Could not load iCloud preference pane.

My calendar is not syncronizing with icloud contacts are just last 2 days. I would also like in increase my storage from my macbook. When I go into preferences icloud I am told "Could not load iCloud preference pane."
How do I resolve this. My software is up to date 10,9,1
Thanks Bruce

I have a limilar problem.
I suspect it started after the recent notification from Apple that they are enabled 2 steps verification (i recently received this email from Apple "Two-step verification for Apple ID now requires app-specific passwords".)
I am unable to check either iCloud or Internet Accounts.
My Notes Application will crash unexpectedly too, I assume because of the same problem with iCloud.
Help.
I need my notes back.

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Preferences error Could not load iCloud preference pane.

Hello
I have 3 problem.
Could not load Internet Accounts preference pane.
Could not load iCloud preference pane.
I also can't open the Mail application.
I already tried to log in as guest user, I can open everything in guest user. So guest user have no problem.
I also tried to log in in safe mode, nothing was working. So I guess I have problem with the admin user.
I also reinstall the operating system and nothing change.
Please any help?
Thank you.
Hind.

Do a backup.
Quit the application.
Go to Finder and select your user/home folder. With that Finder window as the front window, either select Finder/View/Show View options or go command - J. When the View options opens, check ’Show Library Folder’. That should make your user library folder visible in your user/home folder. Select Library. Then go to Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist. Move the .plist to your desktop.
Restart, open the application and test. If it works okay, delete the plist from the desktop.
If the application is the same, return the .plist to where you got it from, overwriting the newer one.
Thanks to leonie for some information contained in this.

"Could not load iCloud preference pane." after changing password

I am running a Mac Pro (Mid 2010), OS X Yosemite version 10.10.1.
I recently had to change my iTunes (& etc.) password on my iPhone, and since then every so often throughout the day this computer pops up a window saying "this Mac can't connect to iCloud because of a problem..." and says to open iCloud preferences to fix the problem. When I click on "iCloud Preferences" in the window or go to the system preferences to update the password, I get "Could not load iCloud preference pane." - If I go to the iternet accounts panel and click on iCloud, it wants me to log in, and when I do (with the new password) it says I'm already signed in and "this account already exists". (As an aside, none of the stuff seamlessly connecting the computer and iPhone has worked at all since I upgraded to Yosemite.)
Quite frankly, this is my work computer and I don't care if it's signed in to iCloud at all or if it talks to my phone, as long as my Adobe software works, but getting a popup window throughout the day (usually when I'm right in the middle of something finicky in Photoshop...) is rather annoying! Due to all the issues I'm having, I haven't even attempted to upgrade my laptop to Yosemite yet.
Any suggestions? Either to get everything working correctly, or to get rid of these pop-ups throughout the day? The thing I like about Macs is that they usually just work and stay out of the way, so these issues are perturbing.

Same problem here.
Yesterday I deleted com.apple.systempreferences from User / Library and it seemed to solve the problem.
However today the problem is back and deleting that file no longer solves it.
This affects iCloud and Internet Accounts preference panes.

Could not load iCloud preference pane and could not load internet accounts preference pane

after a recent not so succesful time machine restore, and after turning internal hard drive and ssd on my macbook pro late 2008 into a fusion drive, I get these error messages in the system preference : could not load iCloud preference pane and could not load internet accounts preference pane. I noted that Mail, Calendar, notes etc all sync to my various device, but on my mac, I can't access the accounts feature. Can anyone help me resolve this issue ? I searched all over the net with no success...
cheers !

iMac (Processor 3.2GHz, 8GB 1600MHz DDR3, 3TB HD) Running Mavericks (10.9.4), I have the exact same problem. Local Apple Store unable to help. Turned to my AppleCare Program. They say their techs have never come across this issue this was what was done:
Have downloaded & new copy of OS X = same issue.
Deleted OS X Reinstalled OS X on blank drive - restored all my data from backup = now have no MS Office, no Adobe Photoshop Elements, no iWeb, no Parallels, no VMWare, no iPhoto in fact, nothing of "my" machine. (but problem is still there)
Advised to do an "Internet Restore" from good Backup (over 24 hours to complete); when complete, machine restarts = a circle with a cross diagonally through it and the spinning wheel. (It goes no further no matter how many times you reboot)
Now on my own, booted using "Command + R" to start in Recovery mode. Changed all permissions in Disk Utility. Rebooted. = my machine is back - all data intact and all programs there & working BUT problem persists.
I have now turned to Communities. Followed everything people said worked for them but in my case, after a reboot, I still cannot load iCloud OR Internet Accounts Preferences panes!!
If I add a calendar item on my iMac it will not sync with either my iPad or iPhone. If I add a calendar item on either my iPhone or my iPad that item will sync with the other device but will not sync to my iMac. The same is true for Contacts as well. Extremely annoying to have to type it in all the time. This is Apple for heavens sake and therefore it should work!!

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I have cleared histories/cookies, emptied trash, turned off any unnecessary programs that were running, restarted multiple times after each idea was tried.
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I WAS able to sign on to cloud ultilizing the System Preferences from the Apple icon. But Find My Mac cannot be located. I just keep getting iCloud lit up. No icon appears.
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Preference Error: Could not load sharing preference pane

For some reason my second computer (iMac 27) is no longer showing up on the left pane of any finder window on my MBP. The iMac is running Yosemite and the MBP is running Mavericks. So I open System preferences to see if there is a problem with "Sharing" on the MBP. I'm getting a Preference Error: Could not load sharing preference pane. Do I need to install the update to fix this? I'm not ready to commit to Yosemite completely. I build apps for iOS and Mac and really need to test in both OS environments.

Do a backup.
Quit the application.
Go to Finder and select your user/home folder. With that Finder window as the front window, either select Finder/View/Show View options or go command - J. When the View options opens, check ’Show Library Folder’. That should make your user library folder visible in your user/home folder. Select Library. Then go to Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist. Move the .plist to your desktop.
Restart the computer, open the application and test. If it works okay, delete the plist from the desktop.
If the application is the same, return the .plist to where you got it from, overwriting the newer one.
Thanks to leonie for some information contained in this.

Preferences error - could not load displays preference pane

My screen resolution changed during game play. Now that the game is off, I cant change it back. This is what the error message says "Preferences Error - Could not load Displays preference pane."

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your documents or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this behavior; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
Step 2
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Please take this step regardless of the results of Step 1.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled in OS X 10.9 or earlier, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
After testing, restart as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of Steps 1 and 2.

Could not load Display preference pane

Display preference pane does not open with message "Could not load Display preference pane"
Log says this:
System Preferences[2132]: ### com.apple.preference.displays instantiatePrefPaneObject exception:Cannot lock focus on image <NSImage 0x608000272500 Size={0, 0} Reps=(
)>, because it is size zero.
How can I restore the pane?
Thanks

Hello Dark Delphin
For that issue and any issue with an app that comes with OS X, you will need to reinstall OS X Mavericks. Check out the articles below for more information to get you sorted out.
OS X Mavericks: Reinstall apps that came with your Mac
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14193
OS X Mavericks: Reinstall OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13871
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-Norm G.

Could not load Notifications preference pane

When I open System Preferences and then click on Notifications I get the error..."Could not load Notifications preference pane".
Here is what I see on the Console when trying to take this action....
3/17/14 8:55:04.894 PM com.apple.preference.notifications.remoteservice[18517]: assertion failed: 13C64: liblaunch.dylib + 25164 [38D1AB2C-A476-385F-8EA8-7AB604CA1F89]: 0x25
3/17/14 8:55:04.904 PM com.apple.preference.notifications.remoteservice[18517]: assertion failed: 13C64: liblaunch.dylib + 25164 [38D1AB2C-A476-385F-8EA8-7AB604CA1F89]: 0x25
3/17/14 8:55:04.996 PM com.apple.preference.notifications.remoteservice[18517]: An uncaught exception was raised
3/17/14 8:55:04.996 PM com.apple.preference.notifications.remoteservice[18517]: *** -[__NSArrayM insertObject:atIndex:]: object cannot be nil
3/17/14 8:55:04.996 PM com.apple.preference.notifications.remoteservice[18517]: (
          0   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8d6f325c __exceptionPreprocess + 172
          1   libobjc.A.dylib                     0x00007fff87d55e75 objc_exception_throw + 43
          2   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8d5b46c7 -[__NSArrayM insertObject:atIndex:] + 951
          3   Notifications                       0x000000011062d147 NCAppleSigningRequirment + 16288
          4   libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff8c2581d7 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 12
          5   libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff8c2552ad _dispatch_client_callout + 8
          6   libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff8c25709e _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 326
          7   libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff8c258193 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 40
          8   libsystem_pthread.dylib             0x00007fff864f9ef8 _pthread_wqthread + 314
          9   libsystem_pthread.dylib             0x00007fff864fcfb9 start_wqthread + 13
3/17/14 8:55:04.997 PM com.apple.preference.notifications.remoteservice[18517]: *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason: '*** -[__NSArrayM insertObject:atIndex:]: object cannot be nil'
*** First throw call stack:
          0   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8d6f325c __exceptionPreprocess + 172
          1   libobjc.A.dylib                     0x00007fff87d55e75 objc_exception_throw + 43
          2   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff8d5b46c7 -[__NSArrayM insertObject:atIndex:] + 951
          3   Notifications                       0x000000011062d147 NCAppleSigningRequirment + 16288
          4   libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff8c2581d7 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 12
          5   libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff8c2552ad _dispatch_client_callout + 8
          6   libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff8c25709e _dispatch_root_queue_drain + 326
          7   libdispatch.dylib                   0x00007fff8c258193 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 40
          8   libsystem_pthread.dylib             0x00007fff864f9ef8 _pthread_wqthread + 314
          9   libsystem_pthread.dylib             0x00007fff864fcfb9 start_wqthread + 13
3/17/14 8:55:05.326 PM System Preferences[18044]: view service marshal failed to init due to Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4097 "Couldn’t communicate with a helper application."
timestamp: 20:55:05.326 Monday 17 March 2014
process/thread/queue: System Preferences (18044) / 0x10f492000 / com.apple.NSXPCConnection.user.endpoint
code: line 2837 of /SourceCache/ViewBridge/ViewBridge-46.2/NSRemoteView.m in __36-[NSRemoteView advanceToConfigPhase]_block_invoke1226
domain: communications-failure
3/17/14 8:55:05.326 PM System Preferences[18044]: ### com.apple.preference.notifications instantiatePrefPaneObject exception:service com.apple.preference.notifications.remoteservice failed to init an instance of NotificationCenterPrefRemoteViewService on behalf of <NSRemoteView: 0x7fb6f3e10680> due to {
    "proxy-communications-error" = "Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4097 \"Couldn\U2019t communicate with a helper application.\"";
3/17/14 8:55:05.327 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.preference.notifications.remoteservice[18517]) Job appears to have crashed: Abort trap: 6
3/17/14 8:55:05.515 PM ReportCrash[18518]: Saved crash report for com.apple.preference.notifications.remoteservice[18517] version 1.0 (1) to /Users/my_name/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.preference.notification s.remoteservice_2014-03-17-205505_SymMacToolkit-C02LJUATFD57.crash
3/17/14 8:55:05.521 PM ReportCrash[18518]: Removing excessive log: file:///Users/my_name/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.preference.notif ications.remoteservice_2014-03-17-063202_SymMacToolkit-C02LJUATFD57.crash
3/17/14 8:55:05.522 PM Finder[17732]: CreateWithFileInfo failed to create URL with FSRef, falling back to blank icon.

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Preferences Error: Could not load Sharing preference pane.

G'Day Folks,
I'm getting a 'Preferences Error: Could not load Sharing preference pane.' when I try to launch "Sharing" from the System Preferences.
Have rebuilt permissions etc.
Was hoping the 10.5.1 update might fix it, but alas no.
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When I checked the 'Previous Systems' folder created by by the 'Archive and Install' process, the SharingPref.prefPane' file is version 3.0 (dated 27/09/07).
So this seems to be indicating the possible problem - the 'new' SharingPref.prefPane' file is version 1.3.1 whilst the previous system is version 3.0.
Is your version of the SharingPref.prefPane' file version 1.3.1 or 3.0?
Bizarre. I'll investigate further. Any contributions or advice warmly welcomed!
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I had went into my Display window in System Preferences to change the rotation of my screen, upon trying to re-open the Display window, I get the error Could not load display preference pane. Now my screen is stuck upside down and I cannot fix it to save my life. I tried deleting com.apple.systempreferences and the desktop.db and restarting but it doesn't work.
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Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try to open the preference pane. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
Some private information, such as your name or email address, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

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Do Finder > Go > Go to Folder and paste this and press Go!
~/Library/Preferences
A window will appear, scroll down until you see this file
com.apple.systempreferences.plist
there may be two of them, drag the one you can to the Trash and reboot, set your System Preferences again, the file was recreated, the original was corrupted if this solution works.
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Preferences Error: Could not load accounts preference pane

Hey,
i have nearly the same problem as discribed here: https://discussions.apple.com/message/10103378#10103378
I simply can't load the accounts preference pane. The error-message is something like "the preference pane 'user and groups' could not be opened" (my systemlanguage is german, so I don't know exactly). This error error appeared unter 10.6.8 as well, but I did not care for it. I just hoped this problem would be fixed by updating to lion... but unfortunatly I was wrong. It appears under 10.7 as well.
I tried every hint written in the other topic, except for reinstalling Snow Leopard.
Does anyone know how to fix this issue? I thought about just deleting the accounts.prefPane-file and replace it with a copy of my friends iMac. But im scared i crash my whole system
Don't know if this does matter, but my Mac is a iMac 7,1.
Thanks for any help and sorry for my poor english.

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