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BD,   I am unable to find the files you suggested I move to the desk top.
When I ran the SAFE BOOT the other day, and also ran repair permissions, I dont think it stayed in SAFE BOOT. I found no access to utilities when I was in safe boot - either I can't figure it out, or the machine wasn't letting me proceed due to the finder- I don't know which.
Today,As I was looking for the files you suggested I move (user/your user.......) to desk top, I did copy a few of the messages the mac was sending through utilities and console. I don't know if anything here helps, but I am copying a few clips below for you; it may be all Greek to you too, however. Thank you.
Finder_2014-02-15-215410_Angies-Mac-mini.crash
Feb 15 21:54:31 angies-mac-mini Finder[3208]: ISGetIconFamilyFromStorage: seed mismatch for 27f80012, actual seed is 1f16e9e8
Feb 15 21:54:31 angies-mac-mini Finder[3208]: ISGetIconFamilyFromStorage: seed mismatch for 231b0013, actual seed is 1190cde7
Feb 15 21:54:32 angies-mac-mini com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[128] (com.apple.Finder[3208]): Job appears to have crashed: Segmentation fault: 11
Feb 15 21:54:32 angies-mac-mini ReportCrash[3131]: Saved crash report for Finder[3208] version 10.7.5 (10.7.5) to /Users/council_angie/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Finder_2014-02-15-215432_An gies-Mac-mini.crash
Feb 15 21:54:32 angies-mac-mini ReportCrash[3131]: Removing excessive log: file://localhost/Users/council_angie/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Finder_2014 -02-15-215411_Angies-Mac-mini.crash
Application Specific Information:
objc[2915]: garbage collection is OFF
Thread 0:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x000000011234dbca __psynch_cvwait + 10
1   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00000001122032a6 _pthread_cond_wait + 890
2   com.apple.finder                        0x000000010d0311ef 0x10cfe8000 + 299503
3   com.apple.finder                        0x000000010d031058 0x10cfe8000 + 299096
4   com.apple.finder                        0x00
Finder_2014-02-15-215410_Angies-Mac-mini.crash
Feb 15 21:54:31 angies-mac-mini Finder[3208]: ISGetIconFamilyFromStorage: seed mismatch for 27f80012, actual seed is 1f16e9e8
Feb 15 21:54:31 angies-mac-mini Finder[3208]: ISGetIconFamilyFromStorage: seed mismatch for 231b0013, actual seed is 1190cde7
Feb 15 21:54:32 angies-mac-mini com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[128] (com.apple.Finder[3208]): Job appears to have crashed: Segmentation fault: 11
Feb 15 21:54:32 angies-mac-mini ReportCrash[3131]: Saved crash report for Finder[3208] version 10.7.5 (10.7.5) to /Users/council_

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