Keychain issues - OmniOutliner opens when opening com.apple.security.plist

This issue really starts with Keychain and Mail, which has been asking for password login after every startup. I had thought the way to manage this would be to trash the com.apple.security.plist then restart - but when I pull up the .plist in spotlight, and click on it -- OmniOutliner opens. This is to my greater surprise because I don't recall downloading this app. It seems this is exactly what's corrupted. Suggestions on how to proceed?

roam - thanks - so far this looks good.
1. Changed association to Text edit.
2. Locked keychain.
3. Mail responds normally.
(Funny, but last time I tried to look into this issue in August, the keychain access was virtually empty. I have no idea why, but I'm sure it was. Now, it's populated again. I wonder if one of the recent updates had something to do with that.)
Here's what's left to do -
In my effort to solve this before posting, I have 2 plists, 1 in the trash, 1 on the desktop. I'd already dragged the old plist into the trash. The new plist is on the desktop and retitled itself "com.apple.security 11-09-12.plist" after I dragged it out of the trash. (btw, the desktop plist is the one re-associated with Text Edit.)
1. What should I do with the .plist on my desktop?
2. Empty the trash?
Thanks again, almost done here --

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ICal refusing to open (com.apple.ical.plist file missing)

I have tried opening iCal and it refuses to open. The icon bounces on the dock, then asks if I want to report the issue to Apple. I have reported multiple times but I don't know how reporting it will help my iCal work again. (See below the dashed line for the error report.)
Since then, I have tried to replace iCal, but the software claims it cannot be installed on this machine.
I have tried to update my current iCal, but no updates are available.
I have browsed the forums and saw that some solutions were if HelveticaNeue was missing from my fonts. Got it.
And then I saw some threads about refreshing the com.apple.ical.plist... That's a problem. I don't have that file in my library at all. I can't seem to find any way to get it either. What can I do?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Date/Time: 2010-02-27 15:44:55.852 -0500
OS Version: 10.4.11 (Build 8S2167)
Report Version: 4
Command: iCal
Path: /Applications/iCal.app/Contents/MacOS/iCal
Parent: WindowServer [61]
Version: 2.0.5 (1069)
PID: 1891
Thread: 0
Exception: EXC_BREAKPOINT (0x0006)
Code[0]: 0x00000002
Code[1]: 0x00000000
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 com.apple.Foundation 0x9282ee13 _NSRaiseError + 227
1 com.apple.Foundation 0x92855c57 +[NSException raise:format:] + 57
2 com.apple.Foundation 0x92855a9c _NSArrayRaiseInsertNilException + 75
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x927e3c55 -[NSCFArray addObject:] + 123
4 com.apple.calcore 0x992aa014 +[CALColorModel configureModelsWithFile:] + 7686
5 com.apple.calcore 0x992a6ece +[CALColorModel initializeModel] + 3320
6 libobjc.A.dylib 0x90a598f7 class_initialize + 446
7 libobjc.A.dylib 0x90a5958e classlookupMethodAndLoadCache + 86
8 libobjc.A.dylib 0x90a59506 objc_msgSend + 86
9 com.apple.calcore 0x99308e06 -[CALInvitationManager init] + 136
10 com.apple.calcore 0x99308d17 +[CALInvitationManager defaultManager] + 64
11 com.apple.iCal 0x0002101b 0x1000 + 131099
12 com.apple.iCal 0x000209f1 0x1000 + 129521
13 com.apple.iCal 0x000208a3 0x1000 + 129187
14 com.apple.iCal 0x000a182a 0x1000 + 657450
15 com.apple.iCal 0x000a12e3 0x1000 + 656099
16 com.apple.iCal 0x000a0ff1 0x1000 + 655345
17 com.apple.iCal 0x0001d55b 0x1000 + 116059
18 com.apple.iCal 0x00009ab9 0x1000 + 35513
19 com.apple.Foundation 0x927f4000 -[NSSet makeObjectsPerformSelector:] + 164
20 com.apple.AppKit 0x9327e172 -[NSIBObjectData nibInstantiateWithOwner:topLevelObjects:] + 1015
21 com.apple.AppKit 0x93275479 loadNib + 260
22 com.apple.AppKit 0x93274ea9 +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) _loadNibFile:nameTable:withZone:ownerBundle:] + 918
23 com.apple.AppKit 0x93274b0a +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) loadNibFile:externalNameTable:withZone:] + 164
24 com.apple.AppKit 0x93274a4c +[NSBundle(NSNibLoading) loadNibNamed:owner:] + 392
25 com.apple.AppKit 0x93274794 NSApplicationMain + 433
26 com.apple.iCal 0x00003173 0x1000 + 8563
27 com.apple.iCal 0x00002fea 0x1000 + 8170
28 com.apple.iCal 0x000c58fd 0x1000 + 805117
Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0x00615000 ebx: 0x9282ed3e ecx: 0x90a66b30 edx: 0x00562b60
edi: 0x142b0ab0 esi: 0x142b0b50 ebp: 0xbffff1c8 esp: 0xbffff160
ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00000246 eip: 0x9282ee13 cs: 0x00000017
ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037
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Model: MacPro1,1, BootROM MP11.005C.B08, 4 processors, Dual-Core Intel Xeon, 2.66 GHz, 1 GB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT, NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT, PCIe, 256 MB
Memory Module: DIMM Riser A/DIMM 1, 512 MB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz
Memory Module: DIMM Riser A/DIMM 2, 512 MB, DDR2 FB-DIMM, 667 MHz
Network Service: Built-in Ethernet 1, Ethernet, en0
PCI Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT, Display, Slot-1
Serial ATA Device: ST3250820AS P, 232.89 GB
Parallel ATA Device: OPTIARC DVD RW AD-7170A
USB Device: Hub, Up to 12 Mb/sec, 500 mA
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I would suggest using optional install to reload iCal from your installation disks, then download the combo update for your machine and run. Then see will iCal start. If it doesn't, use console.app to see what error messages it reports.
com.apple.ical.plist... That's a problem. I don't have that file in my library at all. I can't seem to find any way to get it either.
It is created by iCal when it runs.
AK

Auto open docx and xlsx files in MS Office 2011 after it download in Safari (com.apple.DownloadAssessment.plist not work)

Check "Open safe files" in Safari and define docx and xlsx extensions in ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.DownloadAssessment.plist not work. Old doc and xls files was auto opened successfully...
Content of .plist file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
          <key>LSRiskCategorySafe</key>
          <dict>
                    <key>LSRiskCategoryExtensions</key>
                    <array>
                              <string>doc</string>
                              <string>docx</string>
                              <string>xls</string>
                              <string>xlsx</string>
                              <string>ppt</string>
                              <string>pptx</string>
                    </array>
          </dict>
</dict>
</plist>

Yes, but there at least you are talking to people who all use the app, while in this forum (which is for hardware and not software in any case, so already off the mark, since the problem has nothing to do with hardware), it is probably a minority.
A better place would be
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/os_x_mountain_lion
and or
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/safari
I did see someone from serveral years ago with the same problem at
http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/877358-open-microsoft-office-files-automatical ly-after-download-in-safari/
I wonder if there is another list somewhere of permissible extensions in that .plist....

I have 74k photo's in my iPhoto trash and crashes when emptying. I have tried deleting the com.apple.iPhoto.plist but still won't empty.

Hi! I have 74k photo's in my iPhoto trash and it crashes when trying to empty. Clearly it's too much for the system to handle so after researching I downloaded 'Trashit!' which didn't help even if I selected one photo and dragged it to the trashit icon, not a single photo will delete from the iPhoto trash.
I've tried creating a new album but the photo's won't drag. I have tried deleting the com.apple.iPhoto.plist and done several timely rebuilds but I still can't find a way to empty the trash. I hope there's something really simple I'm missing here, any help appreciated

iiPhoto is known to lock up if you try to delete a large number of photos at a time. Here are a couple of ways to get out of the predicament you're in:
1 - go into iPhoto's General preference pane and uncheck the Show item counts checkbox:
and then try emptying the iPhoto Trash bin again. It's iffy however.
2 - If that fails and you don't use the Rating stars you can do the following: select all of the photos in the trash and Control-click to bringup the contextual menu. There will be the 5 stars for the ratings. Select either 5 or 1 to apply that rating to the photos.
Next create a smart album with the criteria:
selecting the number of start you applied to those in the Trash bin.
Move the photos from the Trash bin to the Library and the Smart Album will immediately be populated with those photos.
You can now select about 100 photos or so at a time and use the Command+Option+Delete key combination to move them back to the Trash bin and empty it. Repeat with groups of about 100 or so photos till they are all deleted. Then delete the Trash bin in the Dock to completely remove them from your hard drive.
OT

After i had my hard drive replaced, i've gone to get my old emails and am unable to find them on time machine. The file com.apple.mail.plist isn't there. HELP!

Pretty sure this will be some sort of user error, but i'm lost.
I had to have my hard drive replaced, so before taking it to the genius bar, i backed up using time machine. I'd had issues with trying to use Carbon Copy Cloner previously so had formatted the external drive before doing time machine. TM seemed to work fine and copied what looked to be everything. Once i'd got the new hard drive in and went to restore everything, when i looked for the file i need to get to apparently get my mails back (Library > Preferences > com.apple.mail.plist) it's not there.
Any help would be MASSIVELY appreciated.
J

Turn Time Machine OFF temporarily in its preference pane. Leave the window open.
Navigate in the Finder to your backup disk, and then to the folder named "Backups.backupdb" at the top level of the volume. If you back up over a network, you'll first have to mount the disk image file containing your backups by double-clicking it. Descend into the folder until you see the snapshots, which are represented by folders with a name that begins with the date of the snapshot. Find the one you want to restore from. There's a link named "Latest" representing the most recent snapshot. Use that one, if possible. Otherwise, you'll have to remember the date of the snapshot you choose.
Inside the snapshot folder is a folder hierarchy like the one on the source disk. Find one of the items you can't restore and select it. Open the Info dialog for the selected item. In the Sharing & Permissions section, you may see an entry in the access list that shows "Fetching…" in the Name column. If so, click the lock icon in the lower right corner of the dialog and authenticate. Then delete the "Fetching…" item from the icon list. Click the gear icon below the list and select Apply to enclosed items from the popup menu.
Now you should be able either to copy the item in the Finder or to restore it in the time-travel view. If you use the time-travel view, be sure to select the snapshot you just modified. If successful, repeat the operation with the other items you were unable to restore. You can select multiple items in the Finder and open a single Info dialog for all of them by pressing the key combination option-command-I.
When you're done, turn TM back ON and close its preference pane.

Library/Preferences/com.apple.alf.plist---Should be 80, group is 0

I am new to the Mac world, so please bear with me. I have freeze up issues with beachballs delux on my mid 2011 21.5 iMac with 2.5 GHz Intel Core I5 processor. When I run repairing permissions, it resolves the problem for a few days, but then returns back to the same problem. It says "Library/Preferences?Com.apple.alf.plist. Should be 80, group is 0
Can anyone tell me how to resolve this freeze up problems? I origiginally had Lion operating system and when I upgraded to Mountain Lion the issue was better, but did not totally cure this.

The next time you have the problem, note the exact times when it starts and ends: hour, minute, second.
If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator.
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. Click Utilities, then Console in the page that opens.
Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left.
Scroll back in the log to the time you noted above. Post any messages timestamped during that interval – the text, please, not a screenshot.
Important: Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Edit it out by search-and-replace in a text editor before posting.

Problems with slow finder and com.apple.finder.plist

I have four users in my marketing department, all running Mac Pros with 10.6. and Adobe CS5 and some other software for design work. Each one has a slowness issue using the Finder (by itself and inside programs (ie, within Photoshop and going to Open)) when accessing our network drives. Other people, including myself, can access those same directories without slowness.
'Slowness' is an understatement. What would normally take a second is taking 5 to 10 minutes to show content in folders.
When I delete "com.apple.finder.plist" off their systems, and reboot, everything snaps back to being speedy, but it doesn't last and they need to remove that file once a day.
I have two saved plist files before they deleted it, but I don't know what do look for when I view the contents with a plist editor.
Can anyone offer some suggestions on why this could be happening? Or how can I view and see what this file is being hung up on?

Download and run all the cleaning and maintainence aspects of the free OnyX while each machine is offline and reboot, leave offline until all are completed and then put them back online.
See if that clears the issue or reveals some more issues with the checks.
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/11582/onyx
OnyX also has a plist checker under Verify.

Exception for syslogd in com.apple.alf.plist doesn't work after 10.5.6 upgd

(This is cross-posted from the 10.5 Ins and Setup forum [http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8902103#8902103], per the suggestion of a reader.)
In 10.5.4, I added /usr/sbin/syslogd to the exception list in /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/com.apple.alf.plist.
This allowed me to keep the mediocre application firewall set to "allow only essential services" and still allow my router to send syslog messages to a log on my Mac.
I upgraded to 10.5.6 (straight from 10.5.4). Since the upgrade, it appears that the application firewall ignores the additional exception entry I added.
I've tried moving the exception entry up (replacing the one for configd), but it doesn't matter. I already know about /Library/Preferences/com.apple.alf.plist, so you don't need to suggest that I delete it. It's re-created (as a binary) each time you unload/load the launchctl for syslogd, and it does appear to use the file in /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/com.apple.alf.plist.
The only two ways I've found to allow syslogd through are:
1. disable the app firewall (choose "allow all incoming connections" (not my preferred solution)
2. choose "set access for specific services and applications", which unfortunately allows all the specified applications (and probably allows Apple's hidden list of exceptions that includes things like World of Warcraft and Skype). The hidden list opens the machine to a greater number of attacks from trojan software, and I'd rather have the system locked down, not opened up.
Does anyone know how I can recover the 10.5.4 functionality, which allowed me to add syslogd as an exception, instead of adding it to the GUI list of applications?

I also want to receive log information from my Draytek Router I found a reference in the Draytek forum see:
http://www.forum.draytek.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=12009&highlight=syslog+mac
however when I updated the
com.apple.syslogd.plist
the required information did not get thru to the Draytek Syslog program.
I am also using 10.5.6

[failed] com.apple.xprotectupdater.plist in Etre is an error ?

I launch Etre as you suggest.
I attach the output:
Hardware Information:
          iMac - model: iMac9,1
          1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Startup Items:
          360ControlDaemon - Path: /Library/StartupItems/360ControlDaemon
System Software:
          OS X 10.8.1 (12B19) - Uptime: 0 days 0:28
Disk Information:
          WDC WD1001FALS-40K1B0 disk0 : (1 TB)
                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
                    HD (disk0s2) /: 888,54 GB (53,93 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
                    BOOTCAMP (disk0s4) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP: 110,8 GB (7,45 GB free)
          OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5670S
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
          Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
                    Mitsumi Electric Apple Optical USB Mouse
                    Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
          Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. CLX-3170 Series
          Western Digital Ext HDD 1021 2 TB
                    Backup (disk1s1) /Volumes/Backup: 2 TB (1,13 TB free)
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
          Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Kernel Extensions:
          com.logmein.hamachi          Version: 1.0
Problem System Launch Daemons:
                 [failed] com.apple.xprotectupdater.plist
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
                 [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
                 [loaded] com.barebones.textwrangler.plist
             [not loaded] com.dymo.pnpd.plist
                 [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
                 [loaded] com.logmein.hamachi.plist
                 [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist
Launch Agents:
                 [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
                 [loaded] com.gopro.stereomodestatus.plist
                 [loaded] com.razer.DeathAdder.Daemon.plist
                 [loaded] de.rme-audio.firefaceAgent.plist
                 [loaded] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist
                 [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist
User Launch Agents:
User Login Items:
          Dropbox
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Cineform
          DivX
          Flash Player
          Flip4Mac WMV
          Growl
          MacFUSE (Tuxera)
          MagicMenu
          MagicPrefs
          Perian
          Secrets
          XBox 360 Controllers
Internet Plug-ins:
          DivXBrowserPlugin.plugin
          DYMO NPAPI Addin.plugin
          DYMO Safari Addin.plugin
          Flash Player.plugin
          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
          Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
          googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
          iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
          Musicnotes.plugin
          npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin
          OVSHelper.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
          Silverlight.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Bad Fonts:
          None
Top Processes:
Is "[failed] com.apple.xprotectupdater.plist" an error that I have to correct ?

This is a fairly basic daemon that should instruct the launcher to open the /usr/libexec/XProtectUpdater utility every 24 hours. You can try loading it manually by running the following command in the Terminal utility (provide your password when prompted--it will not be displayed):
sudo launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.xprotectupdater.plist
The daemon's contents should look like the following text, so locate it in the System > Library > LaunchDaemons folder and compare its contents to the following:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
          <key>StartInterval</key>
          <integer>86400</integer>
          <key>Label</key>
          <string>com.apple.xprotectupdater</string>
          <key>ProgramArguments</key>
          <array>
                    <string>/usr/libexec/XProtectUpdater</string>
          </array>
          <key>RunAtLoad</key>
          <true/>
</dict>
</plist>
Alternatively you can test the utility being referenced by the daemon by running it directly in the terminal (just copy and paste the following into the Terminal):
/usr/libexec/XProtectUpdater

Some progress, comparing com.apple.aperture.plist files

After restoring an old com.apple.Aperture.plist file from a backup on my iDisk with some success in restoring functionality in Full Screen Mode, I am submitting comparisons of some values for both plist values for Leopard (which works very well in Full Screen Mode) and Snow Leopard (which now works somewhat better, miraculously) in Full Screen Mode. Each of these could be used as a starting point to troubleshoot your screen glitch adjustment issues. For those with severe problems, check these out intently. Tonight I will change some of the SL values to be the Leopard values and see what happens. If anyone uses the PropertyListEditor.app and wants to give it a go....make sure you save your present plist on your desktop as com.apple.Aperture.plistold somewhere so that you can restore it to the ~/Library/Preferences directory if you should have some issues:
fullscreenWhichWIndow>Boolean>checked in Leopard, unchecked in Snow Leopard
fullSizeJPEGQuality>Number>1 in Leopard, 0.75 in Snow Leopard
fullscreenScale>Number>0.2 in Leopard, 0.5 in Snow Leopard (.75 in the unworkable version)
fullscreenFadeMode>Number> does not list this variable in Leopard, 3 in Snow Leopard
fullScreenSecondaryMode>Number> does not list this variable in Leopard, 4 in Snow Leopard
fullscreenWhichWindow>Boolean>checked in Leopard, unchecked in Snow Leopard
fullscreenAvoid>Boolean>does not exist in Leopard, checked in Snow Leopard
The following plist entries are the same values for each OS but they are Boolean in Leopard and Number type in Snow Leopard.....
GridViewSet1ShowLabels>Boolean>unchecked in Leopard
GridViewSet1ShowLabels>Number>0 in Snow Leopard
GridViewSet2ShowLabels>Boolean>Unchecked in Leopard
GridViewSet2ShowLabels>Number>0 in Snow Leopard
GridViewShowProperties>Boolean>checked in Leopard
GridViewShowProperties>Number>1 in Snow Leopard

You are looking at Aperture's cache in $TMPDIR.
Usually it is no problem to delete the contents of this cache, if Aperture is not running. But it is suspicious, that the videos have not been removed automatically, after Aperture quit.
Check the permissions on the $TMPDIR folder, if you are still the owner. If you are not for some reason, reset the ownership to yourself.
Log off and on to terminate any running processes. Open the Terminal and enter:
sudo chown -R $UID $TMPDIR..
You will need to enter your admin password.
Then test, if Aperture clean the cache on its own, after you relaunch Aperture.
Otherwise remove the videos yourself after quitting Aperture.
Regards
Léonie
P.S: Is there any related problem that made you browse the system cache files?

Location of com.apple.sidebar.plists ?

Does anyone know where I can find the file "com.apple.sidebar.plists?
It is apparently meant to be under preferences but I can't see it for the life of me. Looking to edit it.

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 Preferences/com.apple.sidebarlists.plist.
Thanks to leonie for some information contained in this.
If you plan to delete it, restart after deleting it. Mavericks caches .plists and a restart is required.

Com.apple.FontBook.plist file is missing. What should I do?

I looked in Library > Preferences when FontBook Kept Crashing, and com.apple.FontBook.plist is missing.
Wonder what caused it. What should I do to get it back?
I was organizing Fonts by category in FontBook and tossing out some junky free fonts I'd accidentally dropped into my Fonts folder weeks ago, just the day before FontBook started crashing.

The .plist file you want is in user level not root.
Open the Finder. From the Finder menu bar click Go > Go to Folder
Type or copy paste the following:
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.FontBook.plist
Click Go then move the com.apple.FontBook.plist file to the Trash.
Restart your Mac then try Font Book.
If it crashes again, then it's not corrupted Font Book preferences.
See if you can do this before Font Book crashes.
With Font Book open, from the menu bar click Font Book > File > Restore Standard Fonts

How can i get my com.apple.Finder plist back

If I reinsatll Lion will it put com.apple.Finder plist back in the library

I just now noticed that if Disk Utility is open a disk shows up on the desktop and I can eject it normally. Disk Utility does not, however. show the disk and it sometimes really slow to show Super Drive too. When SuperDrive does show up and there is a disk inserted should I not be able to see in SuperDrive?
I have tried the terminal thing and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
What are the options if the optical drive is randomly failing?

After upgrading to Mountain Lion, I repurchased Garageband and I can't get passed the complete installation. I don't seem to have the "com.apple.garageband.plist" file that has been a common solution. Any suggestions?

After upgrading to Mountain Lion, I repurchased Garageband and I can't get passed the complete installation. I've read through several posts that all reference the "com.apple.garageband.plist" solution. I don't seem to have the referenced .plist. Any solutions or suggestions?

Did you upgrade from SnowLeopard?
I can't get passed the complete installation
What exactly is happening? Is GarageBand trying to download over and over again?
all reference the "com.apple.garageband.plist" solution. I don't seem to have the referenced .plist.
The property list stores your preferences, but also the settings from the last run of the application. If that file is corrupted in some way, you might see third behaviour.
You must have this file, for it will be recreated automatically, if it is missing, or you have a permissions problem with your user library.
Perhaps you did look in he wrong place.
in MacOS 10.7. or later the User Library is hidden. To find the Preferences Files use the Finder's "Go" menu:
Quit GarageBand, if it is running.
Click onto you Desktop to bring the Finder forward.
In the Finder Menu press "Go" and hold down the "option/alt" key, until your user library appears in the drop-down menu
Select "Library" and in the Finder window that opens navigate to the "Prederences" folder; move com.apple.garageband.plist to the Desktop.
Log off and on again (don't skip that step!). Retry GarageBand and see if it GarageBand is now downloading the missing content properly.
If that does not fix the problem, post back and explain in more detail what the download problem is.
Why did you "repurchase" GarageBand? If you already owned GarageBand '11, it should be unnecessary.
Regards
Léonie

Cant get com.apple.security.files.user-selected.read-only entitlement to work

Hey I am curious how can I get the .ipa compiled file for iOS to be able to read all the directories on the iPhone?
I made a file browser but I cant get to the pictures
I tried adding the entitlements in Flash Builder 4.6 in the descriptor file like this:
<key>com.apple.security.files.user-selected.read-only</key>
<true/>
<key>com.apple.security.assets.movies.read-only</key>
<true/>
<key>com.apple.security.assets.pictures.read-only</key>
<true/>
in the
<iPhone>
<Entitlements>
<![CDATA[
I got Push notifications working and accepted in the app store but it can't read the pictures directory when browsing for a file
I know the app id and stuff is set up right or I wouldnt have been able to get it accepted in the app store. In the entitlements area of course I have the application identifier set and aps-environment and keychain access groups and whatnot set up right.
When I try to put the app onto the iPhone with iTunes it just says 'Entitlements are not valid' (does not mention anything about mismatched ids) I can't find anything about how to add this entitlement and I could have sworn I saw a thing that said I can just use the descriptor file to add entitlements in some of the documentation I have it set to use air 3.4
Is there something I am doing wrong, how do I get apple to just put these entitlements in the mobileprovision file, I cant seem to edit it, if I do I also get an error in itunes that is some hex code...

Did you ever solve your problem?
I just transfered my web hosting and e-mail to bluehost. I had some of the same problems you are having. I noticed you have your incoming server set to bluehost.
Incoming mail server: (SSL) box610.bluehost.com (sever requires authentication which I already have done)
If bluehost is your server this is what worked for me:
Account Information
Account type— POP
Description—anything you want
Email Address—in your case would be [email protected]
Full name— first and last name
Incoming server—mail.magnus.com
User name—[email protected] Notice it is the @ symbol not a +
password— your password . Remember they are case sensitive
Outgoing Mail server—select edit smpt server list from the drop down window
select the + to add a server
Account Information
Description—may be left blank
Server name—mail.magnus.com
TSL Certificate—None
Advanced
Use default ports
Check Use SSL
Authenticate—password
Username—[email protected]
passowrd—your password
Click ok
In the accounts window
Outgoing SMTP— select the server you just created.
Check—use only this server
Select the Advance tab next to the Mailbox Behaviors
Check use SSL— it will be port 995
Authenticate —use password
Ann

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