Running sketchup pro 2023 on macOS Monterey. “save”, “save as”, “save a copy as” all show up in the file menu as expected, but selecting them does nothing. Keyboard shortcuts also do nothing. When I create a new model, and close the model or quit sketchup, I get the " Do you want to save the changes…

I found an apple discussions thread for a similar problem [*]. It was “fixed” by (believe it or not) changing from using two screens to using one. I have been running with a laptop (opened) and an external monitor. I closed the clamshell, so I’m just using one monitor … and the bug went away. Looks …

Check that SketchUp app has permission to access the disk. [image] Just upgraded to 2023 on a Mac--weird file save error. No, it's not locked! SketchUp Another thing to try. Open System Preferences > Security and Privacy > Files and Folders… locate SketchUp 2023, and co…

To where are you trying to save the file? Is it the internal drive or a cloud location?

I don’t even get that far. The “save” menu item (on a new document) literally does nothing at all. No dialog, no chance to select a filename. It’s very strange - was working fine a couple of weeks ago.

This sounded so plausible! But, no, sketchup has all the permissions. I guess tomorrow I’ll try reinstalling :frowning_face:

Can you save files from other applications, like Word or Excel?

yes, other apps work fine. This is the weirdest thing. I was hoping it wasn’t just me :frowning: reinstalled. Same problem. Everything seems fine except “save” et al do absolutely nothing. When I try and “open” (as opposed to “open recent”) I get the beachball and it spins and spins. Very frustrat…

Sketchup pro 2023 on mac will not save

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endlessfix March 16, 2024, 11:45pm 2

Check that SketchUp app has permission to access the disk.

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Sketchup pro 2023 on mac will not save

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