Resolved Strange folder

[wes0707]

Dear forum members,

If I want to save a PDF (after opening it from my mail), by clicking on the arrow pointing down next to the name of the file, it shows this strange folder I don't know. It is called MM Morhee 20160927091505.SL. I cannot find the folder in finder. Do you know where it might come from and how I can delete it (see for clarification the attached screenshots)?.
My macbook pro mid 2012 is running MacOS 10.15.3.
Thanks in advance!

Kind regards,
Sam

 

[Evaldas]

Every time when you open an attachment with double-click, Mail makes a “temporary” copy of the file in its Sandbox folder.

To show and clean this folder, click Finder, then choose Go > Go to Folder, and paste this path: ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail/Data/Library/Mail Downloads

To avoid making these useless and unsafe copies, I personally only use drag and drop or space bar.

 

[chscag]

If I want to save a PDF (after opening it from my mail), by clicking on the arrow pointing down next to the name of the file, it shows this strange folder I don't know.

Don't save the file that way. Instead just click on "File", "Save As" and use the original name. You should be opening the PDF file with Preview or Adobe (whichever you use) and save the file to your downloads folder.

 

[wes0707]

Every time when you open an attachment with double-click, Mail makes a “temporary” copy of the file in its Sandbox folder.

To show and clean this folder, click Finder, then choose Go > Go to Folder, and paste this path: ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail/Data/Library/Mail Downloads

To avoid making these useless and unsafe copies, I personally only use drag and drop or space bar.

Thank you for your response. I cleared the folder. However, I do not think that has something to do with the 'Morhee folder' in the screenshot. I see that by opening a file from both Apple Mail and the Microsoft 365 Outlook app.
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Don't save the file that way. Instead just click on "File", "Save As" and use the original name. You should be opening the PDF file with Preview or Adobe (whichever you use) and save the file to your downloads folder.

Okay, I will. However, I do not think that has something to do with the 'Morhee folder' in the screenshot, as I see it showing up by opening a file from both Apple Mail and the Microsoft 365 Outlook app.

 

[Evaldas]

It looks like some random folder.
I’m sure you can find it with Finder’s “System files” search criteria.

 

[wes0707]

It looks like some random folder.
I’m sure you can find it with Finder’s “System files” search criteria.
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Unfortunately I can't.

 

[Evaldas]

Let’s try an another and simpler way:
1. Select this folder in “Where:”, your file will automatically move into it.
2. Show a contextual menu by Control-click on the name of your file at the top of the window, then click on this folder, this should open it up.

 

[wes0707]

Thank you for all your help! May I ask what you mean bij "Where"? Do you mean a terminal command or something else?

 

[Evaldas]

Just on this menu:

 

[wes0707]

Ah okay, when I click on the folder it won't let me select it, unlike all other folders.

 

[Evaldas]

Now it looks like an alias or something from some kind of application. I've run out of guesswork.

 

[wes0707]

Very strange indeed. Thanks for your help though. Maybe somebody else is able to solve this.

 

[wes0707]

Just searched the folder in my Time Machine backups, but this didn't help either.

 

[wes0707]

Yesterday I updated succesfully to MacOS 10.15.4, but this did not solve the problem either. Is there anyone who can help me to find the folder and delete it?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Evaldas]

I just figured out what this gray folder is. This is one of the favorite (or recent?) folders that is located on an inaccessible HDD / thumb drive / disk image, etc..

If you want to know exactly where it was:
1. Click Finder, then choose Go > Go to Folder, and paste this path: ~/Library/Application Support/com.apple.sharedfilelist/com.apple.LSSharedFileList.FavoriteItems.sfl2
2. Open this file in TextEdit, then find the name of your folder, and you will see its path (something like file:///Volumes/…).

In the end, you can boldly clean these favorites, just delete “com.apple.LSSharedFileList.FavoriteItems.sfl2” file, then Log Out and Log In again.

Cheers.

 

[wes0707]

Thank you so much! It worked. You are the hero of the day!!