Better handle of opening not-downloaded iCloud files

[hangyi]

Dear experts,

 

I'm wondering if we can improve the behavior of Alfred when opening files which haven't been downloaded from iCloud. 

 

 

Usually these files have the extension of .icloud (e.g. a keynote file as shown below 2020-09-10_dataflow.key.icloud). When you open it from Alfred, the file will start being downloaded.

 

 

Once the download is completed, the following error will be triggered.

 

 

I think this is because the file has its name changed from 2020-09-10_dataflow.key.icloud to 2020-09-10_dataflow.key. However, Alfred is still passing the filename 2020-09-10_dataflow.key.icloud to Keynote, and of course Keynote is not going to find such a file as the name has changed.

 

I guess some people may think this error could be from Keynote itself, as the error above shows the Keynote app icon. However, I also tried opening .icloud files with Spotlight. This error does not show up.

 

Many thanks in advance!

Edited June 8, 2022 by hangyi

[vitor]

@hangyi Alfred 5.0 EA7, currently in Early Access, adds some tweaks to this behaviour. Are you able to check how it’s working for you?