Pages keeps crashing at launch. I have the latest version (8.1) and running in Mojave (10.14.5). I have deleted the app and reinstalled it. It also crashes in Safe Mode. I have run EtreCheck and there seems to be no apparent issues. Any ideas what is going on?
MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.14
Have you disabled, removed, or added any fonts before the crashing problem started? Using a third-party font management tool?
Are you running any anti-virus, or any so-called "Mac cleaner" applications? If so, remove them per vendor instructions.
Is the Pages document located on your boot drive, or on another cloud service?
Visit your local Library's Caches folder (~/Library/Caches), and move the com.apple.iWork.Pages file to the Trash. Try launching Pages again, with the shift-key pressed.
Have you disabled, removed, or added any fonts before the crashing problem started? Using a third-party font management tool?
Are you running any anti-virus, or any so-called "Mac cleaner" applications? If so, remove them per vendor instructions.
Is the Pages document located on your boot drive, or on another cloud service?
Visit your local Library's Caches folder (~/Library/Caches), and move the com.apple.iWork.Pages file to the Trash. Try launching Pages again, with the shift-key pressed.
If Pages ever hangs where you have to force quit it, or it simply turns turtle and crashes on you, the time worn trick to prevent it from attempting to load the old cruft is to press and hold the shift key when launching Pages. Then open the document you were working on previously.
Carl,
With Font Book File menu : Restore Standard Fonts…, and once that is done, try launching Pages afterward. If it still fails, ensure that it has quit, and move the following folder to the Trash:
~/Library/Containers/com.apple.iWork.Pages
and then try launching Pages again. What a PITA application when it misbehaves.
It quits at start up and generates a crash report. No difference when holding down the shift key.
That solved the issue but it wiped all the fonts that I have added to Font Book over the years. An opportunity for house cleaning I suppose. Thank you for your help in resolving this issue!
I'm using Font Book. No new fonts. No cleaner apps other than EtreCheck which I downloaded after the trouble started. The pages doc is on my HD and opens fine on another MBP with an older version of Pages on it. I emptied the cache as you suggested and attempted to launch. Issue remains.
Did Pages work after the Font reset, or after the specific Pages container removal?
When I add fonts to the Mac, I drop them in the ~/Library/Fonts folder, which the system sees when it builds the font database, and hence available to all applications, provided the fonts are activated. Keeps my added fonts out of harms way. 😎
Pages keeps crashing at launch
