double click to open file not working in macos ventura 13.6 macbook pro m1

when i update the mac os ventura 13.6

double click to open file not working in finder folder and microsoft office 356 app

hwo to fix

MacBook Pro (M1, 2020)

Posted on Sep 23, 2023 1:05 AM

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5 replies

Sep 23, 2023 10:44 PM in response to kaungkhantphyo20

Go to System Settings->Accessibility->Pointer Control and adjust the double click speed.

Move the slider to find a convenient speed. I think that it is set too fast and thus the second click is registering as a separate click instead of a double click.

Sep 23, 2023 3:17 AM in response to kaungkhantphyo20

So you double click on a file and it does not open? Does it open if you single click to select, and then press Command-O or Command-downArrow?

Does this happen only with office files, or with other files as well (like pdf files, for example)?

Sep 23, 2023 10:29 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

yes double click on any file at finder does not open

command_o is working to open file but double click is not working to open file any file at all

it is ventura os 13.6 error or something i miss the setting

Sep 23, 2023 11:07 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

thanks sir it is work

jdesoto

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8 points

May 5, 2024 11:39 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Thanks. That works

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