box to 'save automatically when adding to reading list', but whenever I add a page to reading list and try to view it offline, it does not load due to no internet connection.

I have tried manually saving pages from the reading list pane also. I know that some sites do not have a reading list feature, but this problem happens with all websites including Apple's own. This problem is happening both on my iMac and MacBook.

Interestingly I'm having the same issue on Chrome and my friend is also having this issue on a 2021 MacBook Pro.

Is there a something fixable which is stopping the Mac from saving websites offline in both Safari and Chrome's reading list?

I have disabled VPN's etc also

Many thanks for any help!

 

[bingow]

Same here. Doesn't anyone out there have info on this long existing problem? The online "how-to's" simply do not work on my new M2 Air, or previously on my old MBP.

 

[Proplus24]

Same here. Doesn't anyone out there have info on this long existing problem? The online "how-to's" simply do not work on my new M2 Air, or previously on my old MBP.

I also bought the new M2 air and I'm still having the same issue! It works fine on my iPhone. I don't know if it's because there are so few websites nowadays that allow for offline reading or not. A workaround is to save the webpage as a PDF but I really don't see this as a solution.

 

[bingow]

@Proplus24 thank you. We are located at a rural site, and occasionally have power or internet outages. Our use of the reading list would be "something to do" and rarely high priority. My workaround is to file appropriate "to study" articles in documents, but as you mentioned only the text is saved. Anyone out there have a solution to share?

 

[LouisvillePharmacist]

Has anyone found a fix yet? It’s 2024 and I’m still having this issue on the mac (Sonoma 14.5 / Safari 17.5).
As reported, it seems to work fine on my phone (latest OS), but I have yet to check the websites I saved over ten years ago.

I feared it might have something to do with my compulsive deleting of cookies & website data. I’m using PrivacyScan.app from the Mac App Store (don’t think it’s supported anymore but it does its job. Anyone know of a new & free solution?).

Reading List websites are stored in /Users/[HomeFolder]/Library/Safari/ReadingListArchives and PrivacyScan doesn’t touch that directory.
But there are only a few sites saved in there—the latest ones. I’m trying to figure out a way to force Safari to redownload all the reading list entries (which of course would be useless for those ancient sites, that don’t exist anymore).

Meanwhile, I heard that Apple is actually reading the submissions to their Feedback Site.
Especially if enough people report the same issue.

Good luck & stay strong.

 

[lexvo]

For me, it occasionally works. At this moment, I have a webpage which I can save and read later on my iPad, but not on my iPhone. Both have the same iOS version.