System preferences quits unexpectedly
My system preferences on my Macbook pro 13 inch mid 2012 quits unexpectedly everytime I press any icons. I didn't have any problems like this on my newer macbook pro with touchbar.
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My system preferences on my Macbook pro 13 inch mid 2012 quits unexpectedly everytime I press any icons. I didn't have any problems like this on my newer macbook pro with touchbar.
Try booting into Safe Boot Mode (holding down SHIFT key at power on) and see if it opens up there. If so, restart your MacBook Pro normally and see if that fixed the problem.
If it doesn't open even in Safe Boot Mode or if the problem persists when booted up normally you'll want to boot into recovery mode (COMMAND-R keys at power on) and select "Re-install". This won't affect your data, settings, or programs but should fix the issue.
Try booting into Safe Boot Mode (holding down SHIFT key at power on) and see if it opens up there. If so, restart your MacBook Pro normally and see if that fixed the problem.
If it doesn't open even in Safe Boot Mode or if the problem persists when booted up normally you'll want to boot into recovery mode (COMMAND-R keys at power on) and select "Re-install". This won't affect your data, settings, or programs but should fix the issue.
Try rebuilding your System Preferences preference file:
From your Finder "Go" menu > "Go to folder" then copy & paste this file path:
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist
Click Go.
Delete the plist file.
Then, restart, or log out and in again.
(You may have to reset some preferences the way you like them)
System preferences quits unexpectedly