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Wirenut

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Nov 6, 2016
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I will see an X like this on random files. What is it for? Nothing happens when I click on it.

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The overlay of the X and the progress bar indicate a file that being downloaded, probably from Safari or Mail. Clicking the X cancels the download. If it's no longer downloading, you may have cancelled the download in Safari or Mail and what you see remaining is a partial file. Just delete it.
 
The overlay of the X and the progress bar indicate a file that being downloaded, probably from Safari or Mail. Clicking the X cancels the download. If it's no longer downloading, you may have cancelled the download in Safari or Mail and what you see remaining is a partial file. Just delete it.
I see. But the PDF file still works just fine. I downloaded these PDF's from GMail via Chrome. And clicking on the X does nothing. I wonder if it's a bug that it's still there?
 
It is probably a icon display glitch from when the file was downloaded. The icon status did not change after the download. Try restarting your Mac.
 
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