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mstg Author

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All my system icons dissapeared (finder, menu bar, preferences)

All my system icons dissapeared from at least:

- menu bar

- finder

- preferences

Icons from other software still are visible.

The "Space" for the icons is still reserved and clickable.

All other User Accounts are still working as intended.

I think it occures since today.

Did not made any changes, but if I remember right there was a small OSX Update yesterday,

that I executed today or yesterday night.

But I dont remember the content.

I tried to:

- restart

- log out

- started with cmd + r and used disk utilities to repair the disk (no problems)

- used onyx to repair preferences, user rights, plist

- manually deleted plist for finder, dock, systemui

- killall for dock, finder, systemui

Any help is appreciated.

At first the spotlight service just worked right (it tried to initialize new after repair tries),

but now spotlight icon is completely dissapeared and the cmd + space does nothing.

regards

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Nov 28, 2012 5:00 AM

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macjack

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Posted on Nov 28, 2012 5:03 AM

mstg wrote:

- used onyx to repair preferences, user rights, plist

Did you clear LaunchServices cache also?

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mstg Author

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Nov 28, 2012 6:42 AM in response to mstg

mstg wrote:

macjack wrote:

Also have you tried starting in Safe Mode and see if the problem still occurs?

Restart holding the "shift" key.

(Expect it to take longer to start this way because it runs a directory check first.)

I will try this.

Did not work.

I restarted pressing shift.

A screen with a loading item and a loading bar appeard.

The loading bar stopped at 30%, i just let go but it seems that nothing happend (I read 3 magazines but nothing changed).

So it seems that the save mode is also corrupt.

mstg Author

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Nov 28, 2012 7:06 AM in response to mstg

Hopeless ... :/

macjack

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Nov 28, 2012 8:19 AM in response to mstg

We're still just talking about your user account. Safe Mode only boots into your own user. Please list your third party software. You can find it under Apple Menu > About this mac > more info > system report > software.

Also trythese suggestions for Safe Mode.

mstg Author

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Nov 28, 2012 2:49 PM in response to macjack

software > installations?

how can i copy the list?

macjack

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Nov 28, 2012 4:07 PM in response to mstg

One way is to select all, then copy & paste.

EDIT: In your Applications folder.

mstg Author

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Nov 28, 2012 11:57 PM in response to macjack

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mstg Author

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Nov 29, 2012 12:48 AM in response to mstg

Here is an error while repairing the user rights:

mstg Author

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Nov 29, 2012 3:26 AM in response to mstg

The error: /System/Library/CoreServices/Search.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Search indicates that the spotlight file is missing.

So I will try to repair the system with a new install even if i guess that this will not my user problem.

mstg Author

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Nov 29, 2012 3:29 AM in response to mstg

i downloaded mountain lion via app store,

can i just install it from the launchpad without loosing my data?

Nov 29, 2012 3:36 AM in response to mstg

Which version of OS X are you currently running, that you want to Upgrade to Mountain Lion?

Hope this helps 🙂

mstg Author

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Nov 29, 2012 3:50 AM in response to Radiation Mac

Currently i have already mountain lion.

I would like to set the osx back to its default settings and files,

and I thought that I could do it like this.

mstg Author

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Nov 29, 2012 4:54 AM in response to mstg

Solution:

I downloaded Mountain Lion from Apple Store (yesterday).

Today I executed the Installation File form Launchpad.

The installation executed perfectly and now everything is working again.

Everything: Missing Icons, Spotlight ... is now perfect!

WT...?

mstg Author

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Nov 29, 2012 4:56 AM in response to mstg

I did not understand the "this helped me" buttons.

I did not know, that I can only click on two posts, sry guys otherwise I would have clicked more wisely.

drdocument

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Nov 29, 2012 6:22 AM in response to mstg

Thanks. Seems like the reinstall of ML did the trick.

Out of curiosity, if you have time would you create another screen shot of something and post it?

I am wondering if the failure of your screenshots to appear (for me at least) was fixed by the reinstall, or if there's something else awry.

mstg Author

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Nov 29, 2012 6:27 AM in response to drdocument

Of course. 🙂

Here you are. 🙂

All my system icons dissapeared (finder, menu bar, preferences)