Services - Keyboard Shortcuts completely blank

My Dropbox stopped working on my Macbook Pro with Snow Leopard (10.6.8). With some digging I have located the problem. People tell me to check some box in the Keyboard Shortcuts, but my problem is that the right hand side is completely blank! Even clicking on "Restore Defaults" does not worked. I have restarted the system, re-installed Dropbox, the problem persists.
I've seen someone suggest re-installing the operating system, the problem goes away with that being done. Is there anything less drastic? I'm migrating to a Retina if they ever get delivered in Germany (ordered 5 weeks ago, still no sign of it!), so I don't really want a lot of fuss. But the missing stuff in the context menus is really, really annoying as it gets in the way of working. Not all of the stuff is missing, however, just some like dropbox.
Suggestions much appreciated!

Baltwo over at https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2133137?start=15&tstart=0 had the right solution: Open the terminal and put this in:
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchSe rvices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user
Wait. And ét voilà, the Services menu is back AND Dropbox works again.

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I have had a problem for the past month or two relating to services/keyboard shortcuts that I have created in 10.10. I have had these same shortcuts for approximately 18 months and they worked fine on previous versions of OS X but since 10.10 they stop working after approximately 30-40mins. As I say it is only in 10.10 in 10.9 they worked all day every day without a problem.
I have created a service which allows me to right click on a directory of images and select a name to rename all the images within that directory in descending order. I have also created a keyboard shortcut that allows me to launch the Chrome App Launcher.
When I boot up the keyboard shortcut works fine. When I right click on a directory I see the services menu with all the services I have added. But after 30 minutes or so the keyboard shortcut no longer works (Apples on built in keyboard shortcuts work as they should) and if I right click on a directory the services entry is missing but apples own services appear at the bottom, the ones I have created created don't.
If I try to access services through the menubar the services I have created are missing but apples own services are still there. In the services menu my keyboard shortcuts also appear but clicking on them does nothing.
I have 2 images which show a before 30 mins how my context menu/menubar menu look and after 30 mins.
I hope my question and images make sense and someone can help me find a remedy for this.
http://imgur.com/SjcrgOS&zUgzTbO
http://imgur.com/SjcrgOS&zUgzTbO#1

Hi 454flutie,
In MAC 10.7 or later the Library is hidden. I sent you a link in the above post to unhide library , you can refer to that. Once its open you can navigate to Indesign locations and do the needful.
Steps to access hidden Library on MAC.
Open Finder.
On the top left there will be a option GO.
Click on Go and Go to Folder.
Type ~/Library and click on Go, it will open hidden Library.
To access Hidden Library:
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/access-hidden-user-library-files.html
Thanks,
Nikhil Gupta.

Services Keyboard Shortcuts erased

Hi.
Just a quick tip here. I don't know what's causing this but today, I lost all of my Keyboard Shortcuts for Services. If this does happen to you as well just reboot, that should bring them back.
(This thread was originally a question how to restore those but I managed to fix it so I thought I'd leave this here.)

Baltwo over at https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2133137?start=15&tstart=0 had the right solution: Open the terminal and put this in:
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchSe rvices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user
Wait. And ét voilà, the Services menu is back AND Dropbox works again.

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Hi Raymond,
Terminal already has a keyboard shortcut to open a new window (Command + N).
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I've tried to set Keyboard Shortcuts for Services like "New Terminal Tab from Folder" but it won't work. I even tried it on my friend's machine to no avail.
Here's where I'm setting it up. And yes, I've turned on the checkbox & set the shortcut I want. I've even tried a few different keyboard shortcuts that are complicated to ensure that it's not competing with something else.
To note, I'm using TotalFinder but my friend, whose machine I tested this on, doesn't.
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For example, I created a service to open a new blank email message for me to type in. I assigned Cntl-Opt-Comm-M to this service. I hit the key sequence and it works the first time.....the mail window pops open.
If I then close the mail window that it spawned and do it again, no mail window opens.
I also did this to create a blank Calendar event and also another one for Reminders.
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In every Application, under the application menu is a "Services" folder. I would like to be able to setup a keyboard shortcut for one of these services (namely Skype).
I am a heavy user of the "Services > Skype > Call" command and I would love to have a keyboard shortcut for it.
I went to System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard Shortcuts, clicked on the plus sign to create a new shortcut (all applications) and entered "Services…Skype…Call" and assigned it to a keyboard command (shift-F1).
It doesn't work. Any clue as to what I am doing wrong?

Hi
Also - have a look at the reply I gave at the link below (sorry - don't know how to insert proper links here).
May be of interest, maybe not.
Best,
D
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=7932030#7932030

BUG: KEYBOARD SHORTCUT KEYS DO NOT ALWAYS ACTIVATE A SERVICE (A WORKFLOW)

BUG: KEYBOARD SHORTCUT KEYS DO NOT ALWAYS ACTIVATE A SERVICE (A WORKFLOW)
When you assign a keyboard shortcut to a Service (such as a Service Workflow created in Automator) using the System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts, if that shortcut key combination includes the Command key, pressing that shortcut will always successfully activate the Service. No problem there.
However, shortcut key combinations that do not include the Command key (for example, the shortcut key combo Ctrl-Shift-D) WILL NOT activate the Service in any newly opened application, until you click on the Services Menu option in that application.
As soon as you click on the application's Services Menu, this seems to bind the shortcut key combo to the Service, and thereafter, that keyboard shortcut will activate the Service in that particular app. But if you then quit and reopen the app, you'll find the Service will once again lose its binding to the shortcut key combination and will thus fail to work again.
This means that shortcut key combinations such as Ctrl-D, Ctrl-Shift-D, F15, Alt-F15, etc are not really viable shortcuts for Services, because they will not work in any newly-opened application until you click on the Services Menu in that application.
This bug thus greatly limits the shortcuts that you can employ for Services, because you can only reliably use shortcut key combos that contain the Command key. This is a fault that Apple really needs to fix. This is a very old glitch: I notice it is present in Snow Leopard 10.6.8, as well as Yosemite 10.10.1.
This bug does not apply to application shortcuts, however, or to other shortcuts in the Shortcuts Preference Pane, just to Services shortcuts (including the Mac's default Services, or any Services you make yourself using Workflows on the Automator software).
To give some examples:
The following keyboard shortcuts for Services WILL NOT work until you click on the Services Menu in the application you are using (and they will cease working again when you quit and reopen the app):
Ctrl-X
Ctrl-Shift-X
Ctrl-Alt-X
Ctrl-Alt-Shift-X
Alt-X
Alt-Shift-X
F1, F2, F3, etc
So until Apple fixes this bug, the above type of key combinations, that do not contain the Command key, are best avoided as shortcuts for Services. It is particularly unfortunate that function keys F1 to F19 do not work reliably, as these would make great single-key shortcuts to Services.
However, the following sort of keyboard shortcuts for Services, all containing the Command key, once set up will always work without fail:
Command-Alt-X
Command-Ctrl-X
Command-Shift-X
Command-Ctrl-Shift-X
Command-Alt-Ctrl-Shift-X
Command-F1, Command-F2, Command-F3, etc
So all the above can be reliably used as shortcuts to Services.
Here X denotes keyboard keys such as A, B, C, 1, 2, 3, =, \, [, etc.
Note that even for keyboard shortcuts containing the Command key, you may very occasionally need to click the Services Menu to get them to work initially in an application (notably in the System Preferences application itself). But if this is necessary, it is just required once when they are first set up, and thereafter the shortcuts containing the Command key will always work without fail.
The above was tested on Yosemite 10.10.1, but most likely applies to other versions of OS X as well, as I believe this bug is an old one. This bug is definitely present in Snow Leopard 10.6.8, because I have observed this same fault in an old Mac I have that runs Snow Leopard.
I have reported this bug to Apple, so hopefully they will see my report and act upon it. However, it might be an idea if others also report this problem of Services shortcuts not working property, to ensure that Apple get the message. You can report a bug to Apple via their bug feedback page here.

Exactly where do you want to use a GO BACK "shortcut" in Bridge? Maybe I don't even understand what you mean by Go Back. Bridge is only a file browser, nothing more. It doesn't open, edit, manipulate or save files at all.
Are you simply referring to going back to view a folder that you viewed before?
Please don't take this a criticism. As someone who will gladly pay money not to have to learn any shortcuts at all, I'm just puzzled and curious, that's all.

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Yes, testing with a "test" account is always a good idea.
(First look shows that it's related to problems associating Documents with Applications, which this isn't).
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@leroydouglas. Your reply although factual is not in answer to my question.
for example: I'm reading my question and your reply on a web page using Safari (with OS 10.6.7)
If I select (highlight) a portion of any text in my question (or your reply) and then right-click (control-click) I get a contextual menu. While the same text is highlighted, I go up to Safari's menu bar and pull down to and select-click Services submenu, I get another menu. Similar to the result of right-click, but different.
I just thought that a feature of OS 10.6.x, Services, which relies so heavily on keyboard shortcuts would have a keyboard shortcut to open it. So, far that shortcut has eluded me.
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I thought so too but when I clicked it nothing happens = I also checked the box to be sure it was 'operative' [I'm in SysPrefs/Keyboardshortcuts/services] and tried and nothing happens -- it's not the keyboard shortcut itself that I'm dealing wiht [yes that does get an editting box around it] but changing the item itself -= the "MovetoTrashLater" wording and action cannot be editted in other words = I can add a shortcut but can't change the Move to location...
whoops I checked correct answer and the one below this is
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Keyboard shortcuts services narrowly limits key choices, why?

keyboard > shortcut > services > general will not take - Control > shift > "s" - as a command.
This would be for a Service created with Automator to open Safari.
I can open it safari with - Ctrl > opt > cmd > "s"
I would like to explore how to get ctrl>shft>s command working.
I have used that shortcut for years with You Control, and can still do so. (I've shut that off, and do not have it on another machine.)
However, I wanted to work within the System.
Running Maverick 10.9.5 on a few different Mac Mini's. Same with all.
Thanks

That it does not work with ctrl-shift-s.
It does work with ctrl-option-cmd-s.
I'm looking for a three finger launch sequence, not four finger. Any combination of three keys to include "s" does not work. Thus, shift-ctrl, or ctrl-opt, or ctl-cmd, or shift-option, etc PLUS "s" does not work - unless I missed a three finger combo that works.
PLUS I'm not aware of any Apple shortcut, nor do I know, or appreciate a reason Apple would deny my choice because it's saved that combination for another application or future use.
I thought someone might know a work around, or a way with Terminal to make it happen.
I'm going to leave the above answer. Though, preliminarily it appears running from the submenu as you suggested, it the work around. It does not hold through restarts. However, launching only one application from the Services submenu gets it started. Some of the key combinations do not show in the services submenu.
But this is so much better..
Thank you so much.

Customize keyboard shortcuts to services (you created)

I created a service with automator... I just want to assign a keyboard shortcut to it. How do I do that!?
Once I create the service it shows up in [keyboard > keyboard shortcuts > Services > General] with no shortcut assigned to it... there is no option to assign a shortcut to it, double clicking it does nothing. There's no button to edit or anything. Am I missing something?
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...there is no option to assign a shortcut to it, double clicking it does nothing
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I want to learn every keyboard command possible for use with Soundtrack Pro. I use Voiceover, as stated in other posts and in my signature at the bottom of this post. I read the documentation by doing the following:
1. Turn on Voiceover with Command-F5
2. Use Control-Option-arrows to move the Voiceover cursor.
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I have an automator Application that I'm using to install a service to my Mac(will be deploying this to hundreds more). Id like to have this Application contain a Shell script that sets up a keyboard shortcut for the service after it is installed.
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You need automator to create services, as detailed in http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2241804 a four-parter by Sal Saghoian on *Automation in Snow Leopard*
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http://www.reynoldsftw.com/2009/08/automator-and-finder-interactions-in-os-x-10- 6/
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Go to (HardDrive) > Users > homefolder (the one with the house icon) > Library > Preferences.
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