jaylee64

Q: Appleworks 6 and OS 10...crash problems.  Any solutions?

While trying to save files, appleworks freezes and have to do a forced quit.  Also takes forever if I'm working with any kind of graphic.

PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.6.7)

Posted on Aug 7, 2011 3:42 PM

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Q: Appleworks 6 and OS 10...crash problems.  Any solutions?

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  • by Michael Wasley,

    Michael Wasley Michael Wasley Aug 7, 2011 3:54 PM in response to jaylee64
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    Aug 7, 2011 3:54 PM in response to jaylee64

    Have you deleted AW Recent Documents (see this thread).

     

    Have you deleted AW Preferences?

     

    How much spare room is on your HD?

  • by Peggy,Helpful

    Peggy Peggy Aug 7, 2011 7:17 PM in response to jaylee64
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    Aug 7, 2011 7:17 PM in response to jaylee64

    The most likely cause of your problem is  the "Recent Items bug" that has been around since AppleWorks 6 was released in March, 2000. It can make it appear that AppleWorks has frozen or failed to launch. The user tip by Dale Gillard, AppleWorks slow? Spinning ball appears?, explains a lot.

     

    Once you've force quit AppleWorks, there is going to be some corruption of the preferences. Unlike modern apps, AppleWorks has both a plist & a folder of preferences in each user's library. You need to delete the plist & the contents of the folder except for the Button Bar preferences.

     

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