Apps icon bouncing on dock, but not starting

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Apps icon bouncing on dock, but not starting

I have Macbook Pro (Mid 2010) with 256 GB with Agility 3 SSD. Additional 500 GB HDD in the optical drive bay and running Mountain Lion GM (and final version).

My computer is running 7/24 and I dont lid the screen. It sleeps every night (with lock screen). Since last 10 days, native apple application not working (safari, activity monitor etc.) when system waking up from sleep (typing password and hitting the enter).

icons are keeps bouncing, but not working. Some third party application is running but after a while, they and Finder stops working. System must be switched off by power button.

After the reboot, everytings goes well. All applications are working.

I have verify and repair disk permission via Disk Utility from Utilities and in the recovery tool. But doesnt effect. Next morning same problem.

Re-installed Mountain Lion and restore from Time Machine. After two days same problem occours again.

Need a solution 😟

Thank you

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion, 256 GB Agile 3 SSD

Posted on Aug 1, 2012 11:48 PM

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Answer 1

Gurdick

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Aug 2, 2012 2:10 AM in response to kayhanbelek

I have the same "waking from sleep" problem with my iMac. After several calls to Apple and still not being resolved, I found if I put the iMac to sleep, it works fine on wake. . . if I let it go to sleep by itself, I have the problem with the bouncing icons on wake.

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Oct 3, 2012 4:58 AM in response to kayhanbelek

I have this same exact problem with my iMac. It just started happening this week I notice. If I power down the machine sometimes it hangs on shutdown which forces me to kill the power and when I power the machine back up all is fine for a while. If I try to launch any native Apple app llike Safari or Disk Utility all I receive is a bouncing icon in the dock. It never starts, so I have to kill it. If I use FireFox it start without a hitch. I am running 10.8.2, so something is worng here. I have not added any new software that I didn't already have.

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kayhanbelek Author

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Aug 3, 2012 11:32 AM in response to Gurdick

Do you have any third party cloud application (like SkyDrive, Dropbox) or any NTFS enabler? (like Paragon, MacFuse etc)

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Gurdick

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Aug 3, 2012 11:48 AM in response to kayhanbelek

I have Dropbox enabled, but that's all.

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Jan 23, 2013 6:38 PM in response to mikebruno74

I had the same problem but I believe It is a permissions issue. I use the following link http://macs.about.com/od/applications/ss/firstaid.htm. Page 3. U don't want to repair the disc just repair permissions

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