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Q: Could not load display preference pane Yosemite

I had went into my Display window in System Preferences to change the rotation of my screen, upon trying to re-open the Display window, I get the error Could not load display preference pane. Now my screen is stuck upside down and I cannot fix it to save my life. I tried deleting com.apple.systempreferences and the desktop.db and restarting but it doesn't work.

 

Please please please help me.

 

Yosemite 10.10.2

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Mar 27, 2015 8:57 PM

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Mar 27, 2015 9:43 PM in response to Brejuro
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    Mar 27, 2015 9:43 PM in response to Brejuro

    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 named "ByHost" should open. Look inside it for a file with a long name that begins "com.apple.windowserver". There may be several such files. Move them all to the Trash.

    Log out or restart the computer. Test. If the problem is resolved, empty the Trash and recreate your settings in the Screen Saver tab.

  • by Brejuro,

    Brejuro Brejuro Mar 28, 2015 8:13 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    Mar 28, 2015 8:13 AM in response to Linc Davis

    Tried this and the Display window still wont open, screen is still stuck upside down.

  • by iW00,

    iW00 iW00 Mar 28, 2015 8:50 AM in response to Brejuro
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    Mar 28, 2015 8:50 AM in response to Brejuro

    Brejuro wrote:

     

    I had went into my Display window in System Preferences to change the rotation of my screen, upon trying to re-open the Display window, I get the error Could not load display preference pane. Now my screen is stuck upside down and I cannot fix it to save my life. I tried deleting com.apple.systempreferences and the desktop.db and restarting but it doesn't work.

     

    Please please please help me.

     

    Yosemite 10.10.2

    Did you try to reset computer's PRAM: OS X Yosemite: Reset your computer’s PRAM

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Mar 28, 2015 10:45 AM in response to Brejuro
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    Mar 28, 2015 10:45 AM in response to Brejuro

    Did you actually find a file with the specified name?

  • by Brejuro,

    Brejuro Brejuro Mar 28, 2015 1:00 PM in response to iW00
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    Mar 28, 2015 1:00 PM in response to iW00

    Tried this and my screen is still stuck upside, still getting the same error.

  • by Brejuro,

    Brejuro Brejuro Mar 28, 2015 1:02 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Mar 28, 2015 1:02 PM in response to Linc Davis

    The file was called com.apple.windowserver.<insert a bunch of letters>.plist

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Mar 28, 2015 1:05 PM in response to Brejuro
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    Mar 28, 2015 1:05 PM in response to Brejuro

    Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:

    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)

    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

    ☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.

    The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select

              SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages

    from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select

              View ▹ Show Log List

    from the menu bar at the top of the screen.

    Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try to open the preference pane. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.

    The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.

    Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.

    Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.

    Some private information, such as your name or email address, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

  • by drea70,

    drea70 drea70 Mar 28, 2015 2:43 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Mar 28, 2015 2:43 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Not sure how discussion boards work but need some help with an issue.  From reading thru the posts here I am hoping that LINC DAVIS can help me with the problem I am having.  If this message gets to you (Linc Davis) can you please let me know how to get in touch with you?  If you are willing to try and help me with tho, that is.  I'm not really sure how to explain my problem in a way that makes sense by typing it all out on this board.

     

    I know this is random and is a lot to ask of you but I already was leary about posting on public forums over the internet and now my issue has to do with internet security, hacking, and how to see the source of it and secure my computers.  Kinda paranoid at this point.  lol

  • by Brejuro,

    Brejuro Brejuro Mar 28, 2015 4:59 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Mar 28, 2015 4:59 PM in response to Linc Davis

    I believe this is the console message that's related to my problem:

     

    3/28/15 7:57:26.132 PM System Preferences[641]: ### com.apple.preference.displays instantiatePrefPaneObject exception:*** -[__NSArrayI objectAtIndex:]: index 2 beyond bounds [0 .. 0]

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Mar 28, 2015 5:18 PM in response to Brejuro
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    Mar 28, 2015 5:18 PM in response to Brejuro
  • by Brejuro,

    Brejuro Brejuro Mar 28, 2015 5:44 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Mar 28, 2015 5:44 PM in response to Linc Davis

    So my only option at this point is to reinstall the OS? :/

     

    Also if this is the case, do you know how I can "back up" all my stuff? Thanks!

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Mar 28, 2015 5:55 PM in response to Brejuro
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    Mar 28, 2015 5:55 PM in response to Brejuro

    So my only option at this point is to reinstall the OS?

    If you reproduced the problem in the Guest account and in safe mode, as in the linked thread, yes.

     

    Mac Basics: Time Machine backs up your Mac - Apple Support

  • by Brejuro,

    Brejuro Brejuro Mar 28, 2015 6:18 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Mar 28, 2015 6:18 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Why would I backup using Time Machine, wouldn't reverting to the backup put me back with the same issue?

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Mar 28, 2015 6:41 PM in response to Brejuro
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    Mar 28, 2015 6:41 PM in response to Brejuro

    You're not going to revert to the backup. Without backups, you're in constant danger of losing every bit of data you have, and it will happen eventually.

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