About the "xx.xx has been used by OS X to open" issue

Files on Mac computers are copied to the mobile hard disk, and sometimes "xx.xx has been used by OS X to open" issue.

Workaround:

1. Open Terminal

2, enter the xattr-l in the terminal, and then drag the problem file to "Xattr-l", enter;

localhost:~ kingdev$ Xattr-l

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3, then, the first line has com.apple.FinderInfo this string of characters. Copy this string of characters, enter;

localhost:~ kingdev$ xattr-l/users/liuxianzhi/desktop/screen shot \ .-Geneva- A\21.37. -. png com.apple.FinderInfo:00000000  xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx Ten xx xx xx xx xx xx|................|00000010  xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx|................|00000020com.apple.metadata:kMDItemIsScreenCapture:00000000   +  -6C the  the  About  -  -  the  , xx xx xx xx xx xx|bplist00........|00000010   on  on xx xx xx xx xx xx xx  on xx xx xx xx xx xx|................|00000020  xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx  the|..........|0000002a Com.apple.metadata:kMDItemScreenCaptureGlobalRect:00000000   +  -6C the  the  About  -  -A4 on  Geneva Geneva Geneva  at  +  the|bplist00.....#@r|00000010D0xx xx xx xx xx  at  +  theC0xx xx xx xx xx  at|......#@v......#|00000020   +  theD0xx xx xx xx xx  at  +  - xx xx xx xx xx|@w......#@8.....|00000030  xx  ,0D -1F - xx xx xx xx xx xx  on  on xx xx|..... (..........|00000040  xx xx xx xx xx  to xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx|................|00000050  xx xx xx xx xx  to|.....1|00000056Com.apple.metadata:kMDItemScreenCaptureType:00000000   +  -6C the  the  About  -  -  -  the  $6C $  the  About  the|bplist00yselecti|000000106F 6E , xx xx xx xx xx xx  on  on xx xx xx xx xx|on..............|00000020  xx xx  on xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx|................|00000030  xx xx  A|...|00000033

4. Next, enter the new command xattr-d Com.apple.FinderInfo then drag the problem file in, the problem is solved

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About the "xx.xx has been used by OS X to open" issue