Preview app not working [SOLVED]
Adding this in case it helps someone else.
System: OS/X 10.8.2
Problem: Preview app launches but hangs; menu bar appears but now indows open, and the menu is unresponsive. Must force-quit to close. Preview -works- for a different user.
Solution:
- In Finder, open ~/Library/Containers (to open the hidden Containers folder, in Finder use Shift-Command-G and type ~/Library/Containers in the pop-up window)
- Delete the entire com.apple.Preview folder
- Restart Preview
Assumption: the folder contains a cache folder, which probably held something with a circular reference. I did not try surgically removing the cache but went for the nuclear option of wiping the entire folder.
Perry
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