Pages, Numbers and Keynote won't open

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Pages, Numbers and Keynote won't open

Trying to use Pages - latest version - on my Mac, but it won't open. Neither will Numbers or Keynote.

Tried to reinstall, but the computer said no go.

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on May 28, 2013 4:54 AM

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Answer 1

rkaufmann87

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May 28, 2013 5:43 AM in response to sallyannfromvic

Run Disk Utility, Repair Disk Permissions and it also would not hurt to Repair Disk. You will need to do this from the Recovery Partion, you can access that y restarting, when you hear the startup tone hold the option key down, choose the Recovery Partion, launch Disk Utility.

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Answer 2

Linc Davis

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May 28, 2013 6:11 PM in response to sallyannfromvic

Applications that can store documents in iCloud include Preview, TextEdit, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, GarageBand, and some third-party software such as "DayOne," "iA Writer," "MindNode," and perhaps others. If some or all of those applications are suddenly not working well, there may be a problem with iCloud synchronization.

Back up all data.

Open the iCloud preference pane in System Preferences and uncheck the box marked Documents & Data. See whether there's any improvement. If there is, continue.

Hold down the option key and select

Go ▹ Library

from the Finder menu bar. From the folder that opens, move this folder to the Desktop:

Mobile Documents (or any other item with a name beginning that way)

and move this folder to the Trash:

Application Support/Ubiquity

Re-enable Documents & Data, log out, log back in, and test. The folders should be recreated automatically. If the issue is resolved, delete the folder you moved to the Desktop.

If you continue to have the same problems, I suggest you contact iCloud Support.

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