M1 iMac upgraded to MacOS Monterey 25 October 2021 and all went well but...
Messages app crashes on launch
Tried moving com.apple.iChat.plist out of Library/Preferences and restarting but no effect
Tried SafeBoot but no effect
Tried reinstalling MacOS 12.0.1 but no effect
iMac 24″, macOS 12.0
Found this elsewhere and seems to be an issue with AddressBook-v22.abcddb in ~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook
Moved it to the Bin and hey presto Messages up and running :D
Thank you so much! It worked for me :)
I just restarted the Mac and now it is working like a charm.
Thank you very much! I use this app all the time
Thanks!! This worked!
Don’t know how this solution was figured out, but it’s nice when things work out.
So glad you found a solution… hope others will try this if the first one posted didn’t work!
If this doesn’t work or you want to try an alternate solution, see Que111’s post above… looks promising!
This was accurate and the most helpful step be step, which in my case led to a resolution.
thank you, thank you, Thank you!!!!
I followed all the steps and removed the files and restarted to no avail. Messages crashes immediately upon opening. I am open to suggestions.
That worked Que. That is a serious issue that Monterey OS doesn't permit Message+ to access Contacts. I would hope they have a coder fixing that bug. That is a real issue. Fix it!
Thanks macrobin,
Spent several hours on the phone with Apple support with no joy, and your fix worked in 10seconds.
Awesome!
GENIUS THANK YOU
MacOS Monterey Messages crashes on launch
