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Could not load Desktop & Screen Saver preference pane. (how to fix this?)

I have a new iMac and have had it since March 2019, and it's updated to 10.14.5. I still get this message from the Desktop & Screen Saver: Preferences Error Could not load Desktop & Screen Saver preference pane. Why? It was doing before I updated to 10.14.5. And stopped after the update?? Now it's doing it again? Any solutions.

iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5 2019)

Processor 3.6 GHz Interl Core 33

Memory 16 GB 2400 Mhz DDR4

iMac 21.5", macOS 10.14

Posted on Jun 15, 2019 10:34 AM

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Old Toad
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Posted on Jun 15, 2019 12:11 PM

Boot into Safe Mode and try from there.

NOTE:  Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing some system cache cleaning, volume verifying and directory repairing. 


If the problem persists download and run Etrecheck. Etrecheck is a diagnostic tool that was developed by one of the most respected users here in the ASC and recommended by Apple Support  to provide a snapshot of the system and help identify the more obvious culprits that can adversely affect a Mac's performance.


Copy the report


and use the Add Text button to include the report in your reply. How to use the Add Text Feature When Posting Large Amounts of Text, i.e. an Etrecheck Report


Before running Etrecheck assign Full Disk Access to Etrecheck so that it can get additional information from the Console and log files for the report:




Then we can examine the report and see if we can determine the culprit.



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Old Toad
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Jun 15, 2019 12:11 PM in response to aashton

Boot into Safe Mode and try from there.

NOTE:  Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing some system cache cleaning, volume verifying and directory repairing. 


If the problem persists download and run Etrecheck. Etrecheck is a diagnostic tool that was developed by one of the most respected users here in the ASC and recommended by Apple Support  to provide a snapshot of the system and help identify the more obvious culprits that can adversely affect a Mac's performance.


Copy the report


and use the Add Text button to include the report in your reply. How to use the Add Text Feature When Posting Large Amounts of Text, i.e. an Etrecheck Report


Before running Etrecheck assign Full Disk Access to Etrecheck so that it can get additional information from the Console and log files for the report:




Then we can examine the report and see if we can determine the culprit.



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