kworks: AppleWorks slow? Spinning ball appears?
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SYMPTOMS
Is AppleWorks slow to open? Does the wait cursor (spinning ball) appear every time you change a document (eg typing characters)?
SOLUTION
These symptoms are usually caused by a full Recent Items folder, or less commonly, a full Auto Save folder. Follow these steps to empty the Recent Items folder or Auto Save folder.
1. Quit AppleWorks.
2. Locate the Recent Items and delete the aliases inside it.
If you're using Mac OS X the Recent Items folder can be found at:
<YourMacintoshHD/Users/YourName/Documents/AppleWorks User Data/Starting Points/Recent Items>.
If you're using Mac OS 8 or 9 you can find the Recent Items folder at:
<YourMacintoshHD/Documents/AppleWorks User Data/Starting Points/Recent Items>.
3. Locate the Auto Save folder and delete the documents inside it.
If you're using Mac OS X the Auto Save folder can be found at:
<YourMacintoshHD/Users/YourName/Documents/AppleWorks User Data/AutoSave>.
If you're using Mac OS 8 or 9 you can find the Auto Save folder at:
<YourMacintoshHD/Documents/AppleWorks User Data/AutoSave>.
4. If you do not use either the Recent Items or Auto Save (aka Auto Recovery) features of AppleWorks you can disable them from the AppleWorks Preferences.
To disable either of these preferences:
a. In Mac OS X, start AppleWorks and choose the AppleWorks > Preferences > General menu. In Mac OS 8 or 9, start AppleWorks and choose the Edit > Preferences > General menu.
b. Select the Files option in the Topic popup menu.
c. Uncheck the Auto-Save and Recent Items checkboxes.
d. Click the OK button.
In the longer term you can manage your Recent Items folder by using the AppleScripts referred to in these User FAQs:
Recent Documents don't appear/are not updated
<<a href="/WebX?50@@.2cd825e6"> Dale Gillard, "Recent documents don't appear/are not updated", 05:34am May 20, 2002 CDT>
No More Recent Items
<<a href="/WebX?50@@.3bc1c6df"> KOENIG Yvan, "No more Recent Items", 02:59am Apr 20, 2003 CDT>
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