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Proplus24

macrumors newbie
Original poster
May 13, 2021
18
5
Hi,

I'm having an issue with reading lists in safari. I have ticked the preferences box to 'save automatically when adding to reading list', but whenever I add a page to reading list and try to view it offline, it does not load due to no internet connection.

I have tried manually saving pages from the reading list pane also. I know that some sites do not have a reading list feature, but this problem happens with all websites including Apple's own. This problem is happening both on my iMac and MacBook.

Interestingly I'm having the same issue on Chrome and my friend is also having this issue on a 2021 MacBook Pro.

Is there a something fixable which is stopping the Mac from saving websites offline in both Safari and Chrome's reading list?

I have disabled VPN's etc also

Many thanks for any help!
 

bingow

macrumors member
Mar 6, 2021
30
11
Alto, NM
Same here. Doesn't anyone out there have info on this long existing problem? The online "how-to's" simply do not work on my new M2 Air, or previously on my old MBP.
 

Proplus24

macrumors newbie
Original poster
May 13, 2021
18
5
Same here. Doesn't anyone out there have info on this long existing problem? The online "how-to's" simply do not work on my new M2 Air, or previously on my old MBP.
I also bought the new M2 air and I'm still having the same issue! It works fine on my iPhone. I don't know if it's because there are so few websites nowadays that allow for offline reading or not. A workaround is to save the webpage as a PDF but I really don't see this as a solution.
 

bingow

macrumors member
Mar 6, 2021
30
11
Alto, NM
@Proplus24 thank you. We are located at a rural site, and occasionally have power or internet outages. Our use of the reading list would be "something to do" and rarely high priority. My workaround is to file appropriate "to study" articles in documents, but as you mentioned only the text is saved. Anyone out there have a solution to share?
 
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