I understand. I still am not sure why it worked, but it did. Just to be clear … I also am working on a MB pro and PT version 8 What I did was create a folder on my desktop, then groom PT hit file open which for me brings up the saves folder. From the...

I found this resolution on Reddit and it worked for me.  Not elegant and Cisco should really just fix the bug, but this work around gets you up and going again: "Just Open up and Folder, for example on your desktop, and drag & drop one PT file in thi...