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andyclayman - May 21, 2005 - 10:24 pm
hi. for some reason unknown to my friends, i love stickies and use it all of the time to store immediate and useful information.
recently my stickies app crashes immediately after launching it. we hoped that when we installed the most recent update to panther the problem would go away. for about a week after the update the program worked, and then it reverted to its old pattern of shutting down as soon as it was opened.
it seems to me that this problem started when i started using omni outliner or maybe firefox.
anyway, any suggestions would be warmly appreciated.
best,
andy clayman
recently my stickies app crashes immediately after launching it. we hoped that when we installed the most recent update to panther the problem would go away. for about a week after the update the program worked, and then it reverted to its old pattern of shutting down as soon as it was opened.
it seems to me that this problem started when i started using omni outliner or maybe firefox.
anyway, any suggestions would be warmly appreciated.
best,
andy clayman
bobw - May 22, 2005 - 8:37 am
Hi Andy
Try trashing the Stickies plist;
com.apple.Stickies.plist
Located here;
user>library>preferences
I would also Repair Permissions using Disk Utility from your Utility folder.
Also, run 'fsck';
To run fsck, you first need to start up your Mac in single-user mode. Here's how:
1. Restart your Mac.
2. Immediately press and hold the Command and "S" keys.
You'll see a bunch of text begin scrolling on your screen. In a few more seconds, you'll see the Unix command line prompt (#).
You're now in single-user mode.
Now that you're at the # prompt, here's how to run fsck:
1. Type: "fsck -y" (that's fsck-space-minus-y).
(If you're running Panther, v 10.3, then type this "fsck -f"
2. Press Return.
The fsck utility will blast some text onto your screen. If there's damage to your disk, you'll see a message that says:
***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
If you see this message--and this is extremely important-- repeat running fsck. It is normal to have to run fsck more than once -- the first run's repairs often uncover additional problems..
When fsck finally reports that no problems were found, and the # prompt reappears:
3. Type: "reboot" to restart,
or type "exit" to start up without rebooting.
4. Press Return.
Your Mac should proceed to start up normally to the login window or the Finder.
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Bobw - MacOSX.com Tech Support
Try trashing the Stickies plist;
com.apple.Stickies.plist
Located here;
user>library>preferences
I would also Repair Permissions using Disk Utility from your Utility folder.
Also, run 'fsck';
To run fsck, you first need to start up your Mac in single-user mode. Here's how:
1. Restart your Mac.
2. Immediately press and hold the Command and "S" keys.
You'll see a bunch of text begin scrolling on your screen. In a few more seconds, you'll see the Unix command line prompt (#).
You're now in single-user mode.
Now that you're at the # prompt, here's how to run fsck:
1. Type: "fsck -y" (that's fsck-space-minus-y).
(If you're running Panther, v 10.3, then type this "fsck -f"
2. Press Return.
The fsck utility will blast some text onto your screen. If there's damage to your disk, you'll see a message that says:
***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
If you see this message--and this is extremely important-- repeat running fsck. It is normal to have to run fsck more than once -- the first run's repairs often uncover additional problems..
When fsck finally reports that no problems were found, and the # prompt reappears:
3. Type: "reboot" to restart,
or type "exit" to start up without rebooting.
4. Press Return.
Your Mac should proceed to start up normally to the login window or the Finder.
--------
Bobw - MacOSX.com Tech Support
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