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Just started getting this problem where STP will freeze on the intro screen and that's it. So then I have to force-quit and then reopen the app, force quit again, reopen, force quit again then open again and then it works but then upon opening I get an error message:
An Unexpected Problem
NSImageCacheException
Can't cache image
Quit / OK
I did notice that this started happening after (I have a dual monitor set-up) I dragged the Meters from my main (desktop) screen to the 2nd screen where the Mixer lives and docked it in that window. When I did this I got that same "NSImageCacheException Can't cache image" problem message. After this first happened I quit all my apps then restarted my MacPro. It was after this restart (and I will add: PRAM Zap, why not?) that I started getting the STP startup screen freezes.
Anyone knno what's up with this?
more info:
My project cache is the same, located on the drive that my projects live on which is a separate SATA from the boot drive but the STP Edited Media Location IS on the boot drive and it has been there from the start and I've never had any problems with STP till now.
This is pretty urgent as I have a deadline to meet this afternoon. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Ok I was able to fix this without having to resort to reinstalling STP.
All I did was trash all my STP preference and cache files and that made it come back to life.
All good now.

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