Cant open 'Show view options' under View

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Cant open 'Show view options' under View

Hi, I'm having a small problem with Leopard, for some reason I cant open 'Show view options' under 'View' on the menu bar. I've already tried to verify and repair the disk permissions which didn't fix it, Is there any other way I can get it to work without reinstalling everything (which is not an option cause I have too much stuff on my hard drive to backup) Please, any help will be appreciated.

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Joe

MacBook Pro 2.6GHz 4GB 17 HD Glossy, Mac OS X (10.5.5)

Posted on Nov 15, 2008 5:18 PM

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Answer 1

baltwo

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Nov 15, 2008 5:39 PM in response to Joey Goes

Try CMD+J. If that doesn't do it, create a new admin user account, log into it, and see if it works there. Report back.

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nerowolfe

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Nov 15, 2008 6:49 PM in response to Joey Goes

When you click the gear in Finder, does the "Show View Options" appear? Can you click it?

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Joey Goes Author

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Nov 16, 2008 1:57 AM in response to Joey Goes

Tried both your suggestions people and I'm afraid it isn't fixed, Is there a way I can fix just the system files by booting off the Leopard DVD?

Joe

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baltwo

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Nov 16, 2008 12:45 PM in response to Joey Goes

What isn't fixed? We didn't give you any fixes, but rather asked further questions. Did you create the new admin user account? Does the problem persist? Does CMD+J or selecting the gear (actions) in a Finder window and Show view options get what you want?

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perezdr

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Nov 23, 2008 9:57 AM in response to Joey Goes

This is the solution if the problem is that you cannot see the Show View Options:

Some kind of application that you installed, even if you don't know it did it, changed a setting in the finder preference file.

The solution: Go to home/library/preferences and open com.apple.finder.plist, then scroll to the bottom of the file and you will see and option named: ViewOptions-inmutable, make sure the checkbox is not selected, or that the boolean value is the opposite of the one it has right now. So if it has TRUE change it to FALSE. Save the document and use the Command OptionEscape combination to see the Force Quit Apps windows, select the finder and click the Relaunch button.

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