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Using Sequoia, I loaded an MP4 into textEdit because I was trying to find out if it had shellcode in it, and it has jammed up TextEdit

I have to force Quit it this app repeatedly when I try and open it now in order to use macOS.

To try and fix this, I looked in ~Library/Containers & ~Library/Preferences but there isn't anything I can find where it's keeping the files that are loading into TextEdit.

What can I do to fix this app short of reinstalling macOS. I’m not even sure a reinstall on top would fix this if this is due to my user settings remembering this file what was previously open.

Can I fix macOS and TextEdit hanging after this?

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Reset to default
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Hold down the Shift key while launching the application by double-clicking its icon.

Prevent windows from reopening when opening an app (support.apple.com)

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Discarding Persistent State

If the problem is that TextEdit is trying to re-open the previously open movie file and failing, try the following open command in Terminal.app:

open -F -b com.apple.textedit

The flags are:

  • -F will open the application without restoring windows. Any persistent state will be lost; which should solve the underlying problem;
  • -b opens the application with the bundle identifier com.apple.textedit.
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