The app cannot be opened – 10673 error (Mac)

Since early 2022, many macOS users have been complaining that they receive the error message “The app cannot be opened – 10673” when they click on a link.

For example, the error message “This app cannot be opened – 10673” appears when clicking a link in the Mail app. It also happens that the error message appears when opening links in other apps such as Finder.

There is no immediate solution, but there are some things you can do to avoid error 10673.

Suppose you use an alternative browser to Safari, such as Google Chrome or Firefox. In that case it can help to default browser change back to Safari. This way you will be able to open hyperlinks from the Mail program.

You should also make sure you have the latest updates for macOS and your browser installed.

The app cannot be opened – 10673 error (Mac)

To avoid the error, you need to change your default browser in macOS back to Safari.

Click on it Apple logo in the top left corner. Click System Preferences in the menu. In the system preferences, click General.

Change “Default Web Browser” to Safari.

As long as there is no solution Apple is, this is the workaround. Stay informed by visiting this URL:

https://discussions.apple.com/search?q=10673

Click on it Apple logo top left. Click About This Mac and then click the Software Update button to install the latest macOS updates.

I hope this helped you. Thank you for reading!