Randomly deleted applications

this saturday, i booted my mac like normal, then i clicked safari.
a question mark appeared. i never ever remember me deleting safari
then i open console and searched safari, it just says that i clicked on the
icon and it was missing. another time yesterday, on sunday, ichat was missing.
now today, microsoft excel and word. what is happening to my mac?
is it like some corrupt harddrive or a virus or a hijacker (a very low chance)?
also, on the discussions some guy said that his calendar gets deleted randomly
for no reason. help me, thanks :S

HI,
Sounds like the hard disk is failing. Boot from the install disk and see if it can be repaired.
Insert Installer disk and Restart, holding down the "C" key until grey Apple appears.
Go to Installer menu (Panther and earlier) or Utilities menu (Tiger and later) and launch Disk Utility.
Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in the left panel.
Select First Aid in the Main panel.
(Check S.M.A.R.T Status of HDD at the bottom of right panel. It should say: Verified)
Click Repair Disk on the bottom right.
If DU reports disk does not need repairs quit DU and restart.
If DU reports errors Repair again and again until DU reports disk is repaired.
If you can't boot from the install disk, try booting in Safe Mode
Carolyn

Similar Messages

  • Songs are randomly deleting off my iphone but are still on my itunes library on my computer...and wont sync to my phone even though they are selected to..HELP!

    I only have a portion of songs from my itunes library selected to synch to my iphone 5 (35 songs from one artist).  They have always been on my phone without issue, even after updating to the ios7.  Just last night however, about half of those songs randomly deleted.....now only 15 of those songs are appearing on my iphone.  I tried deselecting that artist when synching my phone to itunes to wipe the songs off completely, and then reselecting that artist's songs to synch to my phone, but again only the 15 songs would show up after the synch.  Long story short, all 35 songs are still available in my itunes library, yet only 15 of the songs will synch with my phone.  I have never had this problem, even after synching new songs from that artist to my phone when synching it with itunes.  Dont know if this has something to do with ios7.....if somebody could help me out I would greatly appreciate it!

    I forgot to mention that when I look at the playlist that has been tranferred to the iPhone all the ones that won't play and are greyed out have a sync symbol next to the check mark.

  • ITunes randomly deleting content - the "!" shows beside them, but they are not where iTunes says they are

    Hi - I find that iTunes has been randomly deleting some content (movies or songs) from my library.  I'll go to play something and it will have an exclamation point beside it.  Sometimes if I "Get Info" and locate the file, it will be there, and then play fine.  But sometimes it is completely gone from the library (still listed with an exclamation point, but not in the file folder it was stored in).  In that case, the location in the "get info" window shows as:
    file://localhost/Users/Username/.Trash/iTunes Media/Movies/Movie Title/Movie Title.m4v
    Even if I view hidden files, I cannot find that folder location to move the content.  The content is also not in the Trash, nor on the extrernal hard drive any more.
    NO idea why this is happening, and can't figure out a pattern.  Is anyone else having this issue, and/or found a solution?
    As background, I'm on a MacBook Pro (2011), running OSX Lion.  I sync an iPhone and an iPad2 to the iTunes library.  iTunes is set to manage files automatically.  The library is stored on an external hard drive accessed through a Time Machine.
    Thanks to anyone that can help!

    file://localhost/Users/Username/.Trash/iTunes Media/Movies/Movie Title/Movie Title.m4v
    But that file location is your System Trash -  you seem to have a problem with the permissions on your Trashes, either in your system Trash or the hidden Trash bin on your external drive.
    See if any hints in this document help to locate the trash on your external drive:
         Solving Trash Problems: http://thexlab.com/faqs/trash.html
    The library is stored on an external hard drive accessed through a Time Machine.
    Do you mean your Library is stored on a network volume (Time Capsule)? Then network problems may be the reason for your dead tracks.
    Regards
    Léonie

  • My iPod just randomly deleted all my music, but I no longer have the computer where I synced it to. Can I still get my purchased tracks if I download iTunes on another computer?

    My iPod just randomly deleted all my music, but I no longer have the computer where I synced it to. Can I still get my purchased tracks if I download iTunes on another computer?

    If for some reason you failed to maintain a backup copy of your computer ( not good), then you can redownlaod some itunes content in some countries:
    Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

  • Songs that are imported manually from cds or flash drives are randomly deleting from my iphone 5. Sometimes I get an error -54 message first. Sometimes not. What could be causing this and how can I fix it?

    I have an iPhone 5 16g ios 8.2 and it keeps randomly deleting the songs I manually put on from cds or flash drives. The songs I purchased from iTunes don't delete just the ones I manually add. It has happened three times, once after I added 399 songs, once after I added 27 songs and once when I added 45 songs. Sometimes an error (-54) pops up but not always, it's just in an instant all the songs I put on are suddenly gone. I have uninstalled and reinstalled iTunes three times, reset all the settings on my phone and also restored my phone to factory settings. Nothing has worked. I have a 4th generation iPod and I have never had this problem. Any and all suggestions/help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

    x0SiN0x:
    Welcome to Apple Discussions..
    My first suggestion is to Repair Disk. Here's how:
    Insert Installer disk and Restart, holding down the "C" key.
    Go to Installer menu (Panther and earlier) or Utilities menu (Tiger) and launch Disk Utility.
    Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in the left panel.
    Select First Aid in the Main panel.
    (Check S.M.A.R.T Status of HDD at the bottom of right panel, and report)
    Click Repair Disk on the bottom right.
    If DU reports disk does not need repairs quit DU and restart.
    If DU reports errors Repair again and again until DU reports disk is repaired.
    If DU reports errors it cannot repair you will need to use a utility like Tech Tool Pro or Disk Warrior
    Please post back and let me know how that goes.
    Here are a few links that may help you to identify the issues:
    Resolving Disk, Permission, and Cache Corruption
    Tuning Mac OS X Performance
    Mac OS X System Maintenance
    Please don't hesitate to post back should you have further questions or comments, or with update.
    Good luck.
    cornelius

  • Impossible to delete applications on Mac OS X

    I'm having frustrating issues with trying to delete applications from my MacBook.
    First of all, where is the Applications folder suppose to be stored on the Mac? I find my apps folder located in "My Computer" along with Systems, Library and Users.
    When I drag an app icon into the trash can it gets removed but reappears within a few seconds. I then purchased two applications that claim they "zap" apps complete from your Mac: AppZapper and CleanMyMac. When I use both those apps, the actual application icons disappear for a few seconds and then reappear back where they were in full working order. I get all the trashing action sounds but then the applications stubbornly reappears.
    It is driving me crazy why I can not delete apps from my Mac. Are some permissions messed up?

    MacFormula wrote:
    First of all, where is the Applications folder suppose to be stored on the Mac? I find my apps folder located in "My Computer" along with Systems, Library and Users.
    Yes and it shouldn't be touched or re-arranged in any way. Other than to install or uninstall apps
    When I drag an app icon into the trash can it gets removed but reappears within a few seconds.
    It sounds like what you are dragging to the trash may be aliases. Any item in your Dock or Sidebar of Finder is only and alias.
    -mj

  • Random Delete tool with Scriptographer

    Hi, I am trying to refine the RandomTools created for Scriptographer so that it suits my preference, but I can't figure it out in Javascript. Not knowing a lot of Javascript don't help me either!
    Here is the script, simplified to conserv only the Delete part. What I would like to do is to enter a percentage, and then this would be the percentage of selected object removed.
    If anyone would point me to a direction with that, It would be really great.
    *  randomDelete 0.4
    *  Base on
    *  Ken Frederick
    *  [email protected]
    *  http://cargocollective.com/kenfrederick/
    *  http://kenfrederick.blogspot.com/
    *  Modified by Jolin Masson
    *  http://jolinmasson.com/
    *          this script uses stuff borrowed from keegan's "rando-color.js"
    *          as well as from some other things i had written in processing
    script.coordinateSystem = 'bottom-up';
    script.angleUnits = 'radians';
    var sel;
    var values = {
              b_delete: true,
              val_deleteAmt: 2,
    // gui components
    var components = {
              b_delete: {
                        onChange: function(value) {
                                  components.val_deleteAmt.enabled = value;
              val_deleteAmt: {
                        type: 'number',
                        fullSize: true,
                        enabled: true
              deleteRule: {
                        type: 'ruler',
                        fullSize: true,
              submit: {
                        type: 'button',
                        value: 'Apply',
                        onClick: function() {
                                  Main();
    // Setup
    function Setup() {
              // initialize the palette window
              var palette = new Palette('Random Delete 0.5', components, values);
    // Update
    function Update() {
    // Main
    function Main() {
              // document properties
              sel = activeDocument.getItems( { type: Item, selected: true } );
              //adjust delete range values based on selection number
              components.val_deleteAmt.range = [0, sel.length-1];
              // loop through selected items
              for ( i in sel ) {
                        var object = sel[i];
                        if( object.isValid() ) {
                                  // delete
                                  if ( values.b_delete ) {
                                            rand = parseInt( Math.random()*values.val_deleteAmt );
                                            if (rand == 0) object.remove();
                        } //end isValid()
    } //end Main()
    // methods
    function random(minr, maxr) {
              return minr + Math.random() * (maxr - minr);
    // execution
    Setup();
    Update();
    Thanks

    I will do that, but I don't know if the community is still very active there…
    And here is the file, if someone want to give it a try!
    Right now, the script will delete a random number of items, depending of the number you give in the dialog box, and the number is somehow in relation with the quantity of items selected.
    I would like it to delete a given percentage of the items, no matter how much are selected.

  • How can i prevent deleted application download on my iTune Store?

    Hi,
    i downloaded few application and deleted in my iPhone 4 (before connect iTune store) but whenever i connect my iPhone in iTune store deleted applications start downloading every time so how can i prevent deleted application download on my iTune Store? please suggest me,
    Thanks in Advance,
    Suresh Balakrishnan.

    Welcome to the Apple community.
    It sounds as though you are sharing and iCloud account with someone else, you need to have a separate iCloud account, otherwise there is no way of stopping other sharers from accessing your photos in photo stream.

  • Why does my new iPod touch randomly delete my apps?, Why does my new iPod touch randomly delete my apps?

    I got an iPod for Xmas and it seems to randomly delete some of my apps... Luckily they were all free but I'm scared to buy any I case it happens again.

    Are you sure they are not just moved to another screen or folder? Do a Spotlight search for them to confirm thay are actually removed.
    All your apps should be kept on your computer, in your iTunes account. You control which apps you want on your touch thru iTunes sync settings. If you have not been syncing to iTunes, and the apps are truly gone, you can re-download them for free from the iTunes Store> Quick Links> Purchases section and then sync back to the touch.

  • My iPhone randomly deleted all apps! What's going on? :-/

    My iPhone 5 randomly deleted every app after it ran out of battery - but when I check the storage it only has 212mb available... What's going on?! Where did my apps go? I can't even redownload as the phone flags up there's no available storage space!

    Set it up as new device, as explained in this article:
    How to back up your data and set up as a new device

  • How to retrieve a deleted application

    I was just curious in know is there any way you can retrieve a deleted application. I noticed there is recycle bin but I think that is just for database objects

    Use the command-line export utility on the APEX Studio. This uses a Java class HTMLDBExport.class that is included in the utilities folder in the software distribution. There is probably a README file that has instructions on how to use it.
    This way you can set up a scheduled job using the appropriate tools depending on your operating environment (cron, Scheduled Tasks, etc) and have a periodic export of your entire workspace.

  • Deleting Application & Log Question

    We had a consultant come and do training on location. I now have 3 training applications that I need to delete. They where created by three different people and when I log in as the admin to delete them, I am receiving the following message:
    " An error occurred while processing this page. Check the log for details. "
    * Which log is it referring too? I cannot find a log in planning that has details to this.
    * Could I be having issues because the admin account is not the creator of this application?
    * One of the applications does not have an essbase cube, what do I do with it?
    Any and all information would be greatly appreciated.
    Lace

    Hi,
    The error logging in planning has never been the best, especially if you are using Tomcat.
    If you run planning server in the foreground from the start menu and not as a server you get receive a lot more information (that is if you are on windows)
    If you check the datasource details for the applications created you should be able to see the user account they were created with.
    You also find out find out the sql repository tables which user is the application owner (HSP_USERS or HSP_OBJECT usually with id 50001)
    Are you saying one of the planning applications does not have a cube or an essbase application, it is alright if it does not have any cubes a create might not have been run. If there is no essbase application you can always create one with the correct name so when you run the delete application it runs through without any problems.
    Hope this helps
    John

  • Is there any chance to recover deleted application data ?

    i deleted  application called evernote , and i re install it than i realized the activity log in that application lost ? but i really need to know activity of 7 th june in my computer regarding to that program :/ because that day my friend was in my house and hes used the computer for long time and there was private things in that application and application wasnt logged out

    Since you post in iPhone 4S tag, I guess you deleted application in your iPhone 4S. You may have a try some iPhone data recovery software or similar programs. Many apps claims to be able to recover data from iPhone as long as the deleted data are not erased by new data.

  • I have a 2nd gen iPod touch.  How do I delete applications such as Nike  iPod, Game Center, Maps, Voice Memos, Calculator,

    I have a 2nd gen iPod touch.  Is it possible & how can or do I delete applications such as Nike + iPod, Game Center, Maps, Calculator, & other similar applications that I absolutely do not want or that I have major issues & prioblems using?

    All the other apps can not be deleted but if you want to get rid of the icons go to setting>general>ristrictions>and disable the stuff that you want.

  • Deleting application results in ORA-03113 error

    I'm having trouble deleting applications from my workspace. Every time I attempt to delete an application, I get an ORA-03113 error.
    It doesn't seem to matter whether or not I choose to include the Application Definition or Supporting Objects when deleting.
    If I cancel and keep trying to delete the application, the db crashes. When this happens the .trc file shows multiple memory errors and the alert log shows multiple core dumps.
    db version = *10.2.0.1*
    apex version = *3.2*
    If anyone has experience with similar issues, any suggestions would appreciated. This problem has been a real pain.
    Keith Malay
    www.sds-cg.com

    Keith,
    There are quite a few hits on Metalink for this error. You may want to go there and see if you can find a patch (of which there seems to be several) or some other method of troubleshooting this problem.
    Here is what Doc ID: 1020463.6 has to say in the introduction:
    The ORA-3113 error is a general error reported by Oracle client tools,
    which signifies that they cannot communicate with the oracle shadow
    process. As it is such a general error more information must be collected
    to help determine what has happened.
    Than note's title is "Diagnosing ORA-3113 Errors".
    Good luck,
    Don.

Maybe you are looking for