Q: screen saver will not load photos
When system preferences > screensaver selected, if yout choose any of the photo options, System Preferences hangs up. I.e. Sys pref goes to "not responding" and eventually produces black screen with "Loading photos ..." message although I never selected any photos.
Screensaver default (Flurry) works fine, unlike some folks who have problem with SS not coming on or erratic.
Now running 10.9.5 but same problem in earlier versions of 10.9. Restarting, etc. have no effect. Tried zapping the PRAM with no effect.
Any ideas?
Mac mini, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)
Posted on Sep 25, 2014 8:19 AM
Back up all data. Quit System Preferences if it's running.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it, then copy the text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
~/Library/Preferences/ByHost
In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar. Paste into the box that opens (command-V), then press return. A folder should open. If it does, look for a file with a long name that begins "com.apple.screensaver". There may be several such files. Move them to the Trash.
Log out or restart the computer. Test. If the problem is resolved. recreate your settings in the Screen Saver tab.
Posted on Sep 25, 2014 8:46 PM