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Q: All my system icons dissapeared (finder, menu bar, preferences)

All my system icons dissapeared from at least:

- menu bar

- finder

- preferences

 

Icons from other software still are visible.

The "Space" for the icons is still reserved and clickable.

All other User Accounts are still working as intended.

 

I think it occures since today.

Did not made any changes, but if I remember right there was a small OSX Update yesterday,

that I executed today or yesterday night.

But I dont remember the content.

 

I tried to:

- restart

- log out

- started with cmd + r and used disk utilities to repair the disk (no problems)

- used onyx to repair preferences, user rights, plist

- manually deleted plist for finder, dock, systemui

- killall for dock, finder, systemui

 

 

Bildschirmfoto 2012-11-28 um 13.55.51Mi., 28. Nov 12.png

 

Bildschirmfoto 2012-11-28 um 14.02.30Mi., 28. Nov 12.png

 

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Any help is appreciated.

 

At first the spotlight service just worked right (it tried to initialize new after repair tries),

but now spotlight icon is completely dissapeared and the cmd + space does nothing.

 

regards

M

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Nov 28, 2012 5:06 AM

by mstg,Solvedanswer
mstg mstg
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A:

Solution:

 

I downloaded Mountain Lion from Apple Store (yesterday).

 

Today I executed the Installation File form Launchpad.

 

The installation executed perfectly and now everything is working again.

 

Everything: Missing Icons, Spotlight ... is now perfect!

 

WT...?

Posted on Nov 29, 2012 4:54 AM

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  • by mstg,

    mstg mstg Nov 28, 2012 6:38 AM in response to drdocument
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    Nov 28, 2012 6:38 AM in response to drdocument

    drdocument wrote:

     

    Just checked, and images in posts are still appearing in other threads. I am pretty sure that is the only way to add an image. I have the following message above the window whenever I click "Reply."

    Please add the image directly by clicking Insert Image (camera icon). We cannot accept linked or embedded images.

    Thats exactly what I did.

  • by mstg,

    mstg mstg Nov 28, 2012 6:42 AM in response to mstg
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    Nov 28, 2012 6:42 AM in response to mstg

    mstg wrote:

     

    macjack wrote:

     

    Also have you tried starting in Safe Mode and see if the problem still occurs?

    Restart holding the "shift" key.

    (Expect it to take longer to start this way because it runs a directory check first.)

     

    I will try this.

    Did not work.

    I restarted pressing shift.

    A screen with a loading item and a loading bar appeard.

    The loading bar stopped at 30%, i just let go but it seems that nothing happend (I read 3 magazines but nothing changed).

     

    So it seems that the save mode is also corrupt.

  • by mstg,

    mstg mstg Nov 28, 2012 7:06 AM in response to mstg
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    Nov 28, 2012 7:06 AM in response to mstg

    Hopeless ... :/

  • by macjack,

    macjack macjack Nov 28, 2012 8:19 AM in response to mstg
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    Mac OS X
    Nov 28, 2012 8:19 AM in response to mstg

    We're still just talking about your user account. Safe Mode only boots into your own user. Please list your third party software. You can find it under Apple Menu > About this mac > more info > system report > software.

     

    Also try these suggestions for Safe Mode.

  • by mstg,

    mstg mstg Nov 28, 2012 2:49 PM in response to macjack
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    Nov 28, 2012 2:49 PM in response to macjack

    software > installations?

     

    how can i copy the list?

  • by macjack,

    macjack macjack Nov 28, 2012 4:07 PM in response to mstg
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    Mac OS X
    Nov 28, 2012 4:07 PM in response to mstg

    One way is to select all, then copy & paste.

    EDIT: In your Applications folder.

  • by mstg,

    mstg mstg Nov 28, 2012 11:57 PM in response to macjack
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    Nov 28, 2012 11:57 PM in response to macjack

    Adobe

    Adobe Acrobat X Pro

    Adobe Download Assistant.app

    Android Apps

    App Store.app

    AppCleaner.app

    Automator.app

    Bamboo

    BattleNations.app

    BC.app

    Birds'n'Blocks 2.app

    Bodysis.app

    Caffeine.app

    Carousel.app

    Cocktail.app

    coconutBattery.app

    Coda 2.app

    Cornerstone.app

    Dashboard.app

    Diablo III

    Dienstprogramme

    Digitale Bilder.app

    Drive Mounter.app

    Dropbox.app

    DVD-Player.app

    Erinnerungen.app

    FaceTime.app

    Firefox.app

    Fluid.app

    FreeMemory.app

    Game Center.app

    GarageBand.app

    GIMP.app

    Gimphoto.app

    GitX 2.app

    Gmail.app

    Google Chrome.app

    Google Drive.app

    Google Earth.app

    Google SketchUp 8

    iBooks Author.app

    iMovie.app

    iPhoto.app

    iTerm.app

    iTunes.app

    Jenkins

    Kalender.app

    Kaloma.app

    Kontakte.app

    Launchpad.app

    Lexikon.app

    Lexmark

    Live Wallpaper.app

    Lock Me Now.app

    MacPorts

    Mail.app

    MAMP

    MAMP PRO

    Microsoft Silverlight

    Mission Control.app

    MySQL Tools

    MySQL_Administrator.app

    MySQLWorkbench.app

    Nachrichten.app

    NetBeans

    Notizen.app

    Notizzettel.app

    OmniDiskSweeper.app

    OnyX.app

    OpenOffice.org.app

    Opera.app

    OS X Mountain Lion Installation.app

    OutBank.app

    PackageTracking.app

    Photo Booth.app

    PhpStorm.app

    Preispiraten.app

    Quicksilver.app

    QuickTime Player.app

    Rechner.app

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    Schriftsammlung.app

    ShiftIt.app

    Skitch.app

    Skype.app

    SourceTree.app

    Spotify.app

    svnX.app

    Synology Assistant.app

    Systemeinstellungen.app

    TeamViewer 7

    TextEdit.app

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  • by mstg,

    mstg mstg Nov 29, 2012 12:48 AM in response to mstg
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    Nov 29, 2012 12:48 AM in response to mstg

    Here is an error while repairing the user rights:

    Bildschirmfoto 2012-11-29 um 09.47.53Do., 29. Nov 12.png

  • by mstg,

    mstg mstg Nov 29, 2012 3:26 AM in response to mstg
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    Nov 29, 2012 3:26 AM in response to mstg

    The error: /System/Library/CoreServices/Search.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Search indicates that the spotlight file is missing.

    So I will try to repair the system with a new install even if i guess that this will not my user problem.

  • by mstg,

    mstg mstg Nov 29, 2012 3:29 AM in response to mstg
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    Nov 29, 2012 3:29 AM in response to mstg

    i downloaded mountain lion via app store,

    can i just install it from the launchpad without loosing my data?

  • by Radiation Mac,

    Radiation Mac Radiation Mac Nov 29, 2012 3:36 AM in response to mstg
    Level 5 (4,656 points)
    Safari
    Nov 29, 2012 3:36 AM in response to mstg

    Which version of OS X are you currently running, that you want to Upgrade to Mountain Lion?

     

     

    Hope this helps

  • by mstg,

    mstg mstg Nov 29, 2012 3:50 AM in response to Radiation Mac
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    Nov 29, 2012 3:50 AM in response to Radiation Mac

    Currently i have already mountain lion.

     

    I would like to set the osx back to its default settings and files,

    and I thought that I could do it like this.

  • by mstg,Solvedanswer

    mstg mstg Nov 29, 2012 4:54 AM in response to mstg
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    Nov 29, 2012 4:54 AM in response to mstg

    Solution:

     

    I downloaded Mountain Lion from Apple Store (yesterday).

     

    Today I executed the Installation File form Launchpad.

     

    The installation executed perfectly and now everything is working again.

     

    Everything: Missing Icons, Spotlight ... is now perfect!

     

    WT...?

  • by mstg,

    mstg mstg Nov 29, 2012 4:56 AM in response to mstg
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    Nov 29, 2012 4:56 AM in response to mstg

    I did not understand the "this helped me" buttons.

    I did not know, that I can only click on two posts, sry guys otherwise I would have clicked more wisely.

  • by drdocument,

    drdocument drdocument Nov 29, 2012 6:22 AM in response to mstg
    Level 4 (3,011 points)
    Nov 29, 2012 6:22 AM in response to mstg

    Thanks. Seems like the reinstall of ML did the trick.

    Out of curiosity, if you have time would you create another screen shot of something and post it?

    I am wondering if the failure of your screenshots to appear (for me at least) was fixed by the reinstall, or if there's something else awry.

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