CANNOT Open AppleWorks 6 application

Hello,
URGENT SITUATION:
I have been using this application for some time and lately it stared acting strange, and now tells me "You cannot open the application AppleWorks 6 because it may be damaged or incomplete".
I have no idea what I could have done to damage it, or what that means. I do know that my computer probably has too much memory in use but all my other applications work OK. I also have many files using AW6. Please help me, this data is very important!
Thank you, Rhino123

Hi Rhino,
Welcome to Apple Discussions and the AppleWorks forum.
If the error message is to be believed, it would appear that your AppleWorks application file has become damaged. Before reinstalling it from the installation disk(s) that came with your (pre intel) Mac Mini, try these basic trouble-shooting steps:
1. Have you moved the AppleWorks 6 application out of the AppleWorks 6 folder? If so, move it back to that folder.
The AppleWorks 6 folder should be at top level inside the Applications folder on your hard drive, and must contain the application, and the AppleWorks Essentials, Clippings and Starting Points folders. There may be other items in this folder, but these 4 are essential.
2. A common cause of AppleWorks not working correctly (or not working at all) is corrupted preferences files (although this does not usually generate the alert you reported). In the Finder, go to Mac HD > Users > yourname > Library > Preferences
Find and delete the file com.apple.appleworks.plist
Find and open the AppleWorks folder at this location. Delete the two cache files and the preferences file it contains. If you have made changes to the Button Bar, you may wish to keep that file, otherwise delete it as well. AppleWorks will create new, clean copies of these files as they are needed.
3. Another common cause of AppleWorks slowing significantly or failing to launch is the Recent Items bug. (Again, this bug does not usually generate the alert you report.) AppleWorks is sensitive to the number of items in the Recent Items folder it keeps for each user. In the Finder, go to Mac HD > Users > yourname > Documents > AppleWorks User Data > Starting Points > Recent Items.
Delete all or most of the items in this folder. The items are aliases to files you have saved. Deleting them has no effect on the actual file.
If none of these helps, I would suggest reinstalling AppleWorks from your original disks. Note that a reinstall does NOT replace or repair files outside the AppleWorks 6 folder.
Regards,
Barry

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