Can't launch Mail
Mail has stopped working. It crashed this morning, I had to use Force Quit, and ever since then... nothing. If I click on it, it bounces in the dock for a while, but never launches. If I try to open it from the Applications folder it does the "file opening" swooshy animation, but never opens.
I've tried Disk Utility, I've cleaned up with Macaroni (now, there's an odd phrase), I've restarted numerous times, I've tried starting it up while holding down the "shift" key. Nothing.
Any suggestions?
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)
You should start considering backing up as much as you can in case things get worse and you end up being unable to use the computer at all...
If you have an external HD with the same or a later version of Mac OS X installed from which to boot your Mac, or have access to another Mac and with a FireWire port to which connect your Mac in Target Disk Mode, you may try to repair the disk that way.
Actually, starting up from another disk isn’t strictly necessary — but it’s the recommended way to do it. Here are some additional links that you may find helpful if starting up from another disk is not an option:
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15667/applejack
And you may also purchase one of the third-party disk utilities available out there, such as DiskWarrior, TechTool Pro, or Drive Genius — which you may end up having to purchase anyway if Disk Utility reports filesystem issues it cannot fix and erasing the disk and restoring from a backup is not an option.
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