MATLAB: Does MATLAB crash on macOS Mojave 10.14.4 when I import data or open a file

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I am using MATLAB R2016b on macOS Mojave 10.14.4. When I use "importdata" or double click any data files in the current folder browser, MATLAB crashes.

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This is a known issue in MATLAB R2016b and earlier releases on macOS Mojave 10.14.4.
Please note that macOS Mojave (10.14) is not a supported operating system for the R2016b release. See the link below for the system requirements for each MATLAB release:
https://www.mathworks.com/support/requirements/previous-releases.html
To work around the crash, upgrade MATLAB to the latest release.
If you need to use older releases, follow the steps provided in the bug report:
https://www.mathworks.com/support/bugreports/1980151
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