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Learn what to do if a Mac application, such as Photoshop, Preview, or Mockuuups Studio, saves an unusable final file instead of a usable image (JPG, PNG) or project file.

I have a Setapp subscription, which gives me access to several pro Mac apps, and Mockuuups Studio is one of them, which I use every day to create iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, TV, and other device mockups.

Recently, I was trying to export an image from the Mockuuups Studio app, and the final file saved in Finder had weird names, was grayed out, and was pretty much unusable. None of the apps could open it.

In my case, the issue was with Finder, not Mockuuups Studio. I will show you how to fix the issue, along with several other important solutions.

Let the export finish properly

Some files can run into several MB and take a while to export. Keep the app open to ensure it has exported fully.

Don’t remove or change the file extension accidentally

Many apps show the usual macOS ‘save’ dialog box before the file is exported and saved. Even when you’re in a hurry, make sure you rename the file properly and don’t accidentally delete or edit the file extension (.jpg, .png, etc.).

In case you changed or deleted the extension, rename the file in Finder and add the correct one.

Relaunch Finder

This is what worked for me.

Even after exporting the same file multiple times, I noticed that the final what-should-have-been-a-image-file had a long, weird name that appeared grayed out in Finder, as if it were a hidden system file. There was no way I could open that file in Preview or upload it to Canva. Thankfully, a simple Finder refresh fixed the problem:

1. Click the Apple icon  in the top-left corner, then select Force Quit.
2. Select Finder and hit the Relaunch button.
3. Open Finder, and you should see that the file you exported is indeed a normal image file.

Quit and reopen the app and export the file again

If you haven’t already, delete the unusable file in Finder first. Then, quit or Force Quit and reopen the app (Photoshop, Mockuuups Studio, etc.) and export the image or project file again. The file should be what you expect.

Restart your Mac

In case the above solutions have not worked for you, save any unsaved work and reboot your Mac.

If the problem continues…

Go through these remaining solutions, which can take a bit longer:

• Open the app and check that you didn’t change the export settings.
• Try editing the project or using a different source image, and then try exporting it again.
• Duplicate the project in the app and try exporting that. Make minor changes and export it.
• Update the app from the Mac App Store, Setapp, or the developer’s website as appropriate.
• Delete and reinstall the said app.
• Update your Mac to the latest version of macOS.

What issue were you facing, in which app, and which solution worked for you? Share with us all in the comments section below.

Source link: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2026/06/08/fix-mac-app-export-issues/

In this quick post, I explain why you may want to get a silent tone on your iPhone or iPad, and how to use it on your device.

I use two SIM lines on my iPhone. The second SIM is only for my bank (who are instructed never to call me) and backup cellular data. I don’t pick up calls on it because I know they are spam or misdialed calls.

Until recently, I had set a different ringtone for this second SIM, which instantly signaled that I should ignore this call. However, even a custom ringtone for this line meant that people around me and I had to be disturbed by the incoming call. At times, my wife would even wonder who called and why I declined to answer it.

This is when I got a silent ringtone on my iPhone and set it as the ringtone for my second SIM. So now all calls to this number come in normally, but they don’t alert me via a ringtone. When I’m free, I can just look up this missed call in my Phone app and Truecaller and be certain it was yet another unimportant call I was totally justified in ignoring.

Having a silent ringtone also lets me set it as the custom ringtone for some people whose calls I don’t want to be alerted to, but it isn’t socially acceptable to decline their call or block their number.

A couple of alternatives to silent ringtone but why they don’t work for me

Silent mode: Using a silent ringtone ensures I don’t have to put my iPhone in silent mode, as that also silences calls made to my main SIM line and mutes all other call, text, and app notifications, like those from WhatsApp and FaceTime.

Call Focus filter: I could have set up a Focus mode that only allows calls from my main SIM line, while keeping my other SIM active for cellular data. However, this means keeping a Focus mode active at all times. Plus, I don’t get to see the calls in my Phone app (even though most of them are spam).

Get a silent ringtone on iPhone or iPad

You can search for “Silent Ringtone” in the preinstalled iTunes Store app and buy one for like 99 cents. Or, follow these steps to get one for free.

1) Make sure your iPhone or iPad is running the latest version of iOS 26.

2) Use one of these methods to get a silent ringtone:

• Search the web for ‘Silent Ringtone‘ on your iOS device and get a ringtone that’s 29 seconds or shorter. You can get one in MP3, M4A, M4R, or another popular format.
• Visit this Zedge.net link and tap Download > Continue in browser. Wait a few seconds, then tap Download. Even though this Zedge version of the ringtone is 30 seconds, iOS may show an error; in that case, just trim it to 29 or 28 seconds (it will take hardly 2 minutes).
• Touch and hold this link in Safari and select Download Linked File to get a 28-second silent ringtone, courtesy of Zedge.

3) Open the Files app on your iPhone or iPad and go to your downloads folder. You can also view this new file in the Recents tab.

4) Tap the silent ringtone, and it should open a preview right in the Files app. Tap the share button and select Use as Ringtone (it will open the ringtone screen in the Settings app). This silent tone is now added to your iPhone as a ringtone option. It will remain available even if you delete the MP3 file from the Files app.

5) Now, make sure you’re in iPhone Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Ringtone > (select a SIM line if you use more than one) > and then tap the Silent Ringtone to set it as the ringtone.

You can also edit a contact and set their custom ringtone to the Silent Ringtone.

What about silent text tone?

You don’t need to follow the above steps to add a silent ringtone to your iPhone if all you need to do is have no ringtone for your new texts. Simply, go to iOS Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Text Tone and select None. Unfortunately, iOS doesn’t yet offer an option to select None as the ringtone, and hence the above method.

Also, check out: 5 ways to get ringtones for your iPhone

Source link: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2026/06/05/silent-ringtone-iphone/