Why won't some of my apps open?

My apps won't open.. When I try they just close.. But it's just apps from the app store. My safari and short cuts work.. Why is this happening?

Try restoring to factory defaults/new iPod again. However, this time redownload the apps directly to the iPod. Do not sync them. Do it one app at a time. Maybe the apps in your iTunes library are corrupted. If you are signed inot the same iTunes account that originally purchased the apps you will not be charged again.

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As I was diligently running Disk Utility for my monthly maintenance routine, it reported some disk errors which could not be repaired. I tried Repair Permissions and Repair Disk again but got the same result. I had no choice but to boot up off my Snow Leopard Installer CD, wipe the drive clean and then restore my files from my Time Machine backups. Almost 3 full days later, the restore completed (155GB of data). All my files are back. Hooray and thank you Apple! But.. some of my apps won't start. They bounce in the dock, but do not actually open. They just stop bouncing without any visible errors.
I haven't checked every single app but so far App Store, Mail, Dictionary, iTunes, Address Book and iCal won't open. However, Firefox, TextEdit, Calculator, Word, Excel, VirtualBox, and Disk Utility seem OK. Any ideas? I thought it might be a permssions thing so I repaired permissions 3 times using Disk Utility (each time permissions appear to be repaired) but that didn't help. I have a callback to Apple scheduled for tomorrow, but any advance info would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you.

Max Correia wrote:
As I was diligently running Disk Utility for my monthly maintenance routine, it reported some disk errors which could not be repaired. I tried Repair Permissions and Repair Disk again but got the same result.
You have a problem with your drive and/or OS X and it's TimeMachine copy, are corrupted.
I had no choice but to boot up off my Snow Leopard Installer CD, wipe the drive clean
Do it again like this, hold c boot off the 10.6 disk, this time use Erase>Security Option> Zero All Data. Install 10.6. fresh, no TM restore.
But before you do this, copy your user file folders (music, docs, pics, etc) to a regular storage drive (not TimeMachine!) and disconnect all drives.
Almost 3 full days later, the restore completed
It doens't take 3 days to restore that's insane, I clone a entire drive with twice that amount in only a hour, you obviously have a more serious issue.
I have a callback to Apple scheduled for tomorrow, but any advance info would be greatly appreciated!
If your boot drive is failing, if under warranty/AppleCare then let Apple replace it.
If not, then try the Zero Erase and reinstall OS X fresh and update to 10.6.8 and wait it out, see if it works to see if it's really the drive or not, then create a new user like your old one, then install all your programs from fresh sources and files drag and dropped manually from the storage drive.
If you use TimeMachine to restore from, the same corruption there will return, if it was caused by hardware (your boot drive) or in software is undetermined, best do a fresh 10.6 install in this case and wait it out to see if it's a hardware issue.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16276201#16276201
If your drive is failing, it will fail with the fresh install, but at least you have your data off safely on a storage drive and not trapped by TimeMachine as that's likely corrupted as well from either the boot drive, or by some other reason.
Also don't let Apple install 10.7 Lion if they try, most of your software won't work with it. Stick with 10.6.8., leave 10.7 for a new machine.

Why won't my 3rd party apps open?

Hi
I've got a problem where my none of the 3rd party apps open on my iPad 1 (wifi + 3G) on iOS 5.1.1. They just open and shut down instantly. I've tried all of the suggested solutions (downloading a free app, updates etc, reauthorising both itunes and the ipad) but nothing works.
I've even restored the ipad several times both as new and from a backup. Also, when I try to sync the apps through itunes it gets halfway through one and cancels the sync. Because of this there are heaps of apps that just say "loading" but never do anything.
This is so frustrating its been happening for a few weeks now and still only the original apple apps work.
Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks.
Josh

Yes I have several times. I seem to have fixed it somehow.
Firstly I restored on the iPad instead of through iTunes by going Settings>General>Reset>Erase all Content and Settings. Then I set it up as a new iPad. I downloaded a previously purchased app but it still didn't work so then I downloaded a new free app. Then I did a hardware reset by holding in the home and power buttons. After that, I manually downloaded each app that I wanted to use as I needed it.
It seems that the issue resurfaces every time I sync with the computer so I will have to avoid doing this.
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Originals are the photos as they were downloaded from your camera or scanner.
(ii) Modified contains edited pics, shots that you have cropped, rotated or changed in any way.
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(iii) Data holds the thumbnails the the app needs to show you the photos in the iPhoto Window.
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Why won't some pdf-files open on tablet/phone?

I simply get the error saying: The document cannot be opened because it's not a valid pdf-document.
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My friends also have managed to open the file on their tablets (android/windows).
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