r.starkie88

Q: New OS X EI Capitan 10.11.6 Issues

I have just downloaded the new version of OX X Ei Capitan 10.11.6.  Logs on ok but my background is black and my dock has disappeared completely. NEED help how to sort this!

 

IMG_4453.JPG

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015), OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Sep 16, 2016 12:19 PM

Close

Q: New OS X EI Capitan 10.11.6 Issues

  • All replies
  • Helpful answers

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Sep 16, 2016 2:44 PM in response to r.starkie88
    Level 9 (72,595 points)
    iTunes
    Sep 16, 2016 2:44 PM in response to r.starkie88

    Might be a corrupt .plist.

     

    Do a backup, preferably 2 backups on 2 separate drives.

     

    Go to Finder and select your user/home folder. With that Finder window as the front window, either select Finder/View/Show View options or go command - J.  When the View options opens, check ’Show Library Folder’. That should make your user library folder visible in your user/home folder.  Select Library. Then go to Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist and com.apple.desktop.plist.  Move the .plists to your desktop.

    Re-launch Finder by restarting the computer and test. If it works okay, delete the plists from the desktop.

    If the same, return the .plists to where you got it  from, overwriting the newer one.

     

    Thanks to leonie for some information contained in this.