Deleting .plist files
Is there a way to tell which .plis files in launch agent and daemons folders are trojans or malicious script?
Do any of these look suspicious to you:
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/edu.mit.Kerberos.kadmind.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/edu.mit.Kerberos.krb5kdc.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/exec.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/finger.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/login.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/nmbd.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ntalk.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.amavis.amavisd_cleanup.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.amavis.amavisd.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.cups.cups-lpd.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.cups.cupsd.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.isc.named.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.net-snmp.snmpd.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.ntp.ntpd.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.postfix.master.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.samba.winbindd.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.x.privileged_startx.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/shell.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/smbd.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/telnet.plist
file://localhost/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/tftp.plist
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Yosemite on MacBook Air - Third time installed, now will not be startup disk. Disk Utility says OK. Disk Warrior says 375 pages of bad .plist files. How delete plist files?
What does "Accessibility" mean?Had the same problem, finally realized that the FileVault Encryption was struck at 19%. Speed back up to normal after I disabled FileVault using terminal command - sudo fdesetup diable
To check whether the FileVault is the culprit, go to System Preferences --> Security & Privacy --> FileVault to see if encryption is in progress.. For me the blue bar was less than a quarter with status 'estimating time remaining'..
Then open Terminal and type in: sudo fdesetup disable
It will then ask for the admin password (to be it asked twice), then it was disabled... Back to normal life again..
Here is my terminal log for reference:
Last login: Tue Oct 21 23:05:13 on console
Gowthams-MBP:~ asgowtham$ fdesetup status
FileVault is On.
Encryption in progress: Percent completed = 18.80
Gowthams-MBP:~ asgowtham$ fdesetup status
FileVault is On.
Encryption in progress: Percent completed = 18.80
Gowthams-MBP:~ asgowtham$ fdesetup status
FileVault is On.
Encryption in progress: Percent completed = 18.80
Gowthams-MBP:~ asgowtham$ sudo fdesetup disable
Password:
Enter a password for '/':
..fdes.
FileVault has been disabled.
Gowthams-MBP:~ asgowtham$ fdesetup status
FileVault is Off. -
IPhoto Keeps Quitting Even after Deleting Plist Files Repairing perm Files
When I try to launch iPhoto The page seems to begin to load then I get a box saying " The application iPhoto has unexpectedly quit". I tried to troubleshoot by deleting the iPhoto plist files and then I repaired the permission files.There is still no change.
What else can I do? Thanks very much for your help!Glad to help, but I think you worked the magic Sally. Deleting photos from the Desktop is harmless to iPhoto, and doing the same again should not be a problem. Maybe it was the overfull disk that initially caused iPhoto to think, 'I don't have enough space here to open, so I'll crash.'
It works like this. If you connected a camera and imported them into iPhoto, then that is the only place those photos reside and to delete any of them afterwards would have to be done in iPhoto where you would select a photo, then Move to Trash. This would keep the index straight.
But if you had some photos on your desktop and imported them into iPhoto, it makes a copy of them inside the iPhoto Library. If you were to delete one of those photos from the Desktop, it would still show in iPhoto because its copy still exists in the iPhoto Library.
So when you reported the problem arose after your deleted some photos, it made me think along the lines I did. But as you didn't muck about with the iPhoto Library folder's contents, you could not have damaged it. So you haven't done anything to wreck things. Maybe iPhoto was just choking from a lack of space.
It's great your photos are still all there. Now, with that copy of your iPhoto Library - put it on a CD for safe keeping. Games, software, info from websites, even songs can mostly be replaced if need be, but one's photos are unique and deserved to be backed up, to either another hard drive or burnt to an optical disk.
A tip: I suggest you create a new folder in your Pictures folder called say, ExtraShots (name it what you like) and put your photos there instead of the desktop. Doing so is not crucial, just tidy, and there is a slight advantage that your computer will run quicker if the Desktop is uncluttered.
Not a tip: Do keep your hard drive down to less than about 90% full / at least 10% "available free space" as Macs like room.
All the best, and I hope you take some great photos. -
Lightroom CC still not open even I signed back in or change permission of delete plist file.
I have just update to Lr CC
uninstall Lr5.7 by 3rd party app
then i cannot open to Lr CC (just flash screen appear)
I've already signed out from CC then signed in back
remove Plist file from preferences folder and changed permission too
How Can I do next? it's still not workHi There,
Kindly try Solution 2 from the link mentioned below.
"Unknown Server Error" | Log in to Creative Cloud
2. If you are still not able to activate it, please contact our support team via: http://helpx.adobe.com/in/contact.html?step=CCSN_adobe-id-signing-in_stillNeedHelp
If you are unable to use chat option kindly try below mentioned steps.
Try different browser.
Delete cookies and cache
If the problem still persists Kindly revert with the below mentioned information.
OS version:
Browser Version:
You can also try:http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/phone-support-orders.html
Thanks,
Atul Saini -
IPhoto quits constantly - already tried deleting plist file
Hello-
I am having a similar problem to some of the others on this forum. Whenever I use iPhoto, it quits randomly (and by now, quite expectedly). I can't seem to get more than 5 minutes out of using the program. I already tried the suggested fix of deleting the com.apple.iPhoto.plist file (twice!) but that didn't solve the problem. I'm not running any simultaneous programs, and my iPhoto software is up to date (for version 5). Any other suggestions?
thanks!Gwen
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD -
Can't open Aperture and can't access first aid dialog -- fixed by deleting .plist file
Friends,
I have the latest updated version of Aperture running on an imac i7 and mountain lion. When I try to open Aperture I receive an error message that says the library can't be opened/program quit unexpectedly. Eventually it asks me if I want to repair the data base -- I say yes. It runs the repair routine, but the problem remains. I am unable to access the first aid dialog by cmd./option clicking on the library -- I receive the same error messages.
However, I am able to open the library in iphoto, so something is working right.
Any ideas? I suppose I could uninstall/reinstall the program, but since I loaded it from a DVD, that would be cumbersome (unless everything's been transferred to the app store).
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
SteveAs I said above, you do not need your DVDs at all. You can download the Trial from here:
Aperture 3.1 Trial.
That will install Aperture 3.1, after you moved your current Aperture to the Trash - see my post above. To upgrade from 3.1. go to the Apple menu - software update (this will redirect to the AppStore and you should be able to use it this way)- or use the download at the support page:
Aperture 3.4
Regards
Léonie
Added: don't even try to open the Aperture 3.1 application after installing - it will not be able to open your current library - update immediately to aperture 3.4. -
Safari slow and/or locked up, how do I find .plist file?
Like many others, my office computers' Safari keeps getting locked up when going to different websites & I often have to do a force quit. I've read various posts, and have tried the simple fixes such as to reset Safari. I keep seeing that I should delete .plist file, but how do I find it? I'm told it's located at (tilde symbol) library/preferences, but how do I find that? My Safari drop down menu has Preferences, but not Library. One post said that the file is located in the home folder, but I don't know where the home folder is.
I don't know much about computers, but my job requires that I visit certain websites. (I work in a law office, so it's usually government websites, to download legal forms) Fixing computer problems wasn't on my job description when I was hired, but office staff has now shrunk to one part-time worker, and yours truly is doing what I can to keep the office running. How does a Tech Challenged lady find library/preferences and/or my home folder?Hi
What do I do now? Do I trash my old Safari folder, and keep this one with the unwanted bookmarks on that gray section at the top of the window? I'll keep my old Safari on the desktop until I have a chance to check for answers later in the day.
One of the files in that folder is causing the problem.
Here's my suggestion:
Quit Safari.
Next, move the History.plist file in the Safari folder on the desktop to the new Safari folder, replacing the newly created file. Restart Safari. If the problem occurs, you found your problem file. In that case, move the remaining files on the desktop back to their original location, replacing the new files. Then, move the History.plist file to the trash, then restart Safari.
By contrast, if Safari is stable after moving the History file, then another file is causing the problem. In that case, return to the Desktop and move the Icons folder found in the Safari folder back to its original location, replacing the newly created one. If Safari problem returns you found the culprit. In that case, you would move the Icon folder to the trash. Then, restart Safari.
Before going further, let me know if that solves the problem.
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I've tried multiple discussion lists and suggested workarounds nothing seems to work. I have an external isight camera that worked the last time I used it. I switched cables. Plugged and unplugged camera. deleted plist files but this camera refuses to show up in any of the applications. Sound preferences doesn't recognize that the external isight camera is attached, Imovie says no camera attached even thought the system profiler see the camera in textural detail. I chat shows in use by another application. The are no other open apps.
i've read dozens of articles but it seems that this may be an apple bug. When are they going release the patch?
Any body have a fix for this problem. 6 months ago it workedjHi,
Can you access it it System Preferences > Accounts > Your account by Changing the Pic and chosing the Snapshot option ?
Also consider Audio apps as the iSight has a Mic in it.
IS the System Profiler identifying it as being at Firmware 1.0.3
In 10.4.x and 10.5.x the iSight Firmware Updater is in Hard Drive/System/Library/Core Services in a folder called iSight Updater (it is not there is Snow Leopard)
It may pay to try Flashing the firmware again if it is updated and see if that sorts anything. (Last resort)
In the mean time check Activity Monitor
This should list iChatAgent when you start the computer (normal)
vcencoder (lower case) should only start if a video chat is started (or you access the iChat Preview or Video Preferences in iChat.
If vcencoder is showing then use the Quit Button in Activity Monitor and Foirce Quit it.
I would also consider deleting com.apple.ichatAgent.plist at this point. It is this support app that controls access to the camera (Starts vcencoder) and may be part of the issue.
A failed chat and a "Stuck" status in a .plist may try to inform the camera it is in a chat but this would not explian why other computers Respond the same way.
The iSight Firmware may be the only option.
I have not tried this or heard of anyone who has.
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I'm wondering if anybody has figured this out yet:
Mavericks does some different things with .plist files, and the traditional fix of trashing the .plist that is in ~/Library/Preferences no longer works for fixing a corrupt .plist.
The .plist files are now cached, perhaps in ~/Library/Caches.
I found this page that addresses the issue: objective c - Deleting plist file does not reset app on Mac OS 10.9 Mavericks - Stack Overflow
Out of my own curiosity I tried trashing a .plist file from ~/Library/Preferences and then force quitting the cfprefsd process (mine, not root's), and then restarting, but the .plist file was not regenerated. It remained absent from ~/Library/Preferences. So I restored it from the trash.
Has anyone figured this out?It's a very good question regarding plists generally. You may have seen Apple's mention of it, although the caching seems much more agressive in Mavericks, & eg Safari requires quitting cfprefsd, or a restart (logging out/in isn't enough) for removing/replacing the plist file to have any effect, here anyway.
In 10.8 and later, the CFPreferences agent process (cfprefsd) will cache information from these files and asynchronously write to them. This means that directly modifying plist files is unlikely to have the expected results (new settings will not necessarily be read, and may even be overwritten). You should use the NSUserDefaults or CFPreferences APIs, or the defaults(1) command, to interact with the preferences system. -
Please help... it seems all is lost as all I kind find on this subject seem to lead to nowhere. My engagement was on imovie, a school project, several videos of our son. You will have to hold my hand through this process... as I am not very good at this type of thing. I believe I have deleted all the necessary plist files and moved my projects and events to a folder on my desktop. imovie has been upgraded to version 9.0.9... Whenever I open it I just get the beachball and then I have to force quit and I get the following report:
Date/Time:
2013-08-02 23:48:24 -0500
OS Version:
10.7.5 (Build 11G63b)
Architecture:
x86_64
Report Version: 9
Command:
iMovie
Path:
/Applications/iMovie.app/Contents/MacOS/iMovie
Version:
9.0.9 (1795)
Build Version: 2
Project Name:
iMovieApp
Source Version: 1795000000000000
App Item ID:
408981434
App External ID: 15340117
Parent:
launchd [120]
PID:
1184
Event:
hang
Duration:
2.60s
Steps:
27 (100ms sampling interval)
Pageins:
0
Pageouts:
0
Process:
iMovie [1184]
Path:
/Applications/iMovie.app/Contents/MacOS/iMovie
Architecture:
i386
UID:
504
Thread 0x3dd6
User stack:
27 ??? (in iMovie) [0xf9c95]
27 ??? (in iMovie) [0xfa12a]
27 NSApplicationMain + 1054 (in AppKit) [0x92d8fac5]
27 -[NSApplication run] + 911 (in AppKit) [0x92afeac1]
27 ??? (in iMovie) [0x1485be]
27 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 113 (in AppKit) [0x92b02752]
27 _DPSNextEvent + 678 (in AppKit) [0x92b02ee8]
27 BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 88 (in HIToolbox) [0x9c85671a]
27 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 381 (in HIToolbox) [0x9c8568ab]
27 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 318 (in HIToolbox) [0x9c84f543]
27 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 120 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad10088]
27 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 332 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad101dc]
27 __CFRunLoopRun + 1112 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad109c8]
27 __CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 246 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ace6af6]
27 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE0_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 15 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ace713f]
27 __NSThreadPerformPerform + 503 (in Foundation) [0x95e5fe0c]
27 -[NSObject performSelector:withObject:] + 65 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad6fd11]
27 -[ILMediaGroupsTreeController _reloadFinished:] + 715 (in iLifeMediaBrowser) [0x94ff72a0]
27 -[ILMediaGroupsTreeController setAllGroups:] + 180 (in iLifeMediaBrowser) [0x94ff8dee]
27 -[NSObject(NSKeyValueObserverNotification) didChangeValueForKey:] + 131 (in Foundation) [0x95e2316d]
27 NSKeyValueDidChange + 279 (in Foundation) [0x95e7bbf1]
27 NSKeyValueNotifyObserver + 387 (in Foundation) [0x95e59194]
27 -[ILMediaObjectsViewController observeValueForKeyPath:ofObject:change:context:] + 1217 (in iLifeMediaBrowser) [0x9500538b]
27 -[ILMediaObjectsViewController syncTreeNodeSelections] + 419 (in iLifeMediaBrowser) [0x9501179d]
27 -[ILMediaObjectsViewController groupSelectionChanged:] + 233 (in iLifeMediaBrowser) [0x95007225]
27 -[ILMediaObjectsViewController updateMediaObjectsViewToSelectedGroups:] + 2002 (in iLifeMediaBrowser) [0x9501035f]
27 -[NSArrayController setContent:] + 858 (in AppKit) [0x92d97f3f]
27 -[NSArrayController _arrangeObjectsWithSelectedObjects:avoidsEmptySelection:operationsMask:useBasis :] + 856 (in AppKit) [0x92d95aa0]
27 -[NSArrayController didChangeValuesForArrangedKeys:objectKeys:indexKeys:] + 53 (in AppKit) [0x92d96231]
27 -[NSController didChangeValueForKey:] + 48 (in AppKit) [0x92b18430]
27 -[NSController _notifyObserversForKeyPath:change:] + 238 (in AppKit) [0x92b18526]
27 -[NSObject(NSKeyValueObservingPrivate) _notifyObserversForKeyPath:change:] + 1026 (in Foundation) [0x95e52f44]
27 NSKeyValueNotifyObserver + 387 (in Foundation) [0x95e59194]
27 -[ILMediaObjectsViewController observeValueForKeyPath:ofObject:change:context:] + 299 (in iLifeMediaBrowser) [0x95004ff5]
27 -[IKImageBrowserView(ImageBrowserDatasource) reloadData] + 368 (in ImageKit) [0x9b96ba12]
27 -[IKImageBrowserView(ImageBrowserLayout) updateLayoutOfCells] + 100 (in ImageKit) [0x9b978e18]
27 -[IKImageBrowserView(ImageBrowserLayout) updateLayoutOfCellsAtIndexes:] + 174 (in ImageKit) [0x9b978d52]
27 -[IKImageBrowserView(ImageBrowserScrolling) adjustDocumentSize] + 49 (in ImageKit) [0x9b98170c]
27 -[IKImageBrowserLayoutManager contentSize] + 100 (in ImageKit) [0x9b9d6fbc]
27 -[IKImageBrowserLayoutManager updateIfNeeded] + 44 (in ImageKit) [0x9b9d4a9d]
27 -[IKImageBrowserLayoutManager update] + 213 (in ImageKit) [0x9b9d4a46]
27 -[IKImageBrowserSubsetLayoutManager updateLayout] + 60 (in ImageKit) [0x9ba0451a]
27 -[IKImageBrowserGrid computeContentSize] + 399 (in ImageKit) [0x9b941329]
27 -[IKImageBrowserGrid translationRatioAtRow:] + 63 (in ImageKit) [0x9b94095e]
27 -[IKImageBrowserGrid validateRowsTranslationsToRowIndex:] + 621 (in ImageKit) [0x9b941015]
27 -[IKImageBrowserCell aspectRatio] + 44 (in ImageKit) [0x9b94950e]
27 -[IKImageBrowserCell _computeAspectRatio] + 36 (in ImageKit) [0x9b949585]
27 -[IKImageCell validateDatasource] + 1118 (in ImageKit) [0x9ba2af82]
27 -[NSObject(IKImageBrowserItemOptional) IKImageRepresentationWithType:] + 33 (in ImageKit) [0x9ba26f8f]
27 -[ILMediaObject imageRepresentation] + 533 (in iLifeMediaBrowser) [0x94feffd4]
27 -[ILMediaObject thumbnailPath] + 86 (in iLifeMediaBrowser) [0x94ff43b5]
27 -[ILMediaObject _internal_thumbnailPath] + 52 (in iLifeMediaBrowser) [0x94ff4453]
27 -[ILMediaObject refreshThumbnailCacheInfo] + 62 (in iLifeMediaBrowser) [0x94ff0199]
27 -[ILMediaBrowserImageManager loadCachedAttributesForMediaObject:] + 48 (in iLifeMediaBrowser) [0x94ffa93d]
22 -[ILMediaBrowserImageManager loadCachedAttributesForMediaObject:updateIfNotFound:] + 466 (in iLifeMediaBrowser) [0x94ffab14]
22 -[ILMediaBrowserImageManager updateThumbnailDataXmlForPath:info:] + 116 (in iLifeMediaBrowser) [0x94ffa906]
15 -[NSDictionary(NSDictionary) writeToFile:atomically:] + 236 (in Foundation) [0x95e2a2fe]
15 CFPropertyListCreateXMLData + 32 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad44640]
15 _CFPropertyListCreateXMLData + 203 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad4471b]
7 _CFAppendXML0 + 3261 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad4561d]
2 _CFAppendXML0 + 3261 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad4561d]
1 _CFAppendXML0 + 290 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad44a82]
1 _appendEscapedString + 602 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad461ea]
1 _plistAppendCharacters + 80 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad44850]
1 _CFAppendXML0 + 5210 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad45dba]
1 __CFNumberCreateFormattingDescriptionAsFloat64 + 181 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad61df5]
1 CFStringCreateWithFormat + 110 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ace102e]
1 __CFStringAppendFormatCore + 6588 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9acdad9c]
1 _CFAppendXML0 + 2847 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad4547f]
1 CFRelease + 169 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9acde039]
1 _objc_rootRelease + 47 (in libobjc.A.dylib) [0x99b0854e]
1 -[__NSArrayM dealloc] + 394 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad084da]
1 -[NSObject dealloc] + 107 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad0855b]
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1 szone_size + 0 (in libsystem_c.dylib) [0x98b64cd1]
1 _CFAppendXML0 + 2616 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad45398]
1 CFDictionaryGetKeysAndValues + 455 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9aceb567]
1 CFBasicHashGetElements + 207 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9aceb63f]
1 _CFAppendXML0 + 3128 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad45598]
1 _appendEscapedString + 653 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad4621d]
1 _plistAppendCharacters + 80 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad44850]
1 _CFAppendXML0 + 2778 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad4543a]
1 CFArraySortValues + 1183 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ace86ef]
1 CFQSortArray + 231 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ace8927]
1 CFSortIndexes + 1494 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad18466]
1 __CFSimpleMergeSort + 124 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad1850c]
1 __CFQSortArray_block_invoke_1 + 47 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad186ef]
1 __CFArrayCompareValues + 36 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad18724]
1 CFStringCompare + 60 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9acf4c8c]
1 CFStringCompareWithOptionsAndLocale + 35 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9acf4cc3]
1 CFStringGetLength + 108 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9acdc97c]
1 _CFAppendXML0 + 2722 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad45402]
1 CFArrayReplaceValues + 135 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ace8ac7]
1 -[NSMutableArray replaceObjectsInRange:withObjects:count:] + 979 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad27e93]
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2 _appendEscapedString + 340 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad460e4]
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2 _plistAppendCharacters + 150 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad44896]
2 CFDataAppendBytes + 163 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9aceb793]
1 CFDataReplaceBytes + 487 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ace9857]
1 __CFDataGrow + 354 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9acec362]
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1 __CFDictionaryStandardEquateKeys + 46 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ace422e]
1 CFEqual + 91 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ace429b]
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2 CFArraySortValues + 1183 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ace86ef]
2 CFQSortArray + 231 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ace8927]
2 CFSortIndexes + 1494 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad18466]
1 __CFSimpleMergeSort + 289 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad185b1]
1 __CFSimpleMergeSort + 289 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad185b1]
1 __CFSimpleMergeSort + 289 (in CoreFoundation) [0x9ad185b1]
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Hi
Yes this can be many things - and I can only guess/suggest.
A. a very common origin to make the Mac un-happy is to - PANIC-HALT - when the round multicolored thing appear.
So much can go wrong by doing this - and if done often problem builds up that can result in a real disaster.
B. NEVER - move or alter any folder named - iMovie Event's resp. iMovie Project's - as iMovie has no search function - moving them results in that iMovie get's 100% lost.
One can move them - but this HAS TO BE done within the iMovie application (as it is up and running)
C. preference files - there are TWO or more Libraries on Your Mac. First and easy to find is the one You see when opening Your Start-Up Hard Disk window = Root Library == the WRONG ONE
What we need to find is the one in Your User-Account folder (icon as a house) - and this is in Mac OS X.7, X.8 and X.9 HIDDEN. To see it do:
( It can be done like this: Open Terminal, then enter:
chflags nohidden ~/Library
Press return, then restart, and it will always be visible until the next major update, when you do the same thing again. )
or - do like this.
On the Finder window at the top left of the screen,
Hold down the Option key and clicked on Go.
This allowed You to see the Library folder and select it.
Then keep the Option button pressed down in order to see and select the Library folder.
Once found it, You are able to navigate to the iMovie preferences file and move it to the trash. iMovie then start’s up fine!
Now here in Your User Library - find Preferences and trash
com.apple.iMovie.plist
com.apple.iMovie3.plist
com.apple.iMovie7.plist
com.apple.iMovie8.plist
com.apple.iMovie9.plist
com.apple.iMovieApp.plist
and find
com.apple.iApps.plist
While iMovie is NOT RUNNING - move this/these file/s out on to desk-top.
Now restart iMovie.
I Prefere another way to find out if this is the problem.
(after all folders (iMovie Event/Projects are moved into original place)
• go up to Apple Menu
• Down to System Pref's
• Select Accounts - Create a new User
• Go down the Apple menu - Log OUT
• Log into as the new User
Now try iMovie
Does it work at all ? (Yes You don't see Events or Projects in Your original Account just now)
If so - Then we know that there is a corrupted pref file to be trashed.
Else - the problem are much more severe.
D. After Panic Halt / Forced Quit - I always do -. to keep disasters on arms length.
• Repair Permissions (Apple Disk Util tool)
• Start from other HD or DVD - then run Repair Hard Disk (Apple Disk Util tool)
Yours trying to be of help - Bengt W -
Mail.app crashes on opening - no plist file to delete
This started happening a couple of days ago. Every time I open the mail app, it freezes (spinning beachball) and then crashes. Attached below is the most recent crash report. I apparently don't have the plist file that everyone says to delete.
So what are my options? I've looked at other threads, and they're not quite helpful for me.
Chapps
Truncated version of the crash log (not sure you want the whole thing, since it's huge):
Process: Mail [442]
Path: /Applications/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail
Identifier: com.apple.mail
Version: 4.2 (1077)
Build Info: Mail-10770000~4
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [115]
Date/Time: 2010-02-17 20:32:38.247 -0800
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6.2 (10C540)
Report Version: 6
Interval Since Last Report: 1540351 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 11
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 418964 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 9
Anonymous UUID: 8884D48A-EFA0-4945-8670-DABE56730CE4
Exception Type: EXCBADACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERNPROTECTIONFAILURE at 0x000000010fc83fb8
Crashed Thread: 13 Dispatch queue: com.apple.root.default-priority
Application Specific Information:
-[POPAccount saveCache]
-[MailApp _tellSyncServicesToRegisterAndSync]
-[POPAccount fetchSynchronouslyIsAuto:]
-[MessageRouter routeQueuedMessages]Ugh. Well, got far enough to import my old mailboxes and set up my accounts when the app crashed. I got rid of the plist file once again, Mail started up with no problem ... then crashed.
Here's the most recent crash log header:
Process: Mail [818]
Path: /Applications/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail
Identifier: com.apple.mail
Version: 4.2 (1077)
Build Info: Mail-10770000~4
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [115]
Date/Time: 2010-02-17 21:32:40.620 -0800
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6.2 (10C540)
Report Version: 6
Interval Since Last Report: 1543874 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 15
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 421070 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 12
Anonymous UUID: 8884D48A-EFA0-4945-8670-DABE56730CE4
Exception Type: EXCBADINSTRUCTION (SIGILL)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Application Specific Information:
-[AccountSetupValidator _validate]
objc[818]: alt handlers in objc runtime are buggy! -
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Hi Folks,
I'd appreciate some thoughts from some of you experts here.
I''m doing some house cleaning of my OSX Mountain Lion and have found some old .plist files in my preferences folder, that remain after the software was removed long ago. For Example, I found some old Color Munki files remaining from when I tried a Color Munki unit for a week or so and sent it back, unstalling alll of its associated software.
Any harm in throwing these in the trash and emptying it?
And I guess on a more general basis can old files left over from deleted software be removed as well?
Many thanksInstalling 3rd party apps can affect permissions on system files and folders. Running Repair permissions ensures all system files permissions are set to what they should be as listed in the BOM, stored in Library/Receipts.
If you can provide me one argument as to why that isn't worth doing, I might let you keep that chicken's head... -
I have deleted my Carbonite account and there is still an annoying popup that keeps appearing on my desktop. I logged in as root user and deleted all the carbonite files from system/library. There is still 2 .plist files in library/launchagents. Can I just throw them in the garbage or is there a different way I need to get rid of them? (I'm running 10.8.5)
Thanks
CayleenPlist files may be dragged to the trash to delete them.
Barry -
Can I delete all .plist files?
Is it ok to delete all.plist files?
It's best to describe the problem, if you have one, in as much relevant detail as possible, rather than what you think is causing it or how you think it should be solved.
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What will happen if I delete all files .plist? specially from Web?
Could the app iWeb or in general the iMac get faster? iWeb is crashing and doing funny things all time today...
Thnaks,
RaúlThe first steps in troubleshooting iWeb are to quit the application, go to Home Folder/Library/Preferences and delete the file com.apple.iWeb.plist and relaunch.
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