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Q: Screen Saver preferences hangs

My Screen Saver preferences hangs when I try to change the source for photos. Previously it was using a CIFS share which has now died but the prefs keeps trying to access the share and never allows me to change the source.

 

Is it possible to reset the prefs for the screen saver to the default values. (Mac OS 10.11.6) via some other means than System Prefs ie rewrite plist to defaults

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Aug 31, 2016 6:12 AM

by wlawrenceross,Solvedanswer
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A:

I finally resolved by removing all the 'User/Library/Preferences/iLifeAssetManagement plist files

The issue was pretty much identical to this

http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/slideshow-screen-saver-stuck-at-loading-phot os.1596118/

Posted on Sep 1, 2016 12:52 PM

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  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Aug 31, 2016 7:24 AM in response to wlawrenceross
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    Aug 31, 2016 7:24 AM in response to wlawrenceross

    Trash these files them try opening Sys Prefs...

     

    /Users/YourUserName//Library/Preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist

     

    Users/YourUserName//Library/Preferences/com.apple.recentitems.plist

     

    /Users/YourUserName//Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist

     

    /Users/YourUserName//Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.screensaver.<12digitHe x#>.plist

     

    /Users/YourUserName//Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.ScreenSaverPhotoChoose r.<12digitHex#>.plist

  • by wlawrenceross,

    wlawrenceross wlawrenceross Sep 1, 2016 5:21 AM in response to BDAqua
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    Sep 1, 2016 5:21 AM in response to BDAqua

    I did this and after doing a killall cfprefsd the screen saver options has now changed  so that there are no options for source (ie Photo Library or Folders) . The only screensaver is the coloured pattern and it has a "screen saver options" button to change speed / colour etc. When I click that I get the "CIFS: servername not found" message.

     

    is there a way to use the "defaults" command to recreate the plist files with their default values and is there anywhere else which could be looking for the CIFS share?

  • by wlawrenceross,

    wlawrenceross wlawrenceross Sep 1, 2016 5:53 AM in response to wlawrenceross
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    Sep 1, 2016 5:53 AM in response to wlawrenceross

    I see this message recurring in the console:

    01/09/2016 13:47:06.865 com.apple.MediaLibraryService[917]: Unable to determine system photo library URL. Error: Error Domain=com.apple.reddwarf Code=20 "RDErrorLibraryURLBookmarkResolutionFailed" UserInfo={NSURLVolumeNameKey=Macintosh HD, NSURLVolumeUUIDStringKey=B137BFD0-D30C-33B5-853A-EEF25C5873A9, _NSURLPathKey=/Users/Mandy/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary, NSURLVolumeURLKey=file:///, NSLocalizedDescription=RDErrorLibraryURLBookmarkResolutionFailed}

  • by den.thed,

    den.thed den.thed Sep 1, 2016 7:24 AM in response to wlawrenceross
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    Sep 1, 2016 7:24 AM in response to wlawrenceross

    I not sure exactly how to help, espically if you have made a lot of system modifications...?

     

    But I would first try, restarting and rebuilding the spotlight index.

    Rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac - Apple Support

     

    Then if that does not help, I would use OS X Recovery and reinstall OS X over the top of the current mess.

    About OS X Recovery - Apple Support

     

    One other thing that is still unclear at this time, is if your photo library and user data are on your internal drive or somewhere else like on an external server....?

  • by wlawrenceross,

    wlawrenceross wlawrenceross Sep 1, 2016 10:59 AM in response to den.thed
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    Sep 1, 2016 10:59 AM in response to den.thed

    The photo library and user data are local. The CIFS share is no longer active and as far as I can tell not configured anywhere although it was previously used as a location for screen saver photos.

  • by den.thed,

    den.thed den.thed Sep 1, 2016 11:54 AM in response to wlawrenceross
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    Sep 1, 2016 11:54 AM in response to wlawrenceross

    What exactly do you see when you open your ScreenSaver panel and click on the Source arrows...?

    (posting a command shift 4 screenshot here would be helpful)


    Screen Shot 2016-09-01 at 11.47.32 AM.jpg


    If you see loading photos, then you may just need to wait a little longer before you can select anything.

     

    If you see nothing, then I can only re-suggest re-install OS X as I suggested above. 

  • by wlawrenceross,Solvedanswer

    wlawrenceross wlawrenceross Sep 1, 2016 12:52 PM in response to den.thed
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    Sep 1, 2016 12:52 PM in response to den.thed

    I finally resolved by removing all the 'User/Library/Preferences/iLifeAssetManagement plist files

    The issue was pretty much identical to this

    http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/slideshow-screen-saver-stuck-at-loading-phot os.1596118/