# CMS Error after update to 2.1 or macOS update **URL:** \ **Category:** Elements\ **Created:** [March 5, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-error-after-update-to-2-1-or-macos-update/54887 "2026-03-05T17:45:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fuellemann](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/fuellemann/32/22871_2.png) [@Fuellemann](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Fuellemann)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-error-after-update-to-2-1-or-macos-update/54887/1 "2026-03-05T17:45:47Z")
Browser Preview / not published Hi, whenever I want to preview a CMS item like a text, I get this error: `Notice: fread(): Read of 8192 bytes failed with errno=21 Is a directory in /Applications/Elements.app/Contents` This happened after the update to 2.1. At the same time I updated to macOS 26.3.1, so it might be related to that one. I can send the project via private mail, as the project is not for the public. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-error-after-update-to-2-1-or-macos-update/54887/2 "2026-03-05T17:58:46Z")
As far as I’m aware nothing has changed in the CMS that would cause this issue. Is this error appearing on local preview or on your web server? If it’s local, try restarting your Mac and let me know how you get on. ---
**Author:** ![Fuellemann](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/fuellemann/32/22871_2.png) [@Fuellemann](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Fuellemann)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-error-after-update-to-2-1-or-macos-update/54887/3 "2026-03-05T18:04:31Z")
Local only - all is good when published. After a restart I get when previewing the page with a CMS item: ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/f/6/f6a18996f9b51dc65065c2fb1864c89fec98ca4e.jpeg) Where can I send the project to? It is not urgent. Thank you, Jan ---
**Author:** ![MHA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@MHA](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MHA)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-error-after-update-to-2-1-or-macos-update/54887/4 "2026-03-05T18:14:58Z")
I am getting the following errors when an archive page attempts to access CMS records: Notice: fread(): Read of 8192 bytes failed with errno=21 Is a directory in /Applications/RapidWeaver Elements. and, # Forbidden You don’t have permission to access this resource. Apache/2.4.66 (Debian) Server at [lastsongsyndrome.com](http://lastsongsyndrome.com) Port 443 ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-error-after-update-to-2-1-or-macos-update/54887/5 "2026-03-05T18:28:00Z")
Send the project over to [forumsupport@realmacsoftware.com](mailto:forumsupport@realmacsoftware.com) and we’ll take a look! ---
**Author:** ![MHA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@MHA](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MHA)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-error-after-update-to-2-1-or-macos-update/54887/6 "2026-03-05T18:36:55Z")
Do you want me to send as an attachment to a email? ---
**Author:** ![thominator](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/thominator/32/35233_2.png) [@thominator](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/thominator)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-error-after-update-to-2-1-or-macos-update/54887/7 "2026-03-05T18:51:20Z")
I’m getting **Notice** : fread(): Read of 8192 bytes failed with errno=21 Is a directory in **/Applications/Elements.app/Contents** error on clicking on a post in 2.1 when trying to preview a site. ---
**Author:** ![differentdan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/differentdan/32/33530_2.png) [@differentdan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/differentdan)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-error-after-update-to-2-1-or-macos-update/54887/8 "2026-03-05T18:57:54Z")
You can upload the project file to [Elements Cloud](https://docs.realmacsoftware.com/elements-docs/getting-started/elements-cloud), and then send the link to that project file in the email. 🙂 If anybody is experiencing any issue with a live site, you can downgrade to the previous version of Elements from our [release notes page here](https://realmacsoftware.com/rapidweaver/releasenotes/) then republish the site while things are being investigated. ---
**Author:** ![MHA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@MHA](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MHA)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-error-after-update-to-2-1-or-macos-update/54887/9 "2026-03-05T20:16:59Z")
I’ll wait for your investigation and see if the problem is related to the update. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-error-after-update-to-2-1-or-macos-update/54887/10 "2026-03-05T23:12:06Z")
Hey @Fuellemann, Thanks for the project, I’ve tested it here on Elements 2.1and have found the issue! We’ll be shipping an update tomorrow morning (Friday 6th March) to fix this 🤞 Sorry for the inconvenience. ---
**Author:** ![Utz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/utz/32/27256_2.png) [@Utz](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Utz)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-error-after-update-to-2-1-or-macos-update/54887/11 "2026-03-06T05:31:10Z")
Good news…just “discovered” the same error… ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-error-after-update-to-2-1-or-macos-update/54887/12 "2026-03-06T11:51:02Z")
@Utz, @Fuellemann, @thominator, @MHA, Elements 2.1.1 is now live and should fix this CMS issue for you. Let me know how you get on! ---
**Author:** ![Fuellemann](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/fuellemann/32/22871_2.png) [@Fuellemann](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Fuellemann)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-error-after-update-to-2-1-or-macos-update/54887/13 "2026-03-06T12:02:45Z")
@dan Close - the site itself opens, but a / is missing in the preview url: Wrong: `http://127.0.0.1:62289/poems---essays/poem?item=abby-s-songs` Correct: `http://127.0.0.1:62289/poems---essays/poem/?item=abby-s-songs` See the / before the ? ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-error-after-update-to-2-1-or-macos-update/54887/14 "2026-03-06T12:33:26Z")
We’ve just pushed a new build of 2.1.1 live that should fix the issue… ---
**Author:** ![MHA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@MHA](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MHA)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-error-after-update-to-2-1-or-macos-update/54887/15 "2026-03-06T12:36:43Z")
CMS pages are now working as desired. Thank you for the quick investigation and fix of the problem. ---
**Author:** ![Fuellemann](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/fuellemann/32/22871_2.png) [@Fuellemann](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Fuellemann)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-error-after-update-to-2-1-or-macos-update/54887/16 "2026-03-06T12:38:06Z")
Thank you, this works fine 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-error-after-update-to-2-1-or-macos-update/54887/17 "2026-03-06T14:04:44Z")
Woohoo, pleased to hear it’s all working now, and apologies for the downtime 🫡 ---
**Author:** ![thominator](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/thominator/32/35233_2.png) [@thominator](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/thominator)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-error-after-update-to-2-1-or-macos-update/54887/18 "2026-03-06T15:18:17Z")
Can confirm 2.1.1 fixed the error for me. ---
**Author:** ![Utz](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/utz/32/27256_2.png) [@Utz](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Utz)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-error-after-update-to-2-1-or-macos-update/54887/19 "2026-03-07T01:16:56Z")
..looks like you nailed it 👍